ISSN 1413-7372 printed version
ISSN 1807-0329 online version

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Editorial policy
• Procedures for submission and evaluation of the manuscripts
• Presentation of manuscripts

Original works will be accepted when they meet the following categories: 1.Research reports (minimum of 20 and maximum of  25 pages); 2.Theoretical studies (minimum of 20 and maximum of  25 pages);  3. Reports on professional experience (minimum of 10 and maximum of  15 pages); 4. Book reviews (minimum of 03 and maximum of  05 pages); 5. Debates (minimum of 10 and maximum of  12 pages); 6. Interviews (minimum of 10 and maximum of  15 pages).

In special cases, it will be accepted works already published in foreign periodicals, subjected to the same evaluation of unpublished originals. However, in those cases, the author should present authorization, in writing, from the editor of the journal in which his article has been originally published. It must be online attached through the Journal Publishing System.

The works will be accepted in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish language, provided it was thoroughly reviewed. Each issue may have up to three texts in a foreign language.

The emitted opinions, are of exclusive responsibility of the author(s). When submitting manuscripts to the Psicologia em Estudo Editorial Board, authors assume the responsibility of not having published previously or submitted the same manuscript to other periodical.  Articles accepted for publication become property of the journal. Any reproduction of such material, in part or in full, in other publications or for any other ends, by any means will need written permission of the editor, as previously noted.

In the case of studies involving human beings, it will be demanded, in the terms of Resolutions 196/96 and 251/97 of the National Council of Health, a document of the approval on the part of Commission or Committee of Ethics of the institution in which the research was accomplished.

All submitted manuscripts that contain extracted texts of other publications should obey the specified limits (not to exceed 500 words) to guarantee originality of the submitted work. It is recommended to avoid the reproduction of illustrations, tables and figures published elsewhere.

A manuscript containing reproduction of one or more illustrations, tables and figures from other publications will only be submitted to analysis if it comes accompanied of a written permission of its copyright holder to enable its publication in the Psicologia em Estudo.

All required documents should be scanned  and sent via the online Journal PublishingSystem www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/PsicolEstud  .

To ensure that the text editorial process to be submitted  can be  fast and efficient, it is important  that, before being sent to the Journal, some steps are observed by the authors:

• Carefully review with the Standards of the journal. From the correction of the mother tongue or another language to the items that should compose your correspondece for submission. (see checklist)
• Ask a peer to assess your text before you actually submit it to the journal.
• Strictly follow the steps below in detail to ensure a good  work presentation.

All manuscripts undergo a preliminary review by the Editorial Board to determine whether or not they are suitable for publication. Those considered suitable are sent out to ad hoc scientific reviewers.

Reviewer's o pinions hold three possibilities: a) accepted in full; b) accepted with changes; c) rejected. 

Authors will be notified in any of these cases. (see flowchart)

To make the publication effective, it is necessary that all the changes accomplished by the author(s), be discriminated and informed  via online to the Scientific Editor of this journal.

The language revision can be made by the Editorial Board. When the Board finds necessary substantial changes that may alter the author's idea, the author will be notified and entrusted of doing them, returning the work reformulated in the maximum period determined by the editor.

The evaluation process uses the blind review system, preserving the authors' identity and consultants.

Editorial Board reserves the right to final decision about to publish or not the manuscript.

Psicologia em Estudo follows the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA - 5th edition, 2001) . A fast Portuguese guide is available at BVS-Psi: http://www.ip.usp.br/biblioteca/pdf/NormalizacaodeReferenciasAPA.pdf . To citations: http://www.ip.usp.br/biblioteca/pdf/CitacoesnotextoAPA.pdf

Manuscripts  to be submitted  should be sent via online to this Journal (www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/PsicolEstud) using MS-Word for Windows 6.0 or later version, double spacing (all article long), in source type Times New Roman, size 12, not exceeding the appropriate number of pages in which the category the work applies. All pages, starting from the cover leaf should be consecutively numbered. Paper should be A4, with 2,5cm for the superior and inferior margins and, of 3cm for the left and right margins.

Each manuscript should be accompanied by a cover letter signed by all authors (see example below), stating the intention of having the work submitted to publication. This  letter must include authorization for necessary changes in language in order to meet the journal´s standards. In case of multiple authors (maximum of 6) , the final version must be signed by all authors.

