Psychology Paper Checker
Validate psychology manuscripts against APA 7th edition standards, statistical reporting requirements, and participant description guidelines.
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Psychology publishing requirements
Psychology manuscripts follow APA style (7th edition) for formatting, citations, and statistical reporting. APA guidelines specify how to report descriptive statistics, inferential tests, effect sizes, confidence intervals, and sample sizes. Psychology journals also require detailed participant descriptions, IRB approval statements, and data availability declarations. Our checker validates all APA-specific requirements alongside standard manuscript checks.
Psychology-specific checks
APA citation format
Validate in-text citations and references follow APA 7th edition style.
Statistical reporting
Check that test statistics, degrees of freedom, and effect sizes are reported.
Participant description
Verify participant demographics and recruitment description completeness.
IRB statement
Confirm Institutional Review Board approval is declared.
Effect size reporting
Flag missing effect sizes (Cohen's d, eta-squared) in statistical results.
Open science practices
Check for pre-registration and data availability statements.
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APA 7 formatting
Citations and references follow APA 7th edition.
Statistical completeness
Test statistics, p-values, and effect sizes reported.
Participant description
Sample size, age, gender, and recruitment method described.
IRB approval
Ethics/IRB approval statement present.
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Ilyass
Professor in Mechanical Engineering, ÉTS Montréal
I relied on it throughout my thesis to strengthen my writing. It suggested clearer phrasing, improved flow between sections, and ensured my references were complete before the final deadline.
Manon
Master's Student in Speech Therapy
I write research in both Portuguese and English, and it adapts perfectly to either language. It provided precise feedback in Portuguese, helping me maintain academic tone and consistency across my drafts.
Afonso
PhD Candidate, UFPE
It gave excellent advice on how to rephrase and present ideas more clearly and concisely. The suggestions helped me refine my arguments and make my research more impactful.
Félix
Postdoc Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
A round of suggestions helped to generally refine the text of my paper and, moreover, to present some of its key points in a more focused form.
Oleg
Professor, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Frequently asked questions
APA (American Psychological Association) format specifies citation style, reference list format, statistical reporting conventions, heading levels, and manuscript structure. APA 7th edition (2019) is the current standard.
Yes: APA 7 and most psychology journals require effect sizes (Cohen's d, Pearson r, eta-squared, etc.) alongside p-values. Statistical significance alone is insufficient for most modern journals.