Manuscript Editing for Health Psychology Journal Articles
Founded in 1982, Health Psychology is the official scientific journal of the Society for Health Psychology, APA Division 38. It publishes work at the interface of psychology, health, and wellness, from basic to translational science, policy, and practice. Topics include biobehavioral mechanisms, social determinants of health, intervention development, and implementation science. The American Psychological Association publishes it monthly, and its editor-in-chief is at the University of Arizona.
Regular articles run 30 pages, meta-analyses 35, and brief reports 12, counting the title page, abstract, text, references, tables, and figures. Viewpoints run 1,200 words with up to 10 references. Manuscripts follow the APA Publication Manual, 7th edition, with the EQUATOR reporting guideline and checklist that fits the design. Empirical reports carry a structured abstract under 250 words, and the years of data collection appear in the abstract and Methods. Up to five keywords come from MeSH or APA index terms. A public significance statement of 70 words at most follows. Randomized trials are preregistered, and review is single-masked. Off the Grid Editing completes the reporting checklist against the manuscript and keeps the title within 12 words. Submissions go through Editorial Manager.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Health Psychology. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for Health Psychology
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Health Psychology.
The APA's submission guidelines cover page limits, abstracts, and preregistration. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
Our journal article and essay editing page explains how we edit health psychology research, and academic proofreading is the final pass. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. We also prepare articles for American Psychologist and Translational Behavioral Medicine.
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Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
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Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your Health Psychology submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.
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