It is important to emphasize that the total number of files sent electronically may not exceed 2 MB and the file which contains the text can not have any type of identification, even on the properties of the Word, to ensure blind assessment review.

All the documents above should be sent by Journal electronic system.

Example of the cover letter:

To:

The Editors

Revista Psicologia em Estudo

Dear Sirs

We are submitting the manuscript “(INSERT TITLE)” for possible publication in the Revista Psicologia em Estudo related to ( Research reports, Theoretical studies, Reports on professional experience,  Book reviews,  Debates,  Interviews) category.

We declare that this work is unpublished and original.It strictly followed all  ethical procedures and it is not submitted to another journal for publication.

We allow the necessary  changes in  language in order to meet the journal’s  Standards.

Yours faithfully,

Name and signature of author ( or authors)

Organizing the articles presentation

The articles presentation should observe the following order:

l. Title page with:
1.1. Full title in Portuguese (maximum of 10 words).
1.2. Suggested abbreviated title for header in Portuguese, should not exceed 4 words.
1.3. Full title in English, compatible with the title in Portuguese.

1.4. Full title in Spanish, compatible with the title in Portuguese.

1.5. Suggested abbreviated title for header in Portugueses, English and Spanish.

2. Page with Abstract, in Portuguese.
All the works included in the categories 1 to 3 should include abstracts about 100-150 words long. All other categories are not required. Abstracts should include keywords limited to 3 words (only the first word should be started in capital letter and separated by semicolon).

3. Page with Abstract and keywords in English.

4. Page with Resumen y palabras-clave in Spanish.

5. Annexes - should be avoided. Annexes should be prepared only when they are really originals and essentials for the understanding of the text.

6. Page of titles of all figures, should be numbered accordingly indicated in the text.

7. Figures, tables and graphics, will be accepted at the maximum of 5 (five). No color reproduction.

8. Figures, including captions, should be presented one in each page in paper, at the end of the article, in the same file, just after the bibliography references. To assure reproduction quality the figures including drawings should be submitted in picture quality (minimum 300 dpi).  As the published version cannot exceed the width of 11.5 cm for figure, the author should be careful so that the legends maintain reading quality, in case reduction is necessary.

9. Tables, including title and notes, should be presented one in each page, at the end of the article, in the same file, Just after the bibliography references . In the printed publication table cannot exceed 11.5 cm of width x 17.5 cm of length. The table length should not exceed 55 lines, including title and footnote(s). For details, especially in anomalous cases, the APA manual should be consulted.

10. Body of the article.  The articles should be arranged in the following order: Introduction, Methodology, Results,  Discussion and  Conclusion – it is not necessary to use   these terms as items. Footnotes should be kept at the maximum of 5. Indispensable footnotes should be placed to the foot of the pages, identified by Arabic numbers that should appear immediately after the text segment to which refers the note. The places suggested for insertion of illustrations and tables should be indicated in the text. Expressions such as apud, op. cit., id., ibidem and others are not accepted according to APA norms.

11. References - Not exceed the limit of 30 (thirty), including the 10% of citations concerning to the authors themselves. At least 40% of the total should refer to the last 5 years. Except for reasons, these limits will be reviewed by the Editorial Board. We warn the authors that the update of the text will be assessed by the consultants ad hoc.

Common types of citations

Authors  citations  should follow APA norms. Observe carefully the citations norms. Always give credit to authors and the dates of publication of all studies reported. All the authors’s names, whose works are cited, should be followed by the date of publication, by the first time they are cited in each paragraph.   In case of full transcription of a text of less than 40 words should be indicated by quotation marks followed by  page number in parentheses. The punctuation goes before the closing with quotes.  Literal excerpts of 40 or more words should be presented in a block typed  without italics and quotation marks, but double space, starting in a new line. An indent of 5 tabs should be used at left margin, as a new paragraph.

A direct citation  should be accurate, even if there are errors in the original text. If that happens and can occur  the risk of confusing the reader, add the word [sic], underlining  and putting  into  brackets, just after the error.  The omission of part of the text from an original  source must be indicated by three dots (...). The inclusion of material, such as comments or observations, should be bracketed.  The emphasis on one or more words should be underlined,  followed by [our emphasis].

All secondary citations must inform the original reference. Avoid using them , specially when the author can be recovered at ease.But, if it  is essential, please: author’s surname , date, author’s name  who made the original quote and the date of publication of the study.

