Applied Psychological Measurement
MANUSCRIPT TOPICS
Psychological Testing;Research Methods &Statistics
MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES/COMMENTS
Information for Authors
Applied Psychological Measurement (APM )publishes empirical research on the application of psychological measure-ment to substantive problems in all areas of psychology and related disciplines.
The classes of studies published include reports on (1)the development and application of innovative measurement techni-ques,(2)methodological developments in the solution of measurement problems,(3)comparisons of different measure-ment techniques,(4)investigations of the applicability of measurement methodologies,(5)empirical studies on validation and reliability methodologies,and (6)critical reviews of measurement methodology.Validity and reliability studies of psy-chological measuring instruments are published only if they have a methodological focus.SUBMISSION PROCESS
Electronic Submission Only
Online at mc.manuscriptcentral/apm
or via e-mail to apm@umn.edu
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mark L.Davison,Editor
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Minnesota
204Burton Hall/3171
178Pillsbury Dr.SE
Minneapolis,MN 55455USA
Phone:
612-626-8269
editor at large
E-mail:
apm@umn.edu
Web site:
apm.sagepub REVIEW PROCESS Type of Review:Double Blind No.External Reviewers:3No.In-House Reviewers:1Acceptance Rate:11%-20%Time to Review:2-3Months Reviewer’s Comments:Yes Invited Articles:6-10%Fees to Publish:US$0.00Fees to Review:US$0.00
PUBLICATION GUIDELINES
Manuscript Style:
Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association
Manuscript Length:
21-25pages
Copies Required:
Electronic Only CIRCULATION DATA Reader:Academics,Practitioners Frequency of Issue:Bimonthly Sponsor/Publisher:SAGE Publications
Methodologically oriented studies in the measurement of ability,aptitude,personality,interests,and social,developmental, and perceptual variables will be considered,as will studies in test development and unidimensional and multidimensional scaling.This journal does not publish papers that are purely statistical in nature,unless they are demonstrably related to applied measurement ,problems in the estimation of parameters in measurement models,or problems in the determination of validity or reliability of measurement techniques).
Brief Reports will also be considered for publication.These papers report on exploratory,small-sample,and replication studies, as well as brief technical notes.Brief Reports are limited to two published pages,or about1,000manuscript words,including tables,figures,and references(about four typed double-spaced manuscript pages).Brief Reports do not require an abstract,and summaries at the end of the paper should be avoided.Similarly,the literature review should be kept to a minimum.
The Computer Program Exchange publishes abstracts of computer programs and subroutines useful i
n the solution of applied measurement problems or in the instruction of measurement concepts.Only abstracts designed for the exchange of software that would be otherwise unavailable will be published;information about programs developed for commercial dis-tribution should be made available by advertisement.Abstracts should be limited to two typed double-spaced manuscript pages.They should include the following information:name of program or subroutine;a brief description of its purpose and function;description of the programming language;computer(s)on which it is operational and any unusual computer requirements in terms of size of memory,disks,and so forth;nature of documentation available;form in which program is available(e-mail,disk);cost of acquisition;name and mailing address of the program’s author;and the author’s e-mail address.Acceptable abstracts will be published on a space-available basis.Abstracts that are unacceptable in content or form will be returned to the author.Send abstracts for Computer Program Exchange Editor,Niels G.Waller,Department of Psychology,N-218Elliott Hall,75E.River Road,University of Minnesota,Minneapolis,MN55455,USA;e-mail: nwaller@umn.edu.Two printed copies of the abstract should be accompanied by an electronic copy in Micosoft Word format.Submissions should also include one copy of the executable software,the program source code,software documen-tation,and sample input and outputfiles.
Software Notes are brief reports of a researcher s experience with commercially available software programs.They report on unexpected experiences or observations based on use of a program that will help others recognize or avoid potential problems with the program.Software Notes are published on a space-available basis with minimal editing.They should be submitted to the Editor electronically in Microsoft Word format,along with two hard copies.They should be submitted online,via SAGE Publications/APM’s SAGETRACK site,at mc.manuscriptcentral/apm.
Computer Software Reviews are published for new or upgraded,commercially available computer packages for personal computers.Windows or Macintosh software for item and test analysis(including differential item functioning),item response theory calibration and applications(including equating and linking),item banking and test construction,item fac-tor analysis,computerized adaptive testing,and other statistical analyses related to measurement are reviewed by invitation. Readers or software authors/publishers may request reviews of software packages by corresponding with the Computer Software Review Editor or by sending software packages for review.Readers interested in being considered as software reviewers should write to Richard M.Luecht,Computer Software Review Editor,Educational Research Methodology, School of Education,The University of North Carolina,Curry209,P.O.Box26170,Greensboro,NC27402-6170,USA. Book Reviews of important new b
ooks are published.Please select‘‘Book Review’’as the manuscript type when submitting a book review via Manuscript Central.Reviews should be no more than1,500words,including references.Documents should be formatted according to the APA guidelines.However,thefirst page should include the Title(Edition);Author(s)or Editor(s);City,State:Publisher,Year,Pages,Price;ISBN number,each on a separate line.The review should begin on the second page.The body of the review should include the following components,as relevant to the book in question:1)A description of the content of the book(What is this book about?);2)An outline of the book,chapter-by-chapter(What is each chapter of the book about?);3)A description of any particular strengths or shortcomings of the book as well as a description of unique contributions that the book makes(What is special/disappointing about the book?);4)A description of the audience and purposes for which the book may be appropriate(Who should consider buying this book?).Instructions forfinal sub-mission of accepted book reviews will be sent to authors in thefinal acceptance letter.Although book reviews are published by invitation,readers may suggest books to be considered for review.Readers who wish to be considered as reviewers should write or e-mail the Book Review Editor,Se-Kang Kim,Department of Psychology,Fordham University,441E.Fordham Road,Bronx,NY10458,e-mail:sekim@fordham.edu.
