Journal article reporting standards for quantitative research in psychology: The APA publications and Communications Board task force report

American Psychologist

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 3-25

  Appelbaum, Mark ^a   Cooper, Harris ^b   Kline, Rex B ^c   Mayo Wilson, Evan ^d   Nezu, Arthur M ^e   Rao, Stephen M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

APA Style; Meta analysis; Reporting standards; Research methods

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC;

EID: 85040662354     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/amp0000191     Document Type: Article

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