A testimony or interviews citations from  subjects of research  are inserted in the body of the paragraph (less than 40 words),  in italics and quotation marks. 40 words or more must be in indent  as bibliographic citations, but in italics.

Before submitting the paper, prepared according to the previous instructions, the authors should read it again carefully and draw attention to the folowing items: a correspondence between sections and used subtitles, works cited in the text and listed in the references. Paragraphs of a single  sentence must be avoided because the text fragment.  Objectives of the study should be clear and explained at the beginning of the text (referring to the literature review and the methodology). All cited authors should be listed in the References section. Only the works which were consulted  and  mentioned in the text should appear in that section.

Citation of an only author

1. Literal citation:
The author´s surname should appear in all citations, indicating year and page of publication, according to the following example:
"Embora faça parte da natureza, ela o homem diferencia-se por criar suas próprias leis e traçar seu destino" (Boarini, 2000, p. 6).

2. Conceptual citation:
The authors surnames  should appear in all citations, indicating only year of publication, according to the following example:
Yamamoto (1996), entende que o período entre os anos 1973-74, no Brasil, registra um momento importante na alteração de rumo da política... [author´s name should be stated, omitting the year of publication, in subsequent citations within same paragraph]

Note: No matter the number of authors of the work, when a literal citation should appear, it must include names(s) of author(s), year and page of publication.

Citation of multiple authors

1. Article with two authors
Surnames in a citation of multiple authors should be linked with the word "e". In presentation among parenthesis, in tables and titles of figures, and on the references, names should be linked with "&".

2. Article with three to five authors
In the first time the article is mentioned, all authors surnames  should be cited. From second time on only the first author surname should be cited, and followed by "and cols." And by the year.

3. Article with six or more authors
Only the first author surname should be cited, and followed by "and cols.", and by the date, unless. However, in the References section, all authors  names should be stated.

Citation of citation

1. This refers to a citation of a work mentioned by other publication which was actually used without previous reading. (e.g. a study of Flavell, cited by Shore, 1982) It should be stated like: "Flavell (cited by Shore, 1082) adds that...." In the references section only the publication actually used should be recorded (in the case Shore, 1982), using the appropriate format.

Citation of old and re-edited works

It should be used the  following format:
Author (publication date of the first edition / publication date of the employed edition). Ex.: Franco (1790/1946).

Orientations about References

First of all start  a new page to the References Section. Use simple space in this section  and double space to separate them. The references should be cited in alphabetical order  using the author’s surname. In case of multiple studies by  the same author, use a cronological order, that is, from the earlier study to the most recent one. Authors names should not be replaced by indents or dashes.

The second line of each reference should be indented  in three spaces. Review the standards of the journal carefully before preparing your list. Note that the authors’s  surnames  are placed only with the first letter in uppercase.

Examples of References

1.                  1. Technical report
   Vieira Filho, N. G. (1997) Prática terapêutica em psicologia clínica: análise do

2.                          circuito institucional (report on research scholarship) Brasilia: CNPq.

2. Unpublished paper presented in Congress
    Haidt, J., Dias, M.G. & Koller, S. (1991, February). Disgust, disrespect and

         culture: moral judgement of victimless violations in the USA and Brazil.   

         Paper presented in the Annual Meeting) of Society for Cross Cultural  

         Research, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico.

3. Paper presented in congresses, which abstract is published in proceedings
    Yamamoto, O.H., Silva, F.L., Medeiros, É.P. & Câmara, R.A.(1999). A  

           configuração da Psicologia no Rio Grande do Norte: formação e prática  

           profissional. [Abstract]. In Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia (Org.),

           Resumos de comunicações científicas. XXIX Reunião Anual de

           Psicologia (p. 187). Campinas: SBP.

4. Unpublished thesis or dissertation
     Domingues, E. (2001). A luta pela terra e o Movimento dos Trabalhadores

            Rurais Sem Terra (MST): contribuições da psicanálise. Unpublished

            Master Dissertation, Social Psychology Graduate Course, Pontifícia

           Universidade Católica de São Paulo, São Paulo.

5. Books
    Mello Neto, G. A. R. (2003). Angústia e sociedade na obra de Sigmund Freud.  

          Campinas: Unicamp.

