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Title (Should summarize the main idea of the paper in 10-12 words. When typing the title, center it on the page and capitalize only the first letter of important words.)
Author(s)
Institutional Affiliation
Abstract
The text of the abstract goes here. It should be a single paragraph has a block format, that is, the first line should not be indented. The purpose of this section is to provide a brief and comprehensive summary of the study. It should be accurate (do not include information here that is not in the body of the manuscript), self-contained (spell out abbreviations), concise (120 word maximum), and specific (begin this section with the most important information and limit it to the four or five most important concepts, findings, or implications of the study). As part of the theme of being concise, use digits for all numbers except when they begin a sentence. Avoid citing references in the abstract. Paraphrase rather than quoting. Use active rather than passive voice (but without personal pronouns). Use past tense for procedures and present tense for results. It is a good idea to write this section last. Also notice that everything about this manuscript is double spaced. The next section begins on a new page. If you press and hold down the ctrl key while you press the enter key, MS Word will force a page break.
Title of the manuscript is retyped here
Begin the introduction here. Retype your title and center it at the top of the introduction as indicated above. Notice that these paragraphs should have a normal (.5 inch) indent. The main purpose of this section is to tell the reader why you performed the study. In other words, you have to inform the reader of the research question and indicate why it is important, and how it is unique when compared to previous studies. It starts out broad and becomes more and more specific. For example, you might begin by defining any relevant
References: Kinsey, A. C., Pomeroy, W. B., Martin, C. E., & Gebhard, P. H. (1953). Sexual behavior in the human female. New York: W. B. Saunders. Plonsky, M Riley, E. P., Lochry, E. A., & Shapiro, N. R. (1979). Lack of response inhibition in rats prenatally exposed to alcohol. Psychopharmacology, 62, 47-52. Figure 2. Mean number of trials to learn a passive avoidance task as a function of age and maternal ethanol consumption in rats. Data based on Riley, Lockrey and Shapiro (1979).