Eye on Psi Chi Winter 2012 : Page 7Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez, PhD , is an associate professor of psychology at Utah State University and a licensed psychologist in Utah and Puerto Rico. She obtained her doctoral degree at Colorado State University in 1999. She is Psi Chi faculty coadvisor for the Utah State University chapter and is a former Psi Chi Rocky Mountain Regional Vice-President. Her research and academic interests are in preventive intervention trials, Latino mental health, cultural competence development, and ethics. Dr. Domenech Rodríguez is actively engaged in programs of research in México, Puerto Rico, and Michigan. In México, Dr. Domenech Rodríguez is engaged in a preventive intervention trial of a Parent Management Training–Oregon (PMTO) intervention in Mexico City. In Puerto Rico, she is examining normative parenting practices in Puerto Rican families in preparation for a proposal for an intervention trial. You can contact Melanie at melanie. domenech@psichi.org manuscript is then sent to the Editorial Assistant for a fi nal review of APA style and references. Once cleared, it goes into production under the capable leadership of our Managing Editor. Accepted manuscripts are typically published in the order in which they fi nish the full process of review and revisions. As the fi nal step, authors wait for the printed Journal to arrive via snail mail! Contributors’ Checklist Prior to submission:  Is the primary author a Psi Chi member? s 4HEl RSTAUTHOROFASUBMITTEDMANUSCRIPTMUSTBEAMEMBEROF0SI#HIATTHETIMEOFSUBMISSION�e; s !DDITIONALAUTHORSMAYINCLUDENON0SI#HIMEMBERS�e;  Is the manuscript empirical? s %MPIRICALARTICLESINCLUDEORIGINALDATACOLLECTION�c;SECONDARYDATAANALYSIS�c;ORMETA�d;ANALYSIS�e;  Is the contribution original? s /NLYORIGINALMANUSCRIPTSNOTPUBLISHEDORACCEPTEDFORPUBLICATIONELSEWHERE WILLBEACCEPTED�e;  Against whom do you expect your paper to be compared by reviewers? s 2EVIEWERSWILLBEPROMPTEDTOEVALUATEYOURPAPERBASEDONTHELEVELOFWORKEXPECTEDOF undergraduate students, graduate students, or faculty.  Is the research timely? s 4HE%DITORRESERVESTHERIGHTNOTTOREVIEWPROJECTSCOMPLETEDMORETHANONEYEARBEFORESUBMISSION�e;  For faculty authors, is a student coauthor included? s &ACULTYMUSTHAVEATLEASTONESTUDENTCOAUTHOR�e;  Has the manuscript been written according to APA Style? s !LLMANUSCRIPTSMUSTBEPREPAREDACCORDINGTOTHE Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). s 2EFERTOTHEh#HECKLISTFOR-ANUSCRIPT3UBMISSIONvFOUNDON!0!SWEBSITEHTTPa;�f;�f;WWW�e;APA�e;ORG�f;PUBS�f; authors/manuscript-check.aspx) to check the accuracy of your paper for APA style prior to submission. s !UTHORSAREEXPECTEDTOBEFAMILIARWITHREPRINTCORRECTIONSTOTHEl RSTPRINTINGOFTHETHEDITIONOFTHE manual. Check these on the APA website (pubman-reprint-corrections-for-2e.pdf) before submitting a manuscript in 6th edition style. Expanding Psi Chi Journal’s Potential Building on a rich history of promoting excellent scholarship among undergraduate student members, the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research embraces change and opens new opportunities for all members to become published authors. Th is shift will greatly benefi t authors and readers alike, increasing submissions, the range of research published, and the likelihood of being indexed in PsycINFO and other leading indexing databases (see Domenech Rodríguez, 2011). Indexing will increase our visibility as an academic journal and will extend our reach so that the work of our authors can be more broadly disseminated. References Davis, S. F. (1996). Inaugural editorial. Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research . Retrieved from http://www. psichi.org/Pubs/Articles/Article_330.aspx Domenech Rodríguez, M. (2011, Fall). How does Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research measure up? Eye on Psi Chi, 16 (1), 8–9. What to Submit 1. A cover letter that includes the following: s identifying information for the primary author, including an electronic mailing address; sTHEPRIMARYAUTHORS0SI#HIMEMBERSHIP)$NUMBERb; s a description of your educational status (e.g., an estimated or actual date of graduation, description of faculty appointment); s a statement that the manuscript is original (not published or accepted for publication elsewhere); and s a statement that the research was carried out with approval of an institutional review board and following PROPERPROCEDURESFORTHEPROTECTIONOFHUMANPARTICIPANTSORANIMALSUBJECTS�e; 2. For undergraduate fi rst authors only, a sponsor statement. s&ORUNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS�c;FACULTYMENTORSMUSTPROVIDEASPONSORINGSTATEMENTTHATSPECIl ESa; s THERESEARCHADHEREDTO!0!ETHICALSTANDARDSb; s THEMENTORHASREADANDCRITIQUEDTHEMANUSCRIPTONCONTENT�c;METHOD�c;!0!STYLE�c;GRAMMAR�c;ANDOVERALL PRESENTATION�c;AFl RMINGTHATITISHIGH�d;LEVEL�c;QUALITYWORKb;AND s THEPLANNING�c;EXECUTION�c;ANDWRITINGOFTHEMANUSCRIPTREPRESENTPRIMARILYTHEWORKOFTHE undergraduate student. 3. Cover page in APA style (with authors’ names, institutional affi liations, and possibly an author note). 4. A masked manuscript following these guidelines: s!LLAUTHORSIDENTIFYINGINFORMATIONISREMOVEDFROMTHEMANUSCRIPT�e; s4HEMANUSCRIPTISA-ICROSOFT7ORDl LE�e; s4HEMANUSCRIPTINCLUDESl GURES�c;TABLES�c;ANDCHARTSGENERATEDINEITHER-ICROSOFT7ORDOR%XCEL�e; s Scanned images or illustrations must have a resolution of at least 600 dpi. s Authors must check for APA style. Author Note. Dr. Melanie M. 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