Issue Information ‐ Instructions for Authors

• Date: 01 February 2016
• Published date: 01 February 2016
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12138

FAMILY RELATIONS

Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies

Instructions to Authors

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Family Relations is peer-reviewed and published f‌ive times

per year by the National Council on Family Relations. We

publish high quality, scholarly research with a particular

emphasis on highlighting the implications of the research for

practitioners. Content areas within the broad f‌ield of family

studies are open, but all submissions should have a strong

theoretical or conceptual framework. Manuscripts that focus

on intergenerational relationships, family diversity, family

life education, and interdisciplinary approaches to family

needs, problems, and prevention/intervention are especially

encouraged.

•Submit only previously unpublished work and do not

submit to other journals while under review by Family

Relations.

•Remove all self-identifying information from the cover

page, and remove self-citations in both the text and

the references or replace with the words author

citation.

•Prior to publication in FR, all authors must sign

a copyright agreement. Copyright assignment is a

condition of publication, and papers will not be

passed to the Publisher unless copyright has been

assigned. A link to the appropriate copyright form

can be found online during the submission process.

However, authors should not submit a copyright

form until their manuscript has been accepted for

publication.

•Manuscripts must be submitted online. For complete

detailed instructions on uploading your manuscript,

please visit the Family Relations online submission

site (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/fr) and log on. If

you need assistance, select ‘‘get help.’’ Once logged on,

select ‘‘author center,’’ and then select ‘‘submit a new

manuscript.’’ If you do not have a user ID, click the ‘‘cre-

ate an account’’ icon and follow the online instructions.

•Any major word processing software may be used; both

DOS-based and Macintosh operating systems are accept-

able.

•Authors with no internet connection should contact the

Editorial Off‌ice.

•The author checklists must be completed during the sub-

mission process.

Complete instructions for preparing and submit-

ting manuscripts online are provided at the submission

site and at http://www.ncfr.org/journals/family_relations/

submit/guide.asp. There also is an online tutorial avail-

able at ScholarOne Online Users Guide. If you need further

assistance, please contact the Editorial Off‌ice via e-mail at

familyrelations@uky.edu.

Please follow the appropriate APA (6th ed.) format when

submitting manuscripts online. A $25 processing fee also

will be collected at the time of submission.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

Family Relations follows the guidelines of the Publica-

tion Manual of the American Psychological Association,

6th edition. A general section (pp. 240 – 243) covers

manuscript preparation and additional help is available

at www.apa.style.org. For more journal specif‌ic, detailed

instructions, as well as a manuscript preparation checklist,

seewww.ncfr.org/journals/family_relations/submit/prep.asp.

•Double-space all parts of the manuscript including text,

headings, abstract, quotations, references, and tables.

•Use WordPerfect or Microsoft Word and a 12-point font.

•An abstract of no more than 150 words should precede

the body of the paper. (See APA Publication Manual, pp.

25 – 27.)

•Immediately below the abstract, list up to six key words

by which the paper may be indexed.

•Keep tables and f‌igures to a minimum. (See APA Publica-

tion Manual, pp. 125 – 167 for table and f‌igure guidelines.

Seehttp://www.ncfr.org/journals/family_relations/submit/

tables.asp for advice on constructing tables.)

•Figures must be professionally prepared, camera-ready

glossy prints or high-quality laser prints. Digital f‌igures

must be .eps or .tif format at 1200 dpi for black and

white line art and 600 dpi for grayscale (more infor-

mation explaining f‌igure preparation in greater detail

is available for downloading at http://www.blackwell

publishing.com/authors/submit_illust.asp). When sub-

mitted digitally, always include one high-quality copy

of each f‌igure. Type titles and notes to f‌igures double

spaced on a separate manuscript page.

•FR articles do not include footnotes, although a brief

note acknowledging f‌inancial support, assistance, and

previous presentation may be placed on the title page of

the manuscript. Do not thank the Editor or reviewers.

•See the APA Publication Manual, pp. 174 – 179, for

guidelines to in-text citations.

•Seepp. 193 – 224 in the Publication Manual for guidelines

in preparing the reference list. The reference list must

match work cited in the text.

•Taken together, title or cover page, abstract, text, ref-

erences, tables, and f‌igures should be not longer than

approximately 30 double-spaced manuscript pages.

•Authors will have the opportunity to make corrections to

proofs. Proofs must be returned within 72 hours of receipt

to assure publication in the next available issue.

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