ISSN 0103-5665 printed version
ISSN 1980-5438 online version

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Scope and policy
• Manuscripts' form and presentation
• The sending of manuscripts

Psicologia Clínica is published twice a year aiming at publishing original works in the Psicologia Clínica field and to contribute to the high quality of the scientific production and consolidation of this field in Brazil. We accept for publication research reports, theoretical studies, reports on professional experience, review articles, short communications on research, reports on professional experience, technical notes and book reviews

The manuscripts submitted to evaluation for possible publication in Psicologia Clínica should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th edition, 1994)

Submission of a manuscript

* Articles: no more than 20 pages including references, tables, etc., in double space and not exceeding 80 characters by line.

1. 3 printed copies of the original manuscript should be submitted , with no more than 20 pages including references, tables, etc., in double space and not exceeding 80 characters per line, accompanied by a copy in diskette and information on which was the text editor software used.
2. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a covering letter to the editor, stating that authors grant their permission to journal conducts editorial process, as well as assuring that all ethical procedures have been attended. The letter should be signed by all authors.
3.Manuscripts will be immediately acknowledged by the Editorial Board.
4. Manuscript presentation should observe the following order:

Title page without author names

1. Title both in Portuguese and English .

Abstracts

1. Abstract in Portuguese (about 70-140 words long).
2. Keywords in Portuguese (minimum of three and maximum of five, 3.
3.Abstract in English.
4. Keywords in English.

Body of the article

This part of the manuscript should start in a new page. All pages from this point on should be numbered consecutively starting from number three (3). Subtitles should be separated by a blank line (subtitles should not start on a new page).

In the case of research reports, in addition to the title page and abstracts, manuscripts should be arranged in the following order: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References. If needed, other subtitles such as Conclusions or Final Considerations can be added. In some cases, Results and Discussion can be presented together, although this procedure is not recommended as a rule.

Footnotes should be kept at a minimum. Indispensable footnotes should be identified in the text by Arabic numbers, and appear after the References on a separate page under the title "Notes". The inclusion of figures and tables should be indicated in the text, and presented in Annex.

Citation rules should be observed. Attribution to authors and indication of publication dates of all cited works should be given. All author names should be followed by the year of publication when their works are cited for the first time in each paragraph. Literal excerpts of a text should be typed within double quotation marks, and demand the citation of the page from which they were copied; in the case of extensive citations, their left margin should be larger than the rest of the text. All citations of citations should state their original references, although this kind of citation should be avoided, especially when the original can be easily accessed. However, if needed, author's last name of the original, date, author's name of the citation and publication date should be stated.

References

This section should start on a new page. References should be arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the author, and should be typed with double spacing. The use of a blank space between references is not allowed. Each reference should appear as a new paragraph. A hanging indent at left margin should be used (a simple tab indent). Authors are recommend to carefully review the journal's rules before preparing bibliographical references, in order to follow all criteria.

Annexes

Annexes should be presented on new pages after the references. All pages should be consecutively numbered, with double spacing. Annexes should be prepared if they are really essential for the understanding of the text. Authors can choose to inform readers through a note on what instruments or other material are available and how to get them. All annexes should be indicated in the text, and identified with capital letters (A, B, C, etc.).

Figures and Tables

Figures and tables should be presented along with their respective captions and titles, each one on a new page. Figures and Tables should not exceed 11,5 x 17,5 cm. The title of a table should appear at the top of it in lower case, and should indicate its contents. The title of a figure should appear below it, and should follow the same specifications for tables.

1.To submit a book-review. The book review - of a book published not before the last two years - shall be send in two typed copies, in double space, not exceeding 80 characters for line, of 2-6 pages, and a copy in floppy with the information on the text editor used.
2 The heading of the book review in Portuguese and English, shall be followed by all the references of the book reviewed, including the number of pages.
3. In the case of citation, the norms of citations and bibliographical references shall be the same used for articles.

