Instructions to Contributors

1.  Manuscripts should be sent to:
               Dr. R. W. Rieber
               Editor, Journal of Social Distrsss and the Homeless
               Fordham University
               Graduate School of Social Service
               New York, New York 10023

2.  Submission is a representation that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.  A statement transferring copyright from the authors (or their employers, if they hold the copyright) to Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers will be required before the manuscript can be accepted for publication.  The Editor will supply the necessary forms for this transfer.  Such a written transfer of copyright, which previously was assumed to be implicit in the act of submitting a manuscript, is necessary under the U.S. Copyright law in order for the publisher to carry through the dissemination of research results and reviews as widely and effectively as possible.

3.  Type double-spaced and submit the original and three copies (including, where possible, copies of all illustration and table).

4.  An abstract is to be provided, preferably no longer than 150 words.

5.  A list of 4-5 key words is to be provided directly below the abstract.  Key words should express the precise content of the manuscript, as they are used for indexing purposes.

6.  Illustrations (photographs, drawings, diagrams, and charts) are to be numbered in one consecutive series of Arabic numerals.  The captions for illustrations should be typed on a separate sheet of paper.  Photographs should be large, glossy prints, showing high contrast.  Drawings should be prepared with india ink.  Either the original drawings or good-quality photographic prints are acceptable.  Identify figures on the back with author's name and number of the illustration.  Electronic artwork submitted on disk should be in TIFF EPS format (1200 dpi for ling and 300 dpi for half-tones and gray-scale art).  Color art should be in the CMYK color space.  Artwork should be on a separate disk from the text, and hard copy must accompany the disk.

7.  Tables should be numbered and referred to by number in the text.  Each table should be typed on a separate sheet of paper.

8.  List references alphabetically at the end of the paper and refer to them in the text by name and year in parentheses.  Where there are three or more authors, only the first author's name is given in the text followed by et al.  References should include titles of papers.

9.  In general, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research follows the recommedations of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Assocation, and it is suggested that contributors refer to that manual. 

10.  After a manuscript has been accepted for publication and after all revisions have been incorporated, manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor's Office as hard copy accompanied by electronic files on disk.  Label the disk with identifying information - software, journal name, and first authors' last name.  The disk must be the one from which the accompanying manuscript (finalized version) was printed out.  The editor's Office can not accept a disk without its accompanying, matching hard-copy manuscript.

11.  The journal makes no page charges.  Reprints are available to authors, and order forms with the current price schedule are sent with proofs.