Canadian Psychological Association

• Original research summaries
• Research review summaries
• Psychology career-related articles
• Opinion articles on a psychology-related topic
• New trends in psychology or psychology research
• Reports on conferences or workshops attended
• Campus Corner write-ups on psychology programs at Canadian universities
• Reflections on psychology in the media
• Research results
• Press releases

Submission guidelines

• All regular submissions must be between 800 and 2000 words. Exceptions must be approved by the editorial board. Reponses and comments to articles published in previous issues may be shorter
• Graphics and tables to accompany submissions will be considered on an individual basis.  Those wishing to submit graphics should include the graphics with the submission, with a note describing the graphics and how they support the submission.
• Submissions may include references if necessary or required.  References are not included in the overall article submission length word count, but may be limited by the Editor-in-Chief.
• Submissions must adhere to APA publishing guidelines.
• Authors must be CPA members. Submissions by Student Affiliates will be given priority.
• Submissions should be submitted by completing the Submission Form available at this link.

Submission process

1. The Editor-in-Chief will notify the submitter that his or her submission has been received within two weeks of receiving a submission.
2. Within one month of receiving the submission, an initial review is conducted
3. After this initial review period, the Editor-in-Chief will notify the submitter of the status of his or her submission.  This may include acceptance, requests for editorial changes, rejection, etc. 
4. Unless the article is rejected, the submitter is invited to revise and resubmit within two weeks
5. The reviewers will review the second version of the article. A final decision will be communicated to the author.
6. In an attempt to improve the submission process, the authors will be asked to complete a brief survey once the review process is completed and the final decision made.