Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submission

All articles must be submitted electronically. Any other form of submission will not be accepted by the Editors.

Upon submission, the following documents must be attached:

(1) The article (complete file in Word format, including cover page, abstract, text, references and illustrations);

(2) The illustrations (in a separate and editable file, in the formats accepted by the Journal in the programs: Excel, GraphPrism, SPSS 22, Corel Draw Suite X7 and Word, in the following extensions: .cdr, .pzf, .spv, .jpg, .jpeg, .xls, .xlsx, .doc, .docx, .vsdx, .vst.);

(3) All the documents required by the Journal (duly signed by all authors).

Documents

At submission, the authors must forward the following documents attached to the article:

• Letter of presentation of article for submission [Template]
• Complete submission checklist [Template].
• Open Science Compliance Form [Template]

Where applicable:

• Document certifying permission to use the illustrations (tables, photos, graphs and others).
• Statement of Commitment to Ethics in Research
• Translation Certificate.
• Document attesting to permission for use, adaptation and translation of scales and questionnaires.

All persons listed as authors must sign the documents. Only scanned or electronic signatures are allowed in order to avoid any type of fraud. All documentation must be sent scanned and in PDF format.

Categories

Types of papers accepted by Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)

Before the manuscript is submitted for evaluation by the ad hoc reviewers, it is submitted for a pre-assessment by the Editorial Board. The following categories of papers are accepted for publication: Survey report, Theoretical article, Literature Systematic Review Article, Case Study, Thematic Section, Short Communication, Letter to the Editor (opinion article), and Review.

The manuscript that falls into one of the above categories and areas will be submitted to the Editorial Committee for pre-assessment.

Publication in English

Aiming at the internationalization of the Journal, the Journal publishes unpublished articles in the English language.

However, authors can submit manuscripts in Portuguese and, after approval, they must provide their translation by professionals accredited by Estudos de Psicologia; the cost of the translation shall be borne by the authors.

To ensure the quality and consistency of the texts translated into the English language, the translation must be carried out, necessarily, by a highly qualified translator with proven experience in the translation of scientific texts, indicated and accredited by the Journal.

Manuscript

Preparing the manuscript

The Journal Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) adopts the American Psychological Association – APA (7th edition, 2020) publication rules, with some own style adaptations.

The Journal provides the following template [Template]

Text structure

The pages must have personalized numbering starting from the cover sheet (which should be numbered as number 1). The paper must be A4 size, with the formatting of upper and lower margins (at least 2.5 cm), left and right (at least 3 cm), with space between lines 1.5, font Arial 12. The file must be written in a text editor similar to the 2010 Word version.

It is strongly recommended that the author(s) seek professional linguistic advice (proofreaders and/or certified translators in Portuguese and English) before submitting originals that may contain inaccuracies and/or morphological, syntactic, idiomatic or style inadequacies.

• The following order of presentation must be complied with, including the items on separate pages:
  • Cover sheet
  • Abstract
  • Text
  • References (on a separate page, following the end of the text);
  • Illustrations (each one on a separate page, after the references).
• Formatting references should facilitate the task of reviewing and editing. To this effect, spacing before and after 12 pt with 1.5 spacing and font size 12 pt must be used, and in accordance with the APA style (7th edition, 2020);
• The presentation of numerical and statistical information, as well as the preparation of tables and figures must follow the APA manual (7th edition, 2010) recommendations;
• Illustrations (Figures, Charts and Tables) must be inserted after the References section, one illustration per page, regardless of its size, and within the maximum limit of 25 pages. It should be noted that illustration must also be forwarded in separate and editable files.

The cover sheet should contain:

• Full title in Portuguese:
• Must be concise and avoid unnecessary and/or redundant words;
• Without abbreviations and acronyms or geographic location of the     investigation;
• It should be limited to a maximum of 15 words.
• Full title in English, consistent with the title in Portuguese.
• Mandatory suggestion of a short title for the header, not exceeding 40 characters (including spaces), in Portuguese (or Spanish) and English.
• Name of each author, in full (do not abbreviate first names), and their number of the ORCID® record. Registration is available for free at: https://orcid.org/.
• Inform the academic title data of the authors (if master’s, doctor, etc.), the current institution affiliation (only one link per author, on 3 levels (Ex: University, Faculty, Program, Center, School, Department), without abbreviations or acronyms), as well as city, state and country.
• Indication of the corresponding author who should be based on the highest academic degree, with the full address of the institution to which he/she is affiliated.
• Inform telephone and e-mail of all authors. These data will not be released under any circumstances, with the exception of the e-mail of the appointed corresponding author.
• Inform, explicitly, the contribution of each of the authors in the article, in plain text of up to four lines;
• Inform if the article stems from a Dissertation or Thesis, indicating the title, author, university and year of publication;
• Inform if the article has been submitted to any Preprints platform. If so, inform the name of the repository and the complete reference of the article

Footnotes indicating financial support and the case and/or notice number, acknowledgment of collaboration of colleagues and technicians may be included [explain the reason, for example: critical review of the manuscript, data collection, etc.]. It is mandatory to send the permission of the nominees. Acknowledgments to institutions that supported the research can be included, in a paragraph not exceeding three lines.

