The journal publishes work that is of direct professional relevance to psychologists or of general relevance within Australian psychology. This includes original contributions to scientific knowledge, state-of-the-art reviews of professional and applied areas and reviews and essays on matters of general relevance to psychologists, and manuscripts which address matters of general, professional and public relevance, techniques and approaches in psychological practice, professional development issues, and professional and public policy issues. Commentaries on matters arising from anything published in the journal may also be submitted for consideration for publication.

Preparation and submission of manuscripts
All submissions should be made online at Australian Psychologist's ScholarOne Manuscripts site at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aps. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

The journal operates a policy of anonymous peer review, hence all author information should be included in the covering letter, while the manuscript itself should be blinded (i.e., no reference to authors should appear anywhere in the manuscript). Papers will normally be scrutinised and commented on by at least two independent expert referees (in addition to the Editor) although the Editor may process a paper at his or her discretion. The referees will not be aware of the identity of the author. The text should be free of authorship clues as identifiable self-citations, e.g. "In our earlier work...".

Manuscripts should be between 4,000 and 7,000 words in length, excluding references, figures and tables, and authors should clearly note ON THE TITLE PAGE the exact word count of their manuscript, excluding tables, etc. In preparing manuscripts, contributors should follow the rules set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (fifth edition). An abstract of no more than 200 words should be included. Note especially the proper style for references, both in the text and in the reference list. Tables should be typed one to a page at the end of the article, with notations as to their appropriate placement in the text. Diagrams and figures must be of a professional quality. A margin of at least 3 cm should be left on all four sides.

Spelling should conform to the Macquarie Dictionary (third edition, revised). For other matters of style and spelling, the Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers (sixth edition, Wiley) should be consulted. Manuscripts that do not meet these standards may be returned without review.

Authors are responsible for acquiring written permission to publish lengthy quotations, illustrations, etc. for which they do not own copyright.

Review of manuscripts
On submission you will be required to confirm that the manuscript has not been previously published and it is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All contributions are handled by an appropriately qualified Associate Editor and all contributions are refereed.

Offprints
Corresponding authors can receive 50 free reprints, free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Complimentary reprints are available through Rightslink® and additional reprints can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

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