Guide for Authors



Author’s Article Setup Guide


To ensure standardized formatting of manuscripts for ease of review and publication, our journal requires all submissions to strictly adhere to the style guidelines outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition, i.e., APA 7.0). Below are the key formatting requirements that must be verified prior to submission:


I. Overall Formatting Requirements

1. Page Setup •Margins: 2.54 cm (1 inch) on all sides (top, bottom, left, right). •Font: 11-point Times New Roman for the main text. •Line Spacing: Double-spaced throughout the manuscript (including the reference section). •Page Numbers: Continuously numbered in the upper right-hand corner, starting from the first page.

2. Title Page

•Must include: Title of the paper (centered, with initial capitalization), author names, institutional affiliations, and the email address of the corresponding author. •For blind review, the title page should be saved as a separate file (not included in the main text document).


II. Main Text Structure and Formatting

1. Heading Levels •Level 1 Headings: Centered, Bold, Title Case Heading Text begins as a new paragraph. (e.g., “Research Method"). •Level 2 Headings: Flush left, Bold, Title Case Heading Text begins as a new paragraph. (e.g., "Participants"). •Level 3 Headings: Flush Left, Bold Italic, Title Case Heading Text begins as a new paragraph.   •Indented, Bold, Title Case Heading, Ending With a Period. Text begins on the same line and continues as a regular paragraph. •Indented, Bold Italic, Title Case Heading, Ending With a Period. Text begins on the same line and continues as a regular paragraph.

2. Figures and Tables

•Figures and tables must be numbered (e.g., “Figure 1,” “Table 2”) and accompanied by concise captions (Centered in the top-left corner of the figure/table). •Equations should be presented on separate lines, with numbers right-aligned (e.g., "(1)").


III. Reference Formatting

1. In-Text Citations •Author-Year Format: Author's surname followed by the publication year (e.g., "Smith, 2020"). For direct quotations, include the page number (e.g., "Smith, 2020, p. 45"). •Multiple Authors: List all authors for up to three authors (e.g., "Wang, Li, & Zhang, 2021"); for four or more authors, use the first author's surname followed by "et al."



中文撰稿寫作格式指南

 

爲確保稿件格式規範、便于審閱與發表，本刊要求所有投稿嚴格遵循《美國心理學會出版手册》（第7版，即APA 7.0）的體例標準。以下爲關鍵格式要求，請投稿前逐項核對：

 

一、整體格式要求

頁面設置

  • 頁邊距：上下左右均爲2.54厘米（1英寸）。

  • 字體：正文使用11號Times New Roman字體。

  • 行距：全文雙倍行距（包括參考文獻部分）。

  • 頁碼：右上角連續編號，首頁起編。

  • 標題頁（Title Page）

  • 包含：論文標題（居中，首字母大寫）、作者姓名、單位名稱、通訊作者郵箱。

  • 若爲匿名評審，標題頁需單獨保存（不包含在正文文件中）。


二、正文結構與格式

標題層級

  • 一級標題：居中，加粗，首字母大寫（如：研究方法）。

  • 二級標題：左對齊，加粗，首字母大寫（如：參與者）。

  • 三級標題：縮進5字符，加粗，句末加句號（如：數據分析工具.）。

圖表與公式

  • 圖表需有編號（如“圖1”“表2”）及簡明標題（居中于圖表下方）。

  • 公式需單獨成行，編號右對齊（如“(1)”）。


三、參考文獻格式

引用規則

  • 文中引用：作者姓氏+出版年份（如：Smith, 2020）。若直接引用，需加頁碼（如：Smith, 2020, p. 45）。

  • 多作者引用：3人以內需全部列出（如：Wang, Li, & Zhang, 2021）；4人及以上僅列第一作者+“et al.”（如：Chen et al., 2022）。

參考文獻列表

  • 按作者姓氏字母順序排列，首行縮進5字符，後續行對齊。

示例：

期刊文章：Doe, J. A., & Roe, K. B. (2023). Title of article. Journal Name, 15(2), 123–135.

書籍：Smith, L. M. (2022). Book Title (3rd ed.). Publisher.

網頁：World Health Organization. (2023). Title of webpage. https://www.who.int/page


四、其他注意事項

縮寫與符號

  • 首次出現需拼寫全稱幷附縮寫（如：World Health Organization [WHO]）。

  • 統計符號（如M, SD, p）需用斜體。

語言與標點

  • 使用美式英語拼寫（如“color”而非“colour”）。

  • 避免口語化表達，引用內容需加引號幷標注頁碼。

倫理聲明

  • 涉及人類或動物實驗的稿件，需在正文或方法部分說明倫理審批情况。