Blind-Review: Papers in any area are welcome. All papers are blind- reviewed. Author's name, institution or references pertaining to the identity of the author should be omitted from the paper, abstract, notes and bibliography. Submitted papers are not returned to authors. Papers not accepted by one Division may be re-submitted for consideration to another Division. In submitting papers, authors warrant that those papers are entirely their own work or the joint work of the authors identified in the cover letter, and that, where appropriate, acknowledgement of the contributions of others has been made.

Graduate Student Travel Stipends and Awards: To compete for a Stipend or Award, papers must be accompanied by a separate cover page indicating that the paper should be considered for a Stipend/Award. Papers to be considered for Stipends/Awards must include a letter from the department chair or graduate advisor verifying that the author of the paper is a student in residence. For more information see www.apa.udel.edu/apa/divisions/stipends.

Guidelines For All Three Divisions:

Postmark Deadlines:

Eastern Division: March 1 (prior to meeting)

Central Division: September 1 (prior to meeting)

Pacific Division: September 1 (prior to meeting)

Paper deadlines falling on a weekend or holiday will be extended to the next business day.

1. Authors must be members in good standing of the APA.
2. 4 copies of the paper.
3. 4 copies of the abstract.
4. Colloquium papers are limited to 3,000 words.
5. Abstracts for colloquium papers are limited to 150 words.
6. Title or cover page. Title or cover page must include: a) word counts for all papers and abstracts b) author's contact information c) the Division to which the paper is to be submitted.
7. Papers and abstracts must be typed on one side of the page, double spaced, 1 inch margins on all sides, all pages numbered, 10-12 pt. font.
8. No more than one submission by the same author for the same Division will be considered.
9 . Indicate the name of the Division on the outside lower left side of the envelope containing the paper.
10. Include a self addressed stamped envelope if you wish the receipt of your paper to be acknowledged.
11. Any paper that is under consideration for publication elsewhere will be considered, provided that it will not appear in print until after the Divisional meeting is held. If this is the case, indicate when and where the paper is expected to be published.
12. Papers are not accepted by e-mail.

Central Division:

Meeting is usually held at the end of April.

Selections are announced in January, or before when possible.

Papers under consideration by the Pacific Division will not be considered by the Central Division.

Papers exceeding 3,000 words will not be considered.

Eastern Division:

Meeting is held December 27-30.

Selections are announced in May or June.

Papers accepted by either the Central Division or the Pacific Division may not be presented at the Eastern Division meeting.

Papers exceeding 3,000 words will not be considered as colloquium papers.

Submissions for consideration as symposium papers must not exceed a length of 5,000 words. Abstracts for symposium papers must not exceed a length of 300 words. Authors should be aware that only a few papers are selected for presentation as symposium papers. If authors wish to have a shortened version of their paper considered as a colloquium paper, they should submit the appropriately shortened version, along with a shortened abstract, simultaneously with the submission of the symposium paper.

Any paper submitted without an abstract will not be considered. Any paper whose abstract is deemed unacceptable by the Program Committee will not be accepted. No revised abstract submitted after the paper's acceptance will be published in the Proceedings and Addresses of The American Philosophical Association without the approval of the Program Committee.

Pacific Division:

Meeting is usually held at the end of March.

Selections are announced in January.

Papers under consideration by the Central Division will not be considered by the Pacific Division.

Submissions for consideration as colloquium papers must not exceed 3,000 words.

Submissions for consideration as symposium papers must not exceed a length of 5,000 words. Abstracts for symposium papers must not exceed a length of 300 words. Authors should be aware that only a few papers are selected for presentation as symposium papers. If authors wish to have a shortened version of their paper considered as a colloquium paper, they should submit the appropriately shortened version, along with a shortened abstract, simultaneously with the submission of the symposium paper. (This will be considered a single submission.)

The Pacific Division Program Committee invites individuals who would like to serve as commentators or session chairs to notify the program committee of their interest via the online form.

Submissions should be sent to:

Eastern Division:

Janet Sample
The American Philosophical Association
31 Amstel Avenue
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-4657

Central & Pacific Division

Julia Yearian
The American Philosophical Association
31 Amstel Avenue
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2012