APA style is the style guide for publications in my research field. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association provides guidelines on all aspects of the writing process for APA style such as the organization, style, references, etc. The three top journals where my research will likely appear are Psychology and Aging, Annual Review of Psychology, and Trends in Cognitive Sciences. The official website of the American Psychological Association has instructions for authors for each of these journals. These journals have rigorous standards that authors must abide by in order to submit their manuscript. For instance, Annual Review of Psychology requires authors to provide editable files of manuscript in Microsoft Word.
