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Rules for manuscript preparation for articles in the field of psychology and other areas, but especially in the 24 American Psychological Association journals. The rules are arranged under 7 sections covering such topics as expression of ideas, editorial style, preparation, and submitting the manuscript. Appendix gives instructions for handling other than journal articles.
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