The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology is devoted to the publication of research and theory on social interaction and related phenomena, including attitudes, social cognition and motivation, interpersonal relationships, and intragroup and intergroup processes. The Journal does not specify appropriate topics for research, but rather seeks to publish significant work reflecting the entire breadth of the field of social psychology. It is anticipated that most published manuscripts will report results of conceptually based empirical research that advances social psychological theory. However, other types of papers, such as theoretical analyses, literature reviews, and methodological comments, are also encouraged if they contribute significantly to an understanding of social processes. It is expected that all empirical research submitted for consideration will have been conducted in a manner consistent with the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles in the Conduct of Research with Human Participants (1982)..

Types of Manuscripts

The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology considers manuscripts in any of three sections. Articles have no restrictions on length. Reports may be no longer than 5000 words of text. FlashReports are brief reports of research whose word count must not be greater than 2500 words. In the case of Reports and FlashReports, the word limitation includes footnotes but excludes references and the Abstract. The word count should be listed on the cover page for Reports and FlashReports.

Authors of FlashReports may submit additional material with their documents that they would like reviewers to consider. Examples may include the summary of additional statistical analyses not reported in the original document, a fuller description of the procedure or a summary of additional conditions not considered essential in the published document. Supplementary material is not required but, if submitted, will be limited to 1000 words. If the FlashReport is accepted for publication, the supplementary material will not appear in print, but in the journal online only.

Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts must be written in English. Authors should submit their articles electronically via the Elsevier Editorial System (EES) page of this journal ( http://ees.elsevier.com/jesp). The system automatically converts source files to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are converted to PDF at submission for the review process, these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail and via the Author's EES homepage, removing the need for a hard-copy paper trail.

Original papers only will be considered. Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been published, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out; further, that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation. Written authorization may be required at the Editor's discretion. Papers published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology represent the opinions of the author(s) and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editor(s) and the Publisher.

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