Manuscript Structure and Content

Manuscript Structure and Content

1. Manuscript Element

   • Title
     • -Summarize the main idea of the manuscript -fully explanatory -Inform readers about the study -Avoid using abbreviations  -type in uppercase and lowercase
   • Author's name
     • Author's name (byline) -first name -middle initial(s)  -last name Institutional affiliation -the location where the author or when the research was conducted -list the city and state of residence below the author's name - the authors should appear in the order of their contributions 
   • Author Note
     • Authors note appears with each printed article to identify each author's departmental affiliation,provide acknowledgment,state any disclaimers or perceived conflict of interest and provide a point  fo contact for the reader.
     • First paragraph
       • complete departamental affiliation
     • Second paragraph
       • change of affiliation 
     • Third paragraph
       • -Acknowledgment  -Special circumstances
     • Fourth paragraph
       • person to contact (mailing address,e-mail)
   • Abstract
     • is a brief,comprehensive summary of the article. A good abstract is  -accurate  -nonevaluative  -coherent and readable  -concise 
   • Introduction
     • Introduce the problem
     • Explore importance of the problem
     • Describe relevant scholarship
     • State hypotheses and their correspondence to research desing
   • Method
     • Identify subsections
     • Participants (subject) characteristics
     • Sampling procedures
     • Sample size,power,and precision
     • Measure and covariates
     • Research design
     • Experimental manipulation or interventions
   • Results
     • Summarize the collected data and the analysis performance on those data relevant to the discourse that is to follow. -recruitment   -statistics and data analysis  -ancillary analyses  -participant flow -intervention or manipulation fidelity  -baseline data -statistics and data analysis -adverse events  
   • Discussion
     • evaluate and interpret their implications examine,interpret and qualify the results  draw inferences and conclusions  open the discussion section  
   • Multiple Experiments
     • make the rationale,logic,and method for each study clear t the reader. discussion f the result include a comprehensive general discussion  conceptually linked studies in a single paper.
   • Meta-Analyses
     •  Factores that lead to reporting standards for manuscripts that report new data collection let to similar efforts to establish standards for reporting the methods and results of meta-analysis.
   • References
     • -Acknowledge the work of previous scholars -provide a reliable way to locate it  -to document statements made about the literature  -support interpretations and conclusions  -APA uses
   • Footnotes
     • provide additional content or acknowledge copyright permission status.
     • Content footnotes
       • -Amplify substantive information in the text -include only if they strengthen the discussion. -convey just one idea
     • Copyright permission
       • -Acknowledged the source of lengthy quotations. -Scale and test items  -figures and tables that have been reprinted or adapted 
   • Appendices and Supplemental Materials
     • contain material that supplements article content would be distracting or inappropriate in the body of the manuscript.
     • Appendices
       • -Appropriate for that materials that are relatively brief and that are easily presented in the format.
     • Supplemental material
       • -Appropriate fr that materials is more useful when available as direct download as well as materials that not easily presented in standard print format.