Journal of Family Theory & Review follows the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. A general section (pp.283-320) covers manuscript preparation. Access JFTR specific, detailed instructions at style guidelines.

• Double-space all parts of the manuscript, including text, headings, abstract, quotations, 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. Endnotes (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) 

• Use 12-point font and save your file in WordPerfect or Microsoft Word
• An abstract of no more than 75 words should precede the body of the paper. (See the APA Publication Manual, pp.12-15)
• Immediately below the abstract, list up to six key words, in alphabetical order, by which the paper may be indexed.
• A brief note acknowledging grant assistance, and/or previous presentation may be placed at the bottom of the title page.
• Keep tables and figures to a minimum. (See the APA Publication Manual for advice about when to include tables, pp. 147-149, and figures, pp.176-177.)
• Please consult the JFTR website for information on preparing tables for the Journal of Family Theory & Review. From the website, you can download sample tables in Word, and use them as templates for your own tables. The sample tables are also available in PDF format.
• JFTR articles may include endnotes.
• The reference list must match work cited in the text.
• Taken together, title or cover page, abstract, text, references, tables, and figures, and any appendices should be approximately 35 manuscript pages.
• Please save line artwork (vector graphics) as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), Word, or PDF files, and bitmap files (halftones or photographic images) as Tagged Image Format (TIFF), with a resoluation of at least 300 dpi at final size. More detailed information on the submission of electronic artwork can be found at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/authors/digill.asp?site=1=1
  
• Authors will have the opportunity to make correcitons to proofs. Proofs must be returned within 72 hourss of receipt to assure publication in the next available issue. More than five corrections will result in a charge.