Note: this should be the only part of the text with the identification of the authors, and other types of notes will not be accepted (except in the translation of citations).

The processing of the article will only start after the inclusion of this information on the cover page.

Abstract

 In Portuguese

The abstract must contain a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 150 words. The use of acronyms, abbreviations or citations is not allowed.

The abstract should include a brief reference to the problem investigated, sample characteristics, the method used for data collection, results and conclusions.

The keywords or descriptors must be drawn from the Health Sciences Terminology (DeCS) or Psychology Terminology. For free search terms, the SciELO Index can also be used.

The keywords or descriptors must be written in lowercase letters, separated by semicolons. The abstract should contain, at the end, 3-5 keywords that accurately describe the content of the work.

The keywords should not be present in the title.

In English

The abstract in English must be consistent with the text of the abstract in Portuguese, following the same rules, and followed by the keywords obtained from the Terminology in Health Sciences (DeCS) or Psychology Terminology.

Article organization

The text of all works submitted for publication must have a clear organization and titles and subtitles that facilitate reading.

For quantitative articles, the text must present:

Introduction: development of the problem under investigation, including its historical background, and statement of the purpose of the investigation.

Method: description of the procedures used to conduct the investigation, including consistent information about the participants, instruments and procedures used. At the end of this section, there must be a clear statement regarding the compliance with the ethical procedures adopted and provide the approved case number.

Results: should report the most important results and analyses, which respond to the research objectives.

Discussion: it includes abstract, interpretation and implication of the results; it should explore, properly and objectively, the effects discussed in the light of other observations already reported in the literature. The limitations of the study as well as suggestions for future research should be pointed out. Include the conclusion of the work and final considerations in this section.

For qualitative articles, the sections may vary according to their content order.

Abbreviations and acronyms: should be used in a standardized manner, and should be limited only to those used conventionally or sanctioned for use, accompanied by the meaning, in full, at the first citation in the text. The journal does not adopt acronyms in the plural. They should not be used in the title and abstract.

Citations

Foreign language citations translated by the authors should be written in their original language in the footnote. The source indication must include the wording: Our translation. Ex.: (Pfeiffer, 2015, p. 24, our translation).

Secondary references will not be accepted, that is, citation from the original author (apud).

Do not use the terms apud, op. cit, id. ibidem, and others. They are not part of the APA standards.

Citations of articles of multiple authorship should be made as follows:

Article with two authors: quote the two authors whenever the article is referred to.

Articles with three or more authors: use the first author's surname followed by et al. and the year, starting with the first citation in the text.

Ambiguity in citations: to avoid ambiguity, when the text cites multiple papers with three or more authors with the same publication year, the number of authors needed to distinguish the publication should be referenced. For instance: Teles, Marques, Júlio, et al. (2018); Teles, Marques, Harcourt, et al. (2018).

Citations of works with the same authorship and date: distinguish them by placing lowercase letters after the year, both in the text citation and in the reference list entry. For instance: (Ortega et al., 2010a, 2010b, 2010c).

Old and reissued works: In the case of old citations, with new editions of the work, the quote must include both dates, the original and the date of the edition read by the author. For example: Freud (1912/1969, p.154).

In the case of a citation, with up to 40 words, it must be enclosed in quotation marks in the text, with indication of the author's last name, the date and the page.

Citations with more than 40 words must come in a new paragraph, with single spacing, font size 11 and with a 4cm indentation in the left margin. Literal quote of 500 words or more must be allowed by the original author

References

References and citations must be standardized according to the APA style (7th edition, 2020).

There should be a prevalence (50%) of references from the last 5 years and extracted from indexed journals (mandatory item).

No citations/references of monographs for completion of undergraduate courses will be accepted, besides abstracts of works from Congresses, Symposia, Workshops, Meetings, among others, and unpublished texts (classes handouts, among others).

If a work, by one of the authors of the manuscript and/or other sources is in the process of being published but is cited (that is, an article in press), it is mandatory to submit a copy of the acceptance letter (article already approved with expected publication) of the Journal that will publish that article. Otherwise, the quote/reference will be excluded. In any case, articles in press should be avoided.

If unpublished data obtained by other researchers are quoted in the manuscript, it will be necessary to include a permission letter to use such data issued by their authors.

Works with a single author must come before works of multiple authorship, when the surname is the same.

In the case of works in which the first author is the same, but the co-authors are different, the alphabetic order of the co-authors' last names must be taken as a criterion.

Articles by the same authors must be ranked by date, the oldest coming first. Works with the same authorship and the same date must be differentiated into "a" and "b".

