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that the manuscript has
not been previously published and has not been submitted elsewhere. Papers accepted for Research in Autism
Spectrum Disorders may not be published elsewhere in any language without written permission. Should a paper be accepted for publication,
the author will be asked to complete a Transfer of Copyright form.
Submissions should be accompanied by a statement that the research
was IRB approved and participant or guardian informed consent was obtained where appropriate
TITLE PAGE:The title page should
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a concise running title;
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and fax numbers and E-mail address.
ABSTRACT: An abstract should be submitted that does not exceed 200 words in length. The
abstract should be brief, concise, and complete in itself without reference to the body of the paper. Include purpose, methodology, results,
and conclusions where applicable.
STYLE AND REFERENCES: Manuscripts should be prepared using the American Psychological
Association Publication Manual, 5th ed., 1994.
The word retarded should be used as an adjective rather than a noun; retardate should be avoided. Terms that are scientifically precise should be adhered to. Therefore, mentally retarded
will be preferred to retarded because it specifies the type of retardation, and intellectually average or normal
intelligence will be preferred over normal. A similar format should be followed if other disabilities are involved. Abbreviations
should be
held to a minimum and should appear only after the full length term has been spelled out once in the text. It is understood
that all investigations have been approved by the human subjects review committee of the author's institution.
The reference section
must be DOUBLE SPACED and all works cited must be listed. Avoid abbreviations of journal titles and incomplete information.
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AND FIGURES: All tables and figures should be grouped together at the end of the manuscript and numbered separately using Arabic
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The corresponding author will receive (along with
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free reprints are provided. Orders for
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Conflict Of Interest
A conflict of interest may exist when an author or the author's institution has a financial or other
relationship with other people or organizations that may inappropriately influence the author's work. A conflict can be actual or potential
and full disclosure to the Journal is the safest course. All submissions to the Journal must include disclosure of all relationships
that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of interest. The Journal may use such information as a basis for editorial decisions
and may publish such disclosures if they are believed to be important to readers in judging the manuscript. A decision may be made by
the Journal not to publish on the basis of the declared conflict.
