Writing Style — Long-Format APA 7th (jpsp-writing-style)

JPSP is long-format, but the introduction and discussion are capped by section, so the craft is disciplined length: a rich, theory-driven narrative that still respects the word budget. This is the opposite of a 2,000-word short report — here you must develop a theory and several studies, yet write tightly enough to fit ASC's 3,500-word or IRGP's 5,000-word intro+discussion limit.

When to trigger

• Drafting the manuscript or tightening it to fit the section's word cap
• Writing the abstract (and any limitations statement)
• Polishing for the APA Publication Manual (7th edition)

Section word rules (verify on the live per-section page — 待核实)