Submitting your manuscript

Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure that you carefully read and adhere to all the guidelines and instructions to authors provided below. Manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned. Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously, and that it is not currently being considered by another journal. Authors must also confirm that each author has seen and approved the contents of the submitted manuscript.

All material to be considered for publication should be submitted via the online submission system. Queries outside of direct submission can be submitted to the Editor at [email protected].

Please note that APC waiver requests should be submitted to the publisher prior to submission.

Peer review policy: Personality Neuroscience uses a double blind review process, with each paper being peer reviewed by 2-3 reviewers. After an editorial decision is made, an email containing the comments from the reviewers and the editor will be sent to the author.

Acceptable file types: Only electronic files conforming to the journal's guidelines will be accepted. Preferred formats for the text and tables of your manuscript are Word DOC, RTF, and XLS. Please do not submit tables as image files. Please also refer to additional guidelines on submitting artwork below.

Article types: Manuscript types published by Personality Neuroscience include Empirical Papers, Review Papers, Short Communications, and Letters, as stipulated in the Aims and Scope. Each is described in the Manuscript Preparation section.

Artwork, figures and other graphics:  All figures and tables should be supplied in separate files, with tables supplied as editable files only.  Resolution: halftone images must be saved at 300 dpi at approximately the final size. Line drawings should be saved at 1000 dpi, or 1200 dpi if very fine line weights have been used. Combination figures must be saved at a minimum of 600 dpi. Cambridge recommends that only TIFF, EPS, or PDF formats are used for electronic artwork. For more detailed guidance on the preparation of illustrations, pictures and graphs in electronic format please see the Cambridge Journals Artwork Guide.

ORCID

Personality Neuroscience now requires that all corresponding authors identify themselves using ORCID when submitting a manuscript to the journal. ORCID provides a unique identifier for researchers and, through integration in key research workflows such as publication and grant applications, provides the following benefits:

• Discoverability: ORCID increases the discoverability of your publications, by enabling smarter publisher systems and by helping readers to reliably find work that you’ve authored.
• Convenience: As more organisations use ORCID, providing your ID or using it to register for services will automatically link activities to your ORCID profile, and will save you re-keying information multiple times.
• Keeping track: Your ORCID profile is a neat place to record and display (if you choose) validated information about your research activities.

If you don’t already have an ID, you’ll need to create one if you decide to submit a manuscript to the journal. You can register for one directly from your user account on ScholarOne or Editorial Manager or via https://orcid.org/register. If you already have an ID, please use this when submitting by linking it to your ScholarOne user account. Simply log in to your account using your normal username and password. Edit your account by clicking on your name at the top right of the screen and from the dropdown menu, select 'E-Mail / Name'. Follow the instructions at the top of the screen to update your account.

A list of FAQ about Cambridge University Press's use of ORCID can be found here. Answers to technical questions relating to how the ORCID system works can be found here: https://orcid.org/help