Instructions for Authors

作者投稿指南


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."



中文撰稿写作格式指南


为确保稿件格式规范、便于审阅与发表，本刊要求所有投稿严格遵循《美国心理学会出版手册》（第7版，即APA 7.0）的体例标准。以下为关键格式要求，请投稿前逐项核对：

 

一、整体格式要求


页面设置

  • 页边距：上下左右均为2.54厘米（1英寸）。

  • 字体：正文使用11号Times New Roman字体。

  • 行距：全文双倍行距（包括参考文献部分）。

  • 页码：右上角连续编号，首页起编。

  • 标题页（Title Page）

  • 包含：论文标题（居中，首字母大写）、作者姓名、单位名称、通讯作者邮箱。

  • 若为匿名评审，标题页需单独保存（不包含在正文文件中）。

 

二、正文结构与格式


标题层级

  • 一级标题：居中，加粗，首字母大写（如：研究方法）。

  • 二级标题：左对齐，加粗，首字母大写（如：参与者）。

  • 三级标题：缩进5字符，加粗，句末加句号（如：数据分析工具.）。

图表与公式

  • 图表需有编号（如“图1”“表2”）及简明标题（居中于图表下方）。

  • 公式需单独成行，编号右对齐（如“(1)”）。

 

三、参考文献格式


引用规则

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

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

参考文献列表

  • 按作者姓氏字母顺序排列，首行缩进5字符，后续行对齐。


示例：


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

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

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

 

四、其他注意事项


缩写与符号

  • 首次出现需拼写全称幷附缩写（如：World Health Organization [WHO]）。

  • 统计符号（如M, SD, p）需用斜体。

语言与标点

  • 使用美式英语拼写（如“color”而非“colour”）。

  • 避免口语化表达，引用内容需加引号幷标注页码。

伦理声明

  • 涉及人类或动物实验的稿件，需在正文或方法部分说明伦理审批情况。