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.

Instructions for Authors:

1.      Introduction

It is essential that authors prepare their manuscripts according to established specifications. Failure to follow them may result in your paper being delayed and the effectiveness of the search capabilities offered by electronic delivery will depend upon the care used by authors in preparing their manuscripts. Therefore, contributors are strongly encouraged to read these instructions carefully before preparing a manuscript for submission, and to check the manuscript for compliance with these notes before submitting it for publication.

2.      Submitting a Paper to The Journal of Positive Psychology

All submissions should be made online at The Journal of Positive Psychology's 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.

Please make sure your complete contact address information - including email address - is provided at the time of submission.

3.      General Guidelines

The Journal of Positive Psychology considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to The Journal of Positive Psychology, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which The Journal of Positive Psychology incurs and their papers will not be published.

Contributions to The Journal of Positive Psychology must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees.

Writing your paper

• For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
• A typical article will not exceed 7,500 words (including references and appendices). Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length. Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
• Each paper should have four to ten keywords.
• Papers are accepted only in English.
• Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout including the reference section, with wide (3 cm) margins.
• All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses on the cover page of manuscripts.
• Abstracts (150 word maximum) are required for all papers submitted and should precede the text of a paper.
• Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual sheets); figure caption(s) (as a list).
• When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark authors must use the symbol® or TM or alternatively a footnote can be inserted using the wording below:

  This article includes a word that is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark. Its inclusion does not imply it has acquired for legal purposes a non-proprietary or general significance, nor is any other judgement implied concerning its legal status.

4.      Copyright

As an author, you are required to secure permission if you want to reproduce any figure, table, or extract from the text of another source. This applies to direct reproduction as well as "derivative reproduction" (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source). For further information and FAQs, please see http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/permission.asp.

5.      Style guidelines

6.      Free article access

Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

7.      Page Charges

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