Journal Details
Accountability in Research
Policies and Quality Assurance
Instructions for Authors
Aims and Scope. Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance is devoted to the examination and critical analysis of systems for maximizing integrity in the conduct of research. It provides an interdisciplinary, international forum for the development of new procedures, standards, and policies to encourage the ethical conduct of research for enhancing the validity of research results. The journal publishes original empirical, methodological, policy, and theoretical papers; case studies; conference reports; and book reviews.
All parts of the manuscript should be typewritten, double-spaced, with margins of at least one inch on all sides. Number manuscript pages consecutively throughout the paper. Authors should also supply a shortened version of the title suitable for the running head, not exceeding 50 character spaces. Each article should be summarized in an abstract of not more that 100 words. Avoid abbreviations, diagrams, and reference to the text.
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300 dpi or higher
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EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only
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submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files
Online Only Reproduction: $225 for the first page of color; $100 per page for the next three pages of color. A maximum charge of $525 applies.
Tables and Figures. Tables and figures should not be embedded in the text, but should be included as separate files. A short descriptive title should appear above each table with a clear legend and any footnotes suitably identified below. All units must be included. Figures should be completely labeled, taking into account necessary size reduction. Captions should be in the manuscript text file.
References. References should follow the Chicago Manual of Style, should be listed on separate pages following the text, typed double-spaced, and should refer only to material cited in the manuscript. In text, reference citations should include author and year of publication. References should include names of all contributing authors (last names first); title of article; title of journal or book; volume number; location and name of publishing company (books only); inclusive pages; year of publication.
Examples:
Journal: Manton, K. G., Stallard, E., and Vaupel, J. 1981. Methods for comparing the mortality experience of heterogeneous populations. Demography 18(3):389–410.
Book: Draper, N. R., and Smity, H. 1981. Applied Regression Analysis (2nd edition). New York: John Wiley.
Reprints. Each corresponding author will receive 25 reprints of their article upon registration with Rightslink, our authorized reprint provider. Authors will need to create a unique account and register for this free service. Complimentary reprints are not available post publication.
Ethics Code of Conduct Policy. Accountability in Research follows the Committee on Publication Ethics' Code of Conduct (http://publicationethics.org/files/u2/New_Code.pdf) for addressing allegations of misconduct related to articles submitted to or published in the journal. Accountability in Research defines misconduct as fabrication or falsification of data or plagiarism.
