This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Papers should consist of original work which has not been published or presently submitted elsewhere. We strongly encourage authors to make clear the theoretical background to the research, hypotheses to be tested and the theoretical interpretation of the results. We are unlikely to review papers where the theoretical issues are not clearly described.

All submissions should be made online at the Language and Cognitive Processes ScholarOne Manuscripts site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre. Acceptable file types are LaTex, and Word document.

Authors should stipulate whether their paper should be considered as a full paper, a position paper, a short paper, or a commentary. Short papers and commentaries should not exceed 3000 words (excluding bibliography).

If submitting an article for the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language section, please select Cognitive Neuroscience of Language as the manuscript type.

Papers will be reviewed by a minimum of two independent referees.

Ethics and Consent Standards

PAGE FORMAT

Typescripts. The style and format of the typescripts should conform to the specifications given in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Typescripts should be double spaced, with adequate margins, and numbered throughout. The title page of an article should contain only:

(1) the title of the paper, the name(s) and address(es) of the author(s);
(2) a short title not exceeding 40 letters and spaces, which will be used for page headlines;
(3) name and address of the author to whom correspondence and proofs should be sent;
(4) your telephone, fax and e-mail numbers, as this helps speed of processing considerably. 

Abstract.  An abstract should follow the title page on a separate page.  The abstract must contain the theoretical background, hypotheses to be tested and the theoretical interpretation of the results. These points should be reflected in the paper. We are unlikely to review papers where the theoretical issues are not clearly laid out.

Footnotes. These should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Essential footnotes should be indicated by superscript figures in the text and collected on a separate page at the end of the manuscript.

References:

Reference citations within the text. Use authors' last names, with the year of publication, e.g., “(Brown, 1982; Jones & Smith, 1987; White, Johnson, & Thomas, 1990)”. On first citation of references with three to five authors, give all names in full, thereafter use [first author] “et al.”. In the references, the first six authors should be listed in full.

If more than one article by the same author(s) in the same year is cited, the letters a, b, c, etc., should follow the year. If a paper is in preparation, submitted, or under review, the reference should include the authors, the title, and the year of the draft (the paper should also be cited throughout the paper using the year of the draft). Manuscripts that are “in press” should also include the publisher or journal, and should substitute “in press” for the date.

Reference list. A full list of references quoted in the text should be given at the end of the paper in alphabetical order of authors' surnames (or chronologically for a group of references by the same authors), commencing as a new page, typed double spaced. Titles of journals and books should be given in full, e.g.:

Books: 
Rayner, E., Joyce, A., Rose, J., Twyman, M., & Clulow, C. (2008). Human development: An introduction to the psychodynamics of growth, maturity and ageing (4th ed.). Hove, UK: Routledge.

Chapter in edited book:
Craik, F. I. M., Naveh-Benjamin, M., & Anderson, N. D. (1998). Encoding processes: Similarities and differences. In M. A. Conway, S. E. Gathercole, & C. Cornoldi (Eds.), Theories of memory (Vol. 2, pp. 61–86). Hove, UK: Psychology Press. 

Journal article:
Adlington, R. L., Laws, K. R., & Gale, T. M. (2009). The Hatfield Image Test (HIT): A new picture test and norms for experimental and clinical use. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 31, 731-753. doi:10.1080/13803390802488103

Tables. These should be kept to the minimum. Each table should be typed double spaced on a separate page, giving the heading, e.g., "Table 2", in Arabic numerals, followed by the legend, followed by the table. Make sure that appropriate units are given. Instructions for placing the table should be given in parentheses in the text, e.g., "(Table 2 about here)".

 

Figures.
Figures should only be used when essential and the same data should not be presented both as a figure and in a table. Where possible, related diagrams should be grouped together to form a single figure. Each figure should be on a separate page, not integrated with the text. The figure captions should be typed in a separate section, headed, e.g., "Figure 2", in Arabic numerals. Instructions for placing the figure should be given in parentheses in the text, e.g., "(Figure 2 about here)". 

For more detailed guidelines see Preparation of Figure Artwork.

Special Characters.  These must be embedded as graphics within the document or they will become unreadable when uploaded on the Language and Cognitive Processes Manuscript Central Site. To embed fonts within Microsoft Word, please follow these steps:

Statistics. Results of statistical tests should be given in the following form:

Other tests should be reported in a similar manner to the above example of an F -ratio. For a fuller explanation of statistical presentation, see the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.).

Abbreviations. Abbreviations that are specific to a particular manuscript or to a very specific area of research should be avoided, and authors will be asked to spell out in full any such abbreviations throughout the text. Standard abbreviations such as RT for reaction time, SOA for stimulus onset asynchrony or other standard abbreviations that will be readily understood by readers of the journal are acceptable. Experimental conditions should be named in full, except in tables and figures.

 

OpenAccess

Taylor & Francis Open Select provides authors or their research sponsors and funders with the option of paying a publishing fee and thereby making an article permanently available for free online access – open access – immediately on publication to anyone, anywhere, at any time. This option is made available once an article has been accepted in peer review. Full details of our Open Access programme

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