Author Guidelines
The New Zealand Journal of Psychology has adopted the 2002 Code of Ethics for New Zealand
registered Psychologists. It is viewed by the Board as the guide to be adhered to for
good practice by New Zealand registered psychologists. The Code is the joint product of
the New Zealand Psychologists Board, the New Zealand Psychological Society, and the
New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists.
Authors are assumed to be familiar with and are responsible for adherence to the
Code of Ethics. Among the tenets, the policy prohibits an author from submitting the
same manuscript for concurrent consideration by two or more publications or from
publishing any manuscript that has already been published in whole or substantial
part elsewhere. Authors are obligated to consult journal editors concerning prior
publication of any material upon which their article depends.
Although the vast majority of papers can include review and discussion articles,
most papers will present research or papers drawing on such research. Quantitative
and qualitative research is reviewed and published by the journal. Compliance with
ethical standards in the treatment and protection of the research participants as
elaborated in the Code of Ethics is expected by the journal.
Relevance to New Zealand
Manuscripts will only be considered for publication if (a) they include data collected
from New Zealand samples, or (b) they discuss the relevance of issues contained in the
manuscript to the New Zealand social and cultural context, or (c) they discuss the practice
of Psychology in New Zealand.
Manuscript Format
Manuscripts are to be prepared in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th ed.). Typing instructions (all copy must be double-spaced)
and instructions for preparing tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts appear
in the manual. Manuscripts of regular articles are to be accompanied by an abstract
containing a maximum of 960 characters and spaces (which is approximately 120 words),
followed by three to six key words. Abstracts, tables, and figure captions should be typed
on separate pages, and manuscript pages for any tables or figure captions should be placed
at the end of the manuscript for production purposes. Manuscripts are to contain a maximum
of 7,000 words excluding references.
Submitting Manuscripts
Manuscripts are to be submitted electronically. In order to do this, please email the
manuscript to the Editor, Dr. Nikolaos Kazantzis,via the address: NZJP-Editor@psychology.org.nz
The title page should contain the names and affiliations of all authors, as well as the
corresponding author's name, address, and phone, fax, and e-mail numbers for use by the editorial
office and the publisher. Authors have the option to consider their manuscript under anonymous
review. This option, if elected by the author, should be specified in the submission letter,
and the identity of the authors should be removed from the manuscript to permit this review process.
The manuscript will be returned to the author in cases where the request for anonymous review
has been made but the manuscript is not prepared accordingly. In all cases, authors retain a copy
of the submitted manuscript to guard against loss.
Book Review Submissions
Send books to:
Paul Jose, Ph.D.
Book Editor, New Zealand Journal of Psychology
School of Psychology
Victoria University
Wellington
New Zealand
Back to NZ Journal of Psychology page for Editor's contact details.
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