Author Guidelines

Please ensure that you consider the following guidelines when preparing your manuscript. Failure to do so may delay the processing of your submission.

Letter to the Editor

When submitting a paper, authors must include a letter to the editor confirming the following:

  • The paper is not being considered for publication elsewhere.

  • All authors have agreed to be listed as authors and have approved the final manuscript.

Additionally, as relevant to the paper, the letter should include:

  • Confirmation that ethical guidelines were followed in the conduct of the research.

  • Indication of whether the study was preregistered and, if so, the registration details.

  • Information on the availability of study data, including where it can be accessed.

Authors should also provide a list of 3-5 potential reviewers who would be suitable to review the paper for editors to consider when selecting reviewers. These suggested reviewers should have relevant expertise and no conflicts of interest with the authors. 

Format

Submissions should be made in Microsoft Word format.

Length

As an online journal, we do not enforce strict page limits. However, to ensure papers are accessible for readers, we strongly encourage submissions of empirical papers to be no more than 35 double-spaced pages. We strongly encourage submission of non-empirical papers to be no more than 25 double-spaced pages. Recommended page limits are inclusive of abstract, references, tables, and figures. However, if there is a reason requiring the paper to be longer, a rationale should be provided in the letter to the editor.

We realize that 35 pages may not be sufficient to provide all necessary details (e.g. for replication of empirical papers, for application of content in non-empirical papers). Therefore, we encourage authors to submit supplemental files with manuscripts. These files should be referenced in the paper (e.g., see Supplemental File 1 for sampling plan) and will be made accessible on the journal’s website upon publication.

Layout

  • All manuscripts must be submitted in standard format: Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins on all sides. All copy, including references and captions, must be typed double-spaced.
  • The first page of the manuscript must bear the title of the paper.
  • To facilitate double-masked review, citations to the authors’ own unpublished works or any citations that could reveal the author's identity should be anonymized (e.g., “In our first study (Author)”). Generally, citations to work that has already been published do not need to be anonymized, provided that they do not explicitly link the work to the authors. Author names or other individually identifiable information should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript. 

Writing Style

Authors should follow APA (American Psychological Association) guidelines for all aspects of the manuscript, including citations, references, header selection, and the placement of tables and figures. Detailed information can be found on the APA Style website.

Footnotes

Footnotes are allowed but should be used sparingly. According to APA guidelines, footnotes should primarily provide additional content or copyright attributions that are essential to the text but might otherwise disrupt the flow of the main narrative. When using footnotes:

  • Insert a superscript number in the text at the end of a sentence or clause, after any punctuation marks.
  • Place footnotes at the bottom of the page where they are referenced, or group them together on a separate page at the end of the document.
  • Use the footnote function of your word processor to ensure proper formatting.

Organization

Submissions should be organized according to the guidelines in the section policies.

Papers should be organized according to APA guidelines. Empirical papers should use the traditional sections of a research report (Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, References) as level-1 headings. Primary headings may vary for non-empirical papers. For empirical papers, authors should indicate whether the study being reported was pre-registered and whether data are or will be shared in the Method section. For empirical papers that are pre-registered and/or have posted shared data, please provide links to a masked version of the pre-registration and/or data set if available. If data are/will not be shared, provide a brief rationale as to why not.

Data Files

RiSE strongly recommends that data be opened and shared whenever ethically possible. However, we do not host data on our site. Instead, we recommend authors upload their data to an online repository and provide the link to the repository in their manuscript.

Recommended repositories include:

Please note that indicating "data available upon request" is not considered data sharing. Authors must provide a direct link to the data repository where the data can be accessed. The repository should be a stable and long-term archive to ensure that the data remains accessible over time.

Supplementary Files

RiSE encourages the use of supplemental files to provide additional text, tables, figures, and materials that offer more detailed information on methods and results, particularly for replication purposes. These files should be referenced in the main text (e.g., "see Supplemental File X") and uploaded separately.

Types of Supplementary Materials

  • Additional Text: Detailed descriptions of methods, extended discussions, and additional context.
  • Tables and Figures: Extra tables and figures for deeper insights into the study's findings.
  • Materials: Treatment fidelity checklists, intervention materials, and other relevant materials.

Note: Do not upload data files as supplementary files. Instead, place data in an online repository and provide a direct link in the manuscript.

Submission Guidelines

  • Clearly reference each supplemental file in the main text (e.g., "For a detailed description of each intervention session, see Supplemental File 1").
  • Separate Upload: Upload each supplemental file separately from the main manuscript.
  • Data Files: Do not upload data files as supplementary files. Instead, place data in an online repository and provide a direct link in the manuscript.

Copy Editing of Supplementary Materials

Supplementary materials will not be copy-edited by the journal. Authors are responsible for ensuring their clarity and accuracy.

References 

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of their references. Proper formatting according to APA guidelines is required. Authors should provide DOIs for references whenever possible.

Correspondence

All correspondence should be addressed to the editors.