Manuscript Submission

JSR uses an online submission and review system, ScholarOne, through which authors submit manuscripts and track their progress up until acceptance for publication. Please log on to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sex for information and instructions regarding registration and manuscript submission. Authors will enter pertinent information into the system and submit the following files: (a) cover letter file (see description below); (b) title page file that includesauthors' names, affiliations (institutional and departmental), and addresses, e-mail, fax, and phone numbers of the corresponding author, as well as 4-5 key words, and any acknowledgments. When uploading this file, select the “Title Page and Acknowledgments” File Designation from the drop-down menu;(c) main document file (Word or WordPerfect format [PC compatible], including the abstract, all text, references, footnotes, and appendixes; (c) figures and tables, which should be submitted as separate files. Please do not submit PDF files. As part of the submission process, authors will also be asked to provide a suggested running head (an abbreviated title) that should not exceed 50 characters including spaces.

Because an anonymous peer review system is employed, please ensure that manuscripts have been properly blinded; author names and affiliations and acknowledgments should not appear anywhere in the main document file. Author names and affiliations are entered in a separate section in the online system for submission of manuscripts.

The cover letter should include the following information: (a) a description of the ethical review process employed by the authors; (b) a statement that the manuscript has not been published and is not currently under consideration elsewhere. If the data has been published in some form elsewhere, the authors should indicate how the content of the submitted manuscript provides new information not available in previously published articles written by the authors.

Authors are responsible for all statements made in their work and for obtaining permission from copyright owners to reprint or adapt a table or figure or to reprint quotations from one source exceeding the limits of fair use. Authors should write to both the author(s) and the publishers of such material to request nonexclusive world rights in all languages for use in the article and in future editions of it.

All inquiries regarding journal policy and manuscript preparation/submission should be sent to the Editor:

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th. ed.). Prior to submission, please review the APA submission guidelines carefully. Manuscripts that do not conform to APA guidelines may be returned to the author(s).

The manuscript must be double-spaced in 12-point font, including the references and tables, and the text should be left-justified, with 1-inch margins on all sides. Number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals, with the abstract being page 1. All sections of the manuscript (i.e. references, tables, figures) should start on a separate page. Within the text, section headings should be concise and should not be labeled with numbers or letters (see APA guidelines for format of headings). Tables and Figures must be fully prepared for publication according to APA guidelines. Footnotes should be avoided; when their use is necessary, they should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals and should be typed at the bottom of the page to which they refer.

Although there is no maximum word length, a typical article accepted for publication will not exceed 35 double-spaced pages, including references and any tables/figures. The title should consist of 30 or fewer words and should identify the major variables investigated in the research. An abstract of 200 or fewer words is required for all papers submitted.

References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the paper. The format for references cited in the text and in the list of references should conform to APA style. Two examples are provided below, but authors are encouraged to consult the APA Publication Manual for specific format information not covered here.

Journal article

Peterson, Z. D., & Muehlenhard, C. L. (2007). Conceptualizing the “wantedness” of women's consensual and nonconsensual sexual experiences: Implications for how women label their experiences with rape. Journal of Sex Research, 44, 72-89.

[note: issue numbers are needed only for those journals that begin each issue of a volume with p. 1; otherwise, only the volume and page numbers are required]

Chapter in a book

Pfaus, J. G. (2007). Models of sexual motivation. In E. Janssen (Ed.), The psychophysiology of sex (pp. 340-362). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press

Language Editing Services

 The Book Review Section welcomes newly published books focusing on sexuality-related issues. The newly-created Media Review Column (to be published once a year) accepts submissions of videos, DVDs, audio CDs, CD-ROMs and web-based media that align themselves with the mission and purpose of the Journal of Sex Research and of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. If you have recently authored a research or theory-based text, a website, or other media focusing on sex research/theory, sexual health promotion, education, or teaching, clinical practice or sex therapy, and would like to have it considered for review, please instruct your publishers to send two copies of the materials to the Book Review Editor or the Media Review Column Editor. Because of space limitations, however, it is not possible to review all materials that are received. Individuals who are interested in writing a book review or a media review are invited to send the appropriate Editor their vita and a description of the content areas in which they feel competent to provide evaluative reviews.