University of Edinburgh
Prepare your manuscript for Language and Psychoanalysis.
Review the checklist, choose your article type, and turn your draft into a cleaner submission package.
Checked 2026-07-15
Article types
Review
Letter
Readiness requirements
Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.
Abstract length
- Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
Keywords
- Include or confirm the keywords required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Reference style
- Articlo formats your supplied references in APA style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
Figure and table rules
- Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
Ethics statement
- Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Blinded manuscript
- Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Cover letter
- Letter: Provide the claims and editor-specific context for the cover letter; Articlo creates an editable companion without inventing content.
- Letter: Manuscript: Authors need to confirm with a cover letter that the manuscript has not been published previously and is not being submitted currently to another journal.
Preprints and prior publication
- Style: Manuscripts should follow the style conventions as outlined by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition.
Article type and manuscript length
- Word limit: Submissions for main articles should be approximately 3.000-10.000 words in length and include an abstract of about 200 words and up to seven keywords.
- Word limit: Short research reports, book reviews, and readers' comments should be approximately 500-2.500 words in length.
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- Word limit: Interviews and obituaries should not exceed 4.000 words in length.
Other submission requirements
- Style: Manuscripts should be single-spaced, in Times 12-point font, and in.doc or.docx format.
- Authors who make a submission to this journal must ensure they have read our Privacy and Consent Policy, and agree to its terms.
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- Submission Preparation Checklist All submissions must meet the following requirements.
What your package checks
Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 10,000 words
References: APA
Format: 12 pt, single spacing
Source transparency
This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.
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