Information for Authors

 The Journal of Aging & Social Policy is a peer-reviewed quarterly with editorial offices at the Gerontology Institute and published by The Haworth Press, Inc. Subscription forms are available by mail through the Institute (see address below) or online from the Haworth Press website: http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sid=C3V91BBRXVF39JFAQG1HVQ563Q1K49R4&sku=J031&AuthType=4

You can also request a free copy of a current issue from the Haworth website.

Manuscript Preparation

 The length of articles for the Journal is 20 double-spaced pages (1” margins, 12-pt type.) Exhibits and reference list are included in the 20 pages and should be appended to the text pages, not inserted in text. Commentary articles (in which authors develop opinions on aging issues) usually run about 10 pages. The Journal follows the style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (latest edition).

Please include the following information on the title page of the manuscript:

• Full authorship
• An Abstract of about 100 words
• Five or six keywords that identify article content
• An introductory footnote with authors’ academic degrees, professional titles, affiliations, mailing and e-mail addresses, and any desired acknowledgement of research support or other credit

Manuscript Submission

 Send MS Word file(s) of the manuscript to managing editor, Robert Geary at robert.geary@umb.edu.

Authors will be notified of receipt of the manuscript by e-mail. Please send questions to the managing editor.

With your submission, please fill out, sign, and include the Manuscript Submission & Limited Copyright Transfer Form, which you can scan or FAX to the managing editor, or mail to:

Robert Geary
Managing Editor, Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Gerontology Institute
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125