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devpsych-review-process

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Use when you need to understand how Developmental Psychology (APA) evaluates a manuscript — masked peer review, editorial weighting of developmental significance, design rigor (age/cohort, invariance, attrition), JARS reporting, and TOP transparency. Use when stress-testing a paper before submission or interpreting a decision letter. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.

When to use

• stress-testing a manuscript before submission
• interpreting a decision letter
• deciding whether to request masked review
• understanding editorial weighting of developmental significance
• assessing design rigor (age/cohort, invariance, attrition)
• checking JARS reporting compliance
• checking TOP transparency compliance

When not to use

• contacting editors

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