Family Relations follows the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition. Please also consult the Family Relations style guide.

General Formatting

• Double-space all parts of the manuscript, including abstract, quotes, references, and tables.
• The components of the manuscript should be arranged in the following order:

1. MS Title Page
2. Abstract
3. Text of article
4. Notes (However place notes regarding grant support on the title page)
5. Reference list
6. Appendices (if any)
7. Tables (if any)
8. Figure titles & figures (if any)

• See the APA Publication Manual, pages 174-179, for guidelines to citing other works in the text.
• See pages 193-224 in the Publication Manual for guidelines to preparing end references.

Tables & Figures

• An exception to APA 6th ed., our printer prefers that for each table or figure, you insert a location note (e.g., Table 1 about here) at the appropriate place in the text.
• Figures must be high quality laser prints or camera-ready prints. Include one laser print or camera-ready print of each figure at the time of acceptance.
• Titles and notes to figures must be typed, double-spaced, on a separate manuscript page.
• Tables and figures should be kept to a minimum. (See the APA Publication Manual, pp. 125-167.)
• Format for Tables

Manuscript Length

• Use one-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman or Courier font.
• Taken together, title or cover page, abstract, text, references, tables, and figures should be no longer than approximately 30 double-spaced manuscript pages.

References

• DOI numbers must be included for each citation in the reference section as follows (See the APA Publication Manual, pp. 198): Author, A.A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C. (year) Title of article. Title of Periodical, xx, pp-pp. doi:xx.xxxxxxx

Additional Items Required

• An abstract of no more than 150 words should precede the body of the paper. (See the APA Publication Manual, pp. 25-27)
• Immediately below the abstract, list up to six key words, in alphabetical order, by which the paper may be indexed.
• Family Relations articles no longer carry footnotes, although a brief note acknowledging grant assistance, and/or previous presentation may be placed at the bottom of the title page.