APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards offer guidance on what information should be included in all manuscript sections for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research and include how to best discuss race, ethnicity, and culture.
Introducing Journal Article Reporting Standards for Race, Ethnicity, and Culture (JARS–REC)
JARS–REC were created to develop best practices related to the manner in which race, ethnicity, and culture are discussed within scientific manuscripts in psychological science.
Use JARS–Quant when you collect your study data in numerical form or report them through statistical analyses.
Use JARS–Qual when you collect your study data in the form of natural language and expression.
Mixed methods research
Use JARS–Mixed when your study combines both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Race, ethnicity, culture
Use JARS–REC for all studies for guidance on how to discuss race, ethnicity, and culture.
APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards (APA Style Jars ) are a set of standards designed for journal authors, reviewers, and editors to enhance scientific rigor in peer-reviewed journal articles. Educators and students can use APA Style JARS as teaching and learning tools for conducting high quality research and determining what information to report in scholarly papers.
The standards include information on what should be included in all manuscript sections for:
Additionally, the APA Style Journal Article Reporting Standards for Race, Ethnicity, and Culture ( Jars – Rec ) provide guidance on how to discuss race, ethnicity, and culture in scientific manuscripts. Jars – Rec should be applied to all research, whether it is quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods.
Using these standards will make your research clearer and more accurate as well as more transparent for readers. For quantitative research, using the standards will increase the reproducibility of science. For qualitative research, using the standards will increase the methodological integrity of research.
Jars –Quant should be used in research where findings are reported numerically (quantitative research). Jars –Qual should be used in research where findings are reported using nonnumerical descriptive data (qualitative research). Jars –Mixed should be applied to research that includes both quantitative and qualitative research (mixed methods research). JARS–REC should be applied to all research, whether it is quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods.
For more information on APA Style JARS:
Many aspects of research methodology warrant a close look, and journal editors can promote better methods if we encourage authors to take responsibility to report their work in clear, understandable ways.