6. Book Chapter
     Di Loreto, O. D. M.. (2002). Patologia da vida psi cotidiana: o cotidiano na

          vida de um clínico psi. In M. L., Boarini (Org.), Desafios na atenção à

          saúde mental (pp. 93-133). Maringá: EDUEM.

7. Book translate into Portuguese
     Badinter, E. (1985). Um amor conquistado: o mito do amor materno. (W.

            Dutra, Trad.). Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira. (original published in 1980).

8. Translation of article or chapter of a published book, an issue of a work in multiple issues, a republished work.
      Freud, S. (1995). Além do princípio do prazer. (J. Salomão, Trad.), Edição Standard

           Brasileira das Obras Psicológicas Completas (Vol. XVIII, pp.17-79). Rio de

           Janeiro: Imago. (First published in 1920).

9. Scientific journal article
     Rauter, C. (2001). Notas sobre o tratamento das pessoas atingidas pela violência

            institucionalizada. Psicologia em Estudo, 6 (2), 3-10.
Inform number, within parenthesis followed by issue number just when pagination restarts in each issue (not at each issue).
      Tourinho, E.Z. (1987). Sobre o surgimento do behaviorismo radical de Skinner.  

             Psicologia. 13 (3), 111.

10. Old and re-edited work
       Franco, F. de M. (1946). Tratado de educação física dos meninos. Rio de Janeiro:

             Agir (First published in 1790).

11. Scientific journal article in press
Date, volume, issue or number of pages should not be mentioned until the article is published. It should be the final reference of the author.
       Boarini, M. L. (Org.). (in press). Higiene e raça como projetos: higienismo e

              eugenismo no Brasil. Maringá: EDUEM

12. Corporate autorship
       American Psychological Association (1994, 4ª ed.). Publication manual .

              Washington: Author.

13. Electronic document
       Paim, J. S. & Almeida Filho, N. (1998). Saúde coletiva: uma "nova saúde pública"

             ou campo aberto a novos paradigmas? Revista de Saúde Pública, 32 (4)

             Available at : <http://www.scielo.br>. (Accessed in 11/02/2000).

14. CD-ROM
       Tolfo, S. (1999). Trabalho, inovação e participação: um estudo multicase em

             empresas do setor metal-mecânico do Rio Grande do Sul. In 23º Encontro

             Anual da ANPAD. São Paulo: Portfolio (CD-ROM). Foz do Iguaçu.

It’s fundamental to consult the summary rules of the APA said at the beginning of the instructions, before submitting the text. See checklist.

Final Review

The proofs will be sent  to the authors for a final proofreading (restricted to errors and writing). The proofs not returned within the period required – three days – should be published according to the proof.

Regardless of number of authors, it will be offered only 2 copies by work published in this journal.

E-mail to send the articles:

www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/PsicolEstud

Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Departamento de Psicologia
Revista Psicologia em estudo

Information:

Phone: (0xx44) 3261-4502
E-mail: revpsi@uem.br

Before sending the text

·        Make a careful review of norms, the language and requirements of the magazine.

·        Ask a peer  to make a prior  appraisal of your text to ensure quality and make the editorial process more efficient.

Then...

First Submission

·        Cover letter signed by all the authors highlighting the  category  and

(    ) Agreement  for the beginning of the editorial  process and review of language, if necessary.

(    ) Copyright  Transfer agreement to the Journal.

(    ) Commitment to respect all the ethical issues inherent in the realization of a scientific work.

·        Approval Report by the Ethics Committee.

(    ) Approval Document on the part of Commission or Ethics Committee, in the case of studies involving human beings.

·        File with the text according to the standards of publication.

Make a carefully review:

(    ) Double spacing.

(    ) Citations according to the norms.

(    ) References according to the APA norms.

(    ) Abstract (resumo)  in Portuguese.

(    ) Key-words (palavras-chaves)  in Portuguese.

(    ) Abstract in English.

(    ) Key-words in English.

(    ) Abstract (resumem) in Spanish.

(    ) Key-words (palabras-clave) in Spanish.

(    ) Full title in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

(    )Abbreviated title in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

(    ) Notes and Annexes (if  essentials).

(    ) Figures and tables at the end of the text, just after the references.

Observe: the abstract and key-words are dispensable in Debate and Interview categories.

Reformulated Text

(    ) Letter specifying the accomplished  alterations and justifying those ones that don’t have any  changes.

(    ) File with the text showing the changes either  highlighted in another color or  underlined.