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JARS Journal Article Reporting Standards
Chapter three of the APA 7th edition manual provides guidance on the required sections and content of most scholarly journal articles.
It is highly recommended that you read it for yourself rather than relying solely on this guide.
This guide is designed to give you an overview of the requirements.
Quantitative Research Reporting
Title and Title Page
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Title should include the main variables, the issues investigated
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Author Note
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Affiliations
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Contact information
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ORCID ID
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Sources of funding or support
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Disclosures of conflict of interest
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Abstract
- State the problem under investigation including hypotheses
- Describe subjects or participants
- Study method
- Findings
- Conclusions
- 5 keywords
Introduction
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Problem statement
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Review of relevant scholarship (literature review)
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Hypotheses and objectives
Method
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Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Participant characteristics
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Sampling procedures
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Institutional review board permission, ethical standards, and safety monitoring
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Sample size
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Measures and covariates
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Data collection
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Quality of measurements
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Instrumentation, validation or ad hoc instruments
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Masking, manipulations
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Psychometrics
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Conditions and designs
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Data diagnostics
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Analytic strategy
Results
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Participant flow
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Recruitment
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Statistics and data analysis
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Report any problems
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report data in tables and charts
Discussion
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Support of original hypotheses
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Similarity of results to previous studies
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Interpretation
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Generalizability
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Implications
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Future research
Qualitative Research Reporting
Title and Title Page
-
Title should identify the issues investigated
-
Author Note
-
Affiliations
-
Contact information
-
ORCID ID
-
Sources of funding or support
-
Disclosures of conflict of interest
-
Abstract
-
State the problem under investigation including hypotheses
-
Describe subjects or participants
-
Study method
-
Findings
-
Conclusions
-
5 keywords
Introduction
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Problem statement or research questions
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Review of relevant scholarship (literature review)
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Study objectives
Method
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Research design overview
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Participant characteristics or data sources
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Participant recruitment and selection
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Institutional review board permission, ethical standards, and safety monitoring
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Data collection
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Analysis
Results
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Present results in a manner compatible with the study design
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Tables, charts recommended
Discussion
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Support of original hypotheses, problem statement or research questions
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Similarity or differences to previous studies
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limitations
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Generalizability
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Implications
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Future research
