ISSN 1413-294X printed version
ISSN 1678-4669 online version

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and editorial policy
• Presentation of manuscripts
• Submission procedures and assessment of manuscripts
• Copyright
• Address for submission

1. The articles should be written preferably in Portuguese and must contain abstracts in English and Portuguese. The typescripts should be sent in three hardcopies (double-spaced, font Times New Roman 12) and one copy in diskette (complete, including figures and tables, in separate files). Any word processor software compatible with Word for Windows should be used. The authors are asked to use no special tools in the copy sent by diskette (macros, justification, indentations, hyphenation, etc.), just indicating a new paragraph.

2. On the Identified Cover Page the following should be included:

Indicate the post, field and institutions of the authors.

This is the only part of the text that has any identification of the authors.

3. On the Unidentified Cover Page the title in Portuguese and English should be included.

4. On Abstracts:

5. The theoretical articles and research reports should not exceed 25 pages, including text, figures, tables, references, notes and appendices. Short communications and reviews, four pages.

6. The references should be included in the end of the text, in alphabetical order of author names and in chronological order by author, according to the Publication Manual - American Psychological Association (APA), 5^th edition, 2001 (pp. 215-281). The following examples are given for guidance and are based on the most common types of references:

6.1. Books and full texts:

Chauí, M. (1984). Repressão sexual: essa nossa (des)conhecida. São Paulo: Brasiliense.

Moura, M. L. S., & Correa, J. (1997). Estudo psicológico do pensamento: de W. Wundt a uma Ciência da Cognição. Rio de Janeiro: EDERJ.

Conselho Federal de Psicologia. (Ed.). (1988). Quem é o psicólogo brasileiro? São Paulo: Edicon.

6.2. Chapters of books:

Frigotto, G. (1998). A educação e a formação técnico-profissional frente à globalização excludente e o desemprego estrutural. In L. H. Silva (Org.), A escola cidadã no contexto da globalização (pp. 218-238). Petrópolis: Vozes.

6.3. Articles in journals:

Mello, S. L. (1992). Classes populares, família e preconceito. Psicologia USP, 3, 123-130.

6.4. Unpublished or in press papers:

Rachi, K. (1990). Educação escolar brasileira: um reexame dos estudos tendo por centro de análise a categoria de "contradição". Unpublished Master's degree dissertation, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, São Paulo.

Ades, C. (in press). A construção da teia geométrica enquanto instinto: primeira parte de um argumento. Psicologia USP.

6.5. Papers presented in scientific meetings and published in conference procedures:

Meneghini, R., & Campos-de-Carvalho, M. I. (1995). Áreas circunscritas e agrupamentos seqüenciais entre crianças em creches [Abstract]. In Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia (Ed.), XXV Reunião Anual de Psicologia. Resumos (p. 385). Ribeirão Preto: Author.

6.6. Papers presented in scientific meetings and not published:

Haidt, J., Dias, M. G., & Koller, s. (1991, February). Disgust, disrespect and culture: moral judgement of victimless violation in the USA and Brazil. Paper presented in the Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico.

6.7. Old works reissued much later and translations:

Piaget, J. (1973). A linguagem e o pensamento da criança (3^rd ed., M. Campos, Transl.). Rio de Janeiro: Fundo de Cultura. (Original text published in 1956).

The citation within the text should be Piaget (1956/1973).

6.8. Corporate authorship:

American Psychological Association (1994). Publication manual (4^th ed.). Washington: Author.

6.9. Personal communications:

Letters, talks (over the telephone or personally) and messages should not be included in the list of references, only in the text, mentioning the initials and surname of the sender and date (S. L. Mello, personal communication, September 15, 1995).

6.10. Secondary citations:

If absolutely essential, a text included in another source could be cited, although the original work has not been read. In such cases, include in References only the secondary source and, in the text, indicate the authors and dates of both texts, as in the example: "Piaget (1932, cited by Flavell, 1996)".

7. The reference of multiple authors, with no literal citation should be incorporated in the text, in parentheses, according to the following standard:

- up to two authors, surname of authors and year of publication in all citations;

- three to five authors, surname of all authors is shown in the first citation, and from the second citation on, only the surname of the main author is cited followed by et al. and year of publication;

- six or more authors, surname of the first author, followed by et al. and year in all citations. In all the examples above mentioned, the name of the authors should be listed in the final list of References.

8. In the case of literal citation, the quotation should be in inverted commas, indicating the number of the pages. Citations with over 40 words should be presented in one block, without inverted commas, in a new paragraph, using indention of five spaces from the left margin. Observe the guidelines for presentation of citations on pages 117-122 of the APA Publication Manual.

9. Footnotes should be restricted to additional information considered relevant, which is not suitable for the logical sequence of the text. Avoid bibliographical notes.

10. Figures and tables, prepared according to APA standards (pages 147-201), should be in a separate sheet, identified with title and number, and name of the author in the back. Indicate the approximate position they should be inserted in the text. Tables and figures should be presented in black and white and should not exceed 17.5 x 23.5 cm. The software Word for Windows and Excel, or any other compatible, should be used for preparation of figures/tables. If photographs and artwork are used, the authors should send the original works or digital copies in .TIF format, with 1,200-dpi resolution. Their use will depend on quality of the originals.

11. Any additional material considered essential to understanding of the text (questionnaires, interview protocols, test, etc.) should be included in Appendices. The appendices should be in a separate sheet, and identified by capital letters (Appendix A, Appendix B, etc.). Each table included in this section should have a letter identifying the appendix (Table A1, Table C3, etc.). For further details, see APA Publication Manual (pages 166-167 and 205-207).

12. Any material submitted to the journal should be accompanied by a letter signed by all authors indicating their interest in submitting the article and eventual publishing in the journal and assuring that all ethical procedures required have been followed.

The manuscripts that fit into the categories above described will be submitted to the following procedure (graphically represented in the figure below):

1. The manuscripts will be sent to the members of the Scientific Board of the journal and/or ad hoc referees for consideration (the short communications of students will be considered by the Editorial Board, and may, or may not, be sent to referees).

2. Opinions of the referees, recommending approval (with or without changes) or rejection of the manuscripts. If approved with modifications, the authors will be informed as soon as possible about the suggestions (copies of the opinions will be sent to the authors, except in case of expressed restriction by the referee).

3. In case of approval for publication, the Editorial Board is eligible to make slight modifications in order to standardize the text, according to the editorial parameters of the journal.

4. The blind review system is used by referees in this process, not disclosing the identity of authors and consultants.

5. The Editorial Board always makes the final decision on publication or rejection of the manuscript.

The copyright of the articles published belongs to the journal Estudos de Psicologia (Natal). The total or partial reproduction (over 500 words in the text) of the article is subject to written consent by the Editor. The main author of the article will receive five reprints of the issue the article is published in. The originals not published will not be returned.

The material submitted to publication should be sent to the following address:

Revista Estudos de Psicologia
DEPSI /UFRN
Caixa Postal 1622
59.078-970 Natal RN
Tel. (084)215-3590 / 215-3589
Fax (084)215-3589 / 211-9211
E-mail: revpsi@cchla.ufrn.br