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Developmental Science Early Career Researcher Prize

In order to help recognise the emergence of new researchers with outstanding potential in the field of developmental sciences, the Developmental Science editors wish to award an annual prize for the best original scientific paper or report to appear in the journal Developmental Science.  For further information, please click here.

Read the most recent prize-winning articles online today - freely available to all, simply click on the article title below:

The 2011 Developmental Science Early Career Researcher Prize was awarded to: Melissa Libertus, for the paper ‘Preschool acuity of the Approximate Number System correlates with math abili' (Melissa E. Libertus, Lisa Feigenson and Justin Halberda)

Read previous prize winning articles and find out more about the prize

Fast-Track Reports now published EarlyView

Short papers of exceptional interest or significance can be submitted electronically to a fast-track process for a rapid publishing decision.  Papers accepted through this channel, which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed, are published online through our EarlyView feature before the print edition of this journal is published.  Please click here to access the Developmental Science EarlyView webpage.

ScholarOne Manuscripts (formerly known as Manuscript Central)

Authors are able to submit their paper to Developmental Science online using ScholarOne Manuscripts.  Benefits of online submission include:

• Fast decisions on your paper.  Submission, review and communication are all handled online.  No more postal delays or lost messages!
• Easy. Write your paper on any word processor.  Simply save text as RTF or Word.  Graphics can be uploaded separately in any popular format, including PowerPoint and Excel.
• Convenient. Submit from any computer with an Internet connection.  No software needs to be installed.  All you need is a Web browser, Acrobat Reader and email.
• Responsive. Decisions sent by email, revisions made online.  The moment a decision is taken, an email is dispatched.  You can respond to the comments and submit a revised version online.
• Transparent. Track your manuscripts online.  Return to the site at any time to see the current status of your submission.

To make a submission, please go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/devsci

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