1. All references must follow American Psycological Association (APA) style, with author year format. Do not use footnotes or endnotes (except footnotes for tables). If you have footnotes, delete them and incorporate them into the text.
2. Documents submitted must be written in Microsoft Word, Times New Roman and size 12 font, double spaced throughout.
3. URLs must be cited as references and should be formatted using WebCite (www.webcitation.org). URLs must also be placed in the reference section.
4. Figures and Tables should appear in the main manuscript file (rather than as separate files) and placed in their intended position. Tables need to be created with Word Insert Table, rather than created with tabs and spaces. Manuscript submissions with tables created with tabs and spaces will not be considered for review. Also, avoid placing lists (i.e., 1,2,3 or a,b,c) within individual cells of a table.
5. Occasionally, Tables and Figures are problematic in formatting and uploading into Connexions. NCPEA and its editors reserve the right to place these figures as PDF links rather than displayed in the text.
6. Do not number your headings. Delete any Running Heads and Footers.
7. Make certain that all components of the submission (i.e., Cover Page, Summary, and Manuscript) are ALL in one Word file. Do not submit as separate files or documents.
8. When uploading a manuscript submission into FastTrack, you will be required to create a user account in FastTrack.
9. You and all co-authors must also register for a Connexions User Account at: www.cnx.org Submissions will not be sent out to review unless submitting author/s have set up Connexions User Accounts. You will be required to insert your new CNX Username on the submission form. This allows us to include your name as author and copyright holder. This is a critical and necessary step, and protects individual authors with author and copyright roles.
10. Make certain that contact information is provided for the lead author.

Note: NCPEA Connexions is committed to reviewing for plagiarism and cyberplagiarism, the copying of paragraphs and ideas from websites and online articles without providing appropriate references. Though it is acceptable to take direct quotes from websites, references (URLs) must be given and the citation must be placed in quotation marks. If the Connexions editors and/or reviewers discover plagiarism, NCPEA reserves the right to notify both author and institution of the situation.