The journal accepts the following types of manuscripts, each with specific structure and length requirements:

 

Original articles: Original research studies, including observational, experimental or theoretical research, are considered for publication.

The structure of these articles should include: introduction (context, importance of the topic, and literature review), materials and methods, results, discussion, and conclusions. The maximum length is six thousand (6000) words, excluding references and metadata.

Abstracts should be structured, following the format: introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusions, and should not exceed 250 words, excluding title, structure and keywords.

Review articles: These articles present a comprehensive and critical analysis of the existing literature on a specific topic.

The structure includes: introduction, materials and methods, results, and conclusions. The limit is eight thousand (8000) words, excluding references and their metadata.

The abstract must follow the same structure and not exceed 250 words, excluding the title, structure and keywords.

Discussion articles: These papers offer an in-depth theoretical discussion or reflection on a particular topic, based on relevant literature.

The structure should Include: introduction (context and purpose), development of the reflection (with sections at the author's discretion) and conclusions. The maximum length is six thousand (6000) words, excluding references and metadata.

The abstract should follow the same structure, with a maximum of 250 words, excluding the title, structure and keywords.

Letters to the Editor: These are short texts that discuss or comment on works published in the journal or that present a current issue of interest to the scientific community in the journal's area. Their maximum length is one thousand five hundred (1500) words, and they do not require an abstract.

Keywords. Manuscripts requiring an abstract should include between 6 and 12 keywords, selected using an appropriate tool, such as the UNESCO thesaurus.

Manuscript languages. The journal accepts full articles in English.

 

Graphic elements of manuscripts

Authors should consider the following guidelines for graphic elements included in their manuscripts:

• Titles, sources and permission for use. All tables and figures must include a clear title and specify their source. In addition, any table, figure or image that comes from a copyrighted source must have the corresponding authorisation for its use, as the right of quotation cannot be applied to these graphic elements. The right of quotation only covers fragments of works and not the whole work, and a figure, image or photograph is considered a work in its own right. If this rule is infringed or graphic elements are included without proper authorisation, the manuscript may be rejected. On the other hand, any image, illustration or graphic component that is not a table will be referred to as a ‘figure’. Furthermore, it is mandatory that each table or figure is explicitly referred to in the body of the text. If it is not mentioned, it will be considered an error and will be removed from the manuscript. Likewise, the tables must be provided in an editable format.
• Creation of tables and figures. Authors are encouraged to design their own tables and figures for inclusion in the manuscript. If graphic elements from other sources are used, we reiterate, authors must manage the necessary permissions and provide them together with detailed information on the restrictions for their use or reproduction, understanding that the journal publishes under a specific Creative Commons licence.
• Number of tables and figures. The recommended maximum number of tables and figures per manuscript is one dozen (12), in the proportion required. If a higher number is required, authors should submit a justification to the editor explaining the relevance of such material to the work in question. It is important for authors to bear in mind that the inclusion of figures or tables serves to explain, reinforce the evidence or arguments of the manuscript; the incorporation of merely decorative images is not permitted.

 

Citation style

The journal follows the APA (American Psychological Association) in its seventh edition citation style for references within the body of the text and for the citation structure in the reference list at the end of the manuscript. All sources cited in the text should be reflected in the reference list, and vice versa: each source listed should be cited in the body of the text.

The full citation style can be found here: https://apastyle.apa.org/  

Examples of citation for different types of sources are given below:

Journal article

Rybaczewska, M., & Sparks, L. (2022). Ageing consumers and e-commerce activities. Ageing and Society, 42(8), 1879–1898. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X20001932

Book chapter

Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016

Book

Print book:

Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.

E-book with DOI:

Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

E-book without DOI (with URL):

Svendsen, S., & Løber, L. (2020). The big picture/Academic writing: The one-hour guide (3rd digital ed.). Hans Reitzel Forlag. https://thebigpicture-academicwriting.digi.hansreitzel.dk/

Conference paper

Nguyen, T., & Alvarez, P. (2021). Social media use and academic engagement among university students. In L. R. Smith & K. J. Turner (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Educational Technology (pp. 112–125). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12345-6_10

Webpage

Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horror-movies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e