Our Procedure When Receiving a Manuscript - received manuscripts are initially appreciated by the Editorial Board. If they are in accordance with the Norms and they are considered as able to be published in Psicologia Clínica, they shall be directed for Consultants ad hoc, who are chosen among researchers of recognized competence in the field. After analysis of the manuscript, the Consultants ad hoc recommend its acceptance for publication (eventually with the condition of modifications to improve the quality or precision of the text) or reject it. The final decision on the publication of an article is of the Editorial Board. The authors will be notified on this decision and informed on the date when accepted articles will be published. The authors will receive nom identified copies of the evaluations of the manuscript elaborated by the two peers.

The Editorial Board has the right to make small modifications in the text of the authors to speed the process of submission or publication. The original manuscripts and the diskettes will not be returned to the authors.

Reviewing the manuscript, and guidelines for submitting the final version

Authors of manuscripts recommended for publication with the condition that revisions be made according to the comments of the reviewers should send to the Editor two printed copies of the revised text, accompanied by a letter describing all changes introduced in the manuscript. In the case authors decide not to accept some of the suggested changes, they should justify such a decision. This letter and the revised manuscript will be sent to a member of the Advisory board, along with the comments of the ad hoc reviewers and the first version of the manuscript to a final review. In this stage of the peer review process, the advisory editor will be acquainted with authors' and reviewers' names.

Manuscript preparation

Citations in the body of the manuscript

1. Citation of a multiple authorship article

• Article with two authors: both author names should be cited every time the article is mentioned.
• Article with three to five authors: all authors should be cited in the first time the article is mentioned; from second time on only the first author surname should be cited, and followed by "and cols." and by the date, if it is the first citation in the paragraph.
• Article with six or more authors: only the first author surname should be cited, and followed by "and cols." and by the date. However, in the References section, all author names should be recorded.

2. Citation of old and re-edited works

• The following format should be used:
  Author (publication date of the first edition / publication date of the employed edition).

3. Citation of citation

• This refers to a citation of a work mentioned by other publication which was actually used. For example: "Piaget (1932, cited by Flavell, 1996) ...". In the References section only the publication actually used should be recorded (in the case, Flavell, 1996).

Examples of references

1. Scientific journal article
Augras, M. (1998). Imaginaire et altérité: rois et héros de l'histoire de France . dans les cultes populaires brésiliens. Bulletin de Liaison des Centres de Recherches sur I' Imaginaire, 1, 12-23.

(if the Scientific journal has a pagination restarts in each issue, include the issue number within parentheses, without underlining it, just after the volume number).

2. Scientific journal article in press
Indicate "in press" instead of the publication date. Date, volume and issue numbers, and pages should not be mentioned until the article is published. In the text, the article should be cited indicating it is in press.

3. Book
Jablonski, B. (1998). Até que a vida nos separe: a crise do casamento contemporâneo. Rio de Janeiro: Agir.

4. Book chapter
Levi, L. (2001). Adoção da criança idealizada à criança real. Em Féres-Carneiro, T. (Org.). Casamento e família - do social à clinica (pp. 12-22). Rio de Janeiro: NAU

5. Unpublished paper presented in congresses
Féres-Carneiro, T. (2003, outubro). Conjugalidade homossexual Trabalho apresentado no IX Congresso Brasileiro de Sexualidade Humana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

6. Paper presented in congresses, which abstract is published in proceedings
Rudge, A. M. (2000). Pressupostos da "nova" crítica à psicanálise. [Resumo]. Em Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia (Org.), Psicologia no Brasil: diversidade desafios, XXX Reunião Anual de Psicologia (p. 27). Brasília: Universidade d Brasília.

7.Unpublished thesis or dissertation
Kupferberg, M. (2004). Filhos da guerra - um estudo sobre o trauma e a transmissão. Tese de Doutorado. Curso de Pós-graduação em Psicologia Clínica Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

8. Old and re-edited work
Piaget, J. (1932). Le jugement moral chez l'enfant. Paris: Z.Alcan,1965

9. Corporate authorship
American Psychological Association (1994). Publication manual (4ª ed.) Washington, DC: Autor.

10. Personal communication
It refers to letter, electronic mail, personal or telephonic conversations. Personal communications should only be cited in the text, indicating last name and initials of the author and the date.

Manuscripts and all the mail relating to it shall be directed to :

Revista Psicologia Clínica
Departamento de Psicologia - PUC-Rio
Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225, Prédio Cardeal Leme, 2° andar 22453-900 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ
E-mail: psidir@psi.puc-rio.br