Authors will submit their article, an abstract, complete references, and any tables or figures. For all matters of style, manuscript submissions should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, 2010.

For Articles:

• Length: 20 to 25 page submission, including abstract and references

For Book Reviews:

• Review length: 2000 words maximum
• Full bibliographic information of the book reviewed should be provided at the top of the review. Use APA citation style as previously stated.
• Reviewers should include their name and institutional affiliation.

Additional Information for Authors:

• Margins are one inch all around.
• Text is double-spaced including before and after headings.
• Paragraph indentations are 5-spaces.
• Use Calibri, 12-point font.
• Avoid extraordinary stylistic devices such as templates, etc.
• Include the Abstract.
• Include Keywords.
• Use bold, underline, italics, and all caps when appropriate.
• References require in-text citations using parentheses style and inclusion in the References.
• Endnotes (superscript) may be used for short notations but are not encouraged.
• Submit using Microsoft Word.

Selected Reference Examples

Ting-Toomey, S. (1999). Communicating across cultures. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

Pollock, D. C., & Van Reken, R. E. (2001). Third culture kids: The experience of growing up among worlds. Boston, MA: Nicholas Brealey Publishing.

Cavazos-Rehg, P. A., & DeLucia-Waack, J. L. (2009). Education, ethnic identity, and acculturation as predictors of self-esteem in Latino adolescents. Journal of Counseling & Development, 87, 47-54.

Gordon, M. (1995). Assimilation in America: Theory and reality. In A. Aguirre & E. Baker (Eds.),Notable selections in race and ethnicity (pp. 91-101). Guilford, CT: Dushkin.

Dewaele, J., & Van Oudenhoven, J. (2009). The effect of multilingualism/multiculturalism on personality: No gain without pain for Third Culture Kids? International Journal of Multilingualism, 6(4), 443-459. doi:10.1080/14790710903039906

Mao, Y. (2007, November).Communicating worldviews in cross-cultural friendships: Communication adaptability, interaction involvement, and relational communication. Paper Presented to the National Communication Association Conference, Chicago.

Submission Checklist

Please double-check that the manuscript adheres to these guidelines before submitting.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file must be submitted in Microsoft Word document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is double-spaced; uses a 12-point font; applies bold headings and subheadings; employs appropriate upper/lower case and italics in the References, rather than underlining; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in these Guidelines.

If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.