For the Record provides an opportunity for authors of books reviewed in this journal,or authors whose
work is cited in our articles,to publish comments on those reviews or citations.For the Record offers authors a mechanism for responding to what they may consider to be misinterpretations,errors,or misrepresentations of their work.Authors comments should be brief and restricted to correcting(1)errors of fact or(2)errors of interpretation.Comments on Book Reviews should be submitted electronically,preferably in MSWord format,to the Book Review Editor,Se-Kang Kim,sekim@fordham.edu; comments on Software Reviews should be sent to the Software Review Editor,Richard M.Luecht,Educational Research Methodology,The University of North Carolina,Curry209,P.O.Box26171,Greensboro,NC27402-6171;comments on articles should be submitted to the Editor.All submissions should be typed and double-spaced;and hard-copy submissions to Software Reviews should be submitted in duplicate.
Announcements of general interest to readers will be published.Highest priority will be given to announcements of meet-ings,symposia,workshops,and the like.Other announcements that will be considered include the availability of technical reports or other publications with limited circulation,notices of new publications,or brief items of general interest to applied measurement specialists.Send two printed copies of the announcement and the text of the announcement in Micro-soft Word format to the Editor at the address below.
Submission of Manuscripts
APM now uses an online submissions process.The benefits of this system include immediate feedback to authors when a manuscript has been successfully submitted;completion of blind reviews online,with reviewer comments available to authors and the editor;automatic manuscript tracking and routing;and,overall,more efficient manuscript handling throughout the process.
To submit your manuscript,go to mc.manuscriptcentral/apm.If you have an author profile,log in and follow the prompts to create your submission.If you do not already have an author profile,click on‘‘Create A New Account’’and follow the prompts to create your author profile;then follow the prompts to submit your manuscript.
Manuscripts should be in English,double-spaced in a12-point font.All manuscripts will be acknowledged when they are received;manuscripts submitted online will be automatically acknowledged upon successful submission.Authors should retain a copy of their manuscripts regardless of whether the manuscript is submitted online or not.It is understood that papers submitted for publication have not been previously published and will not be published elsewhere,in any language, without the written consent of Sage Publications.
Preparation of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be as concise as possible,yet sufficiently detailed to permit adequate communication and critical review. Authors should follow the style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(fifth edition,2001). Authors should prepare their manuscripts(including equations and tables)in a version of MS Word earlier than2007. MS Word format is required for online submission.The online submissions system stores author information,abstract,key terms/phrases,etc.,separately from the submitted manuscript;please be sure to give each uploadedfile the correctfile cate-gory,using the pull-down menu.Manuscripts must be in English;non-English language submissions will be returned to the authors for translation before reviewers are assigned.Authors must completely blind the manuscript before submitting it.A title page and/or other text that could identify the authors to reviewers(such as an Acknowledgments para-graph)must be removed from the main document,but may be uploaded separately,using thefile category‘‘Supple-mentary File Not For Review’’;thisfile category keeps thosefiles inaccessible to reviewers.
The SAGETRACK database contains identifying information for each manuscript and each author,including the manu-script title,contact information for all authors(name,institutional affiliation,e-m
ail address(es),telephone number(s),com-plete mailing address of the corresponding author,and fax number,if available.The author should also upload an abstract of the manuscript of no more than150words,and should enterfive to seven index terms or phrases that will be published following the abstract and will appear in the volume and cumulative indexes.The SAGETRACK system asks authors to enter and/or upload all of the above-mentioned information.
The following sections should be prepared as indicated:
References.Text citations and references should follow the style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(fifth edition,2001).
Tables.Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals.Each table should be fully titled and typed on a separate page.Each table should be fully titled and uploaded separately,as supplementaryfiles.Tables should also be part of the uploaded manuscript.Footnotes to tables should be identified by superscript lowercase letters and placed at the bot-tom of the table.All tables should be referred to in the text.Tables should be typed single-spaced.
Figures.Allfigures andfigure titles should be entered online as supplementaryfiles,and should also be part of the uploaded manuscript.Allfigures should be referred to in the text.
Equations.Equations should be typed on separate lines in the text.All equations should be referred to in the text,or be a nat-ural part of the text,including appropriate punctuation.All equations should be numbered consecutively in parentheses on the right-hand side.References to equations in the text should be formatted as‘‘Equation1’’not‘‘(1).’’Acknowledgments.All ,financial support,review by others)will appear at the end of the manuscript, following the references.Authors may enter this information online as a supplementaryfile.
Reviewers.Nominations of reviewers,including self-nominations,should be sent to Mark L.Davison,Department of Edu-cational Psychology,University of Minnesota.E-mail:apm@umn.edu.

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