Authors' names should not be replaced by dashes or hyphens.

All addresses with Internet links (URL) in the references must be active and lead directly to the document cited.

When the mentioned document has a DOI number (Digital Object Identifier), it must be informed, waiving the date of access to the content (see examples of electronic material). The prefix https://doi.org/... should be used.

The formatting of the references should facilitate the task of reviewing and editing. Thus, spacing before and after 12 pt with 1.5 spacing and font size 12 pt be used. Each of the references must be presented as a new paragraph, with 0.5 cm indentation of the left margin from the second line. The inclusion of references of articles already published in the journal Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) is suggested as a way of increasing its impact factor.

The accuracy and appropriateness of references to works that have been consulted and mentioned in the text of the article are the author’s responsibility, just as the content of the works is his/her sole responsibility.

All authors, whose works are cited in the text, must be followed by the date of publication and listed in the References section.

Examples

Article with up to 2 authors

Arantes, V. A., & Pinheiro, V. P. G. (2021). Purposes in life of young Brazilians: identities and values in context. Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas), 38, e200012. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0275202138e200012

Artigos from 3 to 20 authors

Pompa, J. P. P., Bakker, L., & Rubiales, J. (2021). Classroom climate in the secondary school of Mar Del Plata. Psicologia Escolar e Educacional, 25, e221999. https://doi.org/10.1590/2175-35392021221999   

Zhao, N., Wang, X. H., Kang, C. Y. Zheng, Y., Yang, L. Y., Guan, T. F., Bai, Y. X., Wei, R., Hinman, H. C., & Zhang, X. Y. (2021). Sex differences in association between cognitive impairment and clinical correlates in Chinese patients with first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia.  Annals of General Psychiatry, 20(26), 1-9.

Articles with 21 or more authors

Kalnay, E., Kanamitsu, M., Kirtler, R., Collins, W., Deaven, D., Gandin, L., Iredell, M., Saha, S., White, G., Woollen, J., Zhu, Y., Chelliah, M., Ebisuzaki, W., Higgins, W., Janowiak, J., Mo, K. C., Ropelewski, C., Wang, J., Leetma, A., ... Joseph, D. (1996). The NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 77(3), 437-471.

Books

Falender, C. A., & Shafranske, E. P. (2021). Clinical supervision: a competency-based approach (2nd ed.).  American Psychological Association.

Book chapters

Brutlag, A. (2021). Toxicology. In S. Cital, K. Kramer, L. Hughston, J. S., & Gaynor (Eds.), Cannabis therapy in Veterinary Medicine: a complete guide (pp. 61-83). Springer International Publishing.

Old work reissued at a much later date

Piaget, J., & Inhekder, B. (1969). The psychology of the child (2nd ed.). Basic Books. (Original work published 1966)

Unpublished theses or dissertations

Abreu, J. S. (2021). Binômio: necrofilia e biofilia nas teorias pedagógica, psicológica e psicanalítica (Freire, Fromm e Freud) [Tese de doutorado não-publicada]. Universidade Nove de Julho.

Institutional authorship

World Health Organization. (2021). Step-by-step guide for developing a public health strategy for artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the context of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Work presented at congresses published in annals

Perrone, R. A. P., & Ferreira, M. D. (2014). Jugar como recurso de preparación psicológica de los niños visita al hermano internado en la unidad de terapia intensiva pediátrica. Anais do VII Congreso Internacional y XII Nacional de Psicología Clínica. pp. 564-565.

Legislation

Conselho Nacional de Saúde (Brasil). (2012). Resolução no 466, de 12 de dezembro de 2012. Diário Oficial da União, Brasília.

Press article

Pachur, T., & Scheibehenne, B. (in press).  Unpacking buyer-seller diferences in valuation from experience: a cognitive modeling approach. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

Electronic material

Journal articles

Medina, G. B. K., & Guimarães, S. R. K. (2021). Reading in developmental dyslexia: the role of phonemic awareness and executive functions. Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas), 38, e180178. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0275202138e180178

Çoban, E., Serindağ, H. C., Salihoğlu, E. K., Selçuk, H. H., Eren, F., Albay, V. B, & Soysal, A. (2021). Central Nervous system vasculitis due to an endemic zoonosis in Turkey; Tularemia. Archives of Neuropsychiatry, 58(1), 73-76. http://www.noropsikiyatriarsivi.com/sayilar/452/npa_v58n1_73-76_dumromj ur8202103282101467857479.pdf 

Stanghellini, G., Daga, G. A., & Ricca, V. (2021). From the patients' perspective: what it is like to suffer from eating disorders. Eating and Weight Disorders, 26, 751-755. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-00913-8

Unpublished theses or dissertations

Martins, C. C. (2021). Escala de Autorregulacão socioemocional infantil: construção e análise de qualidades psicométricas [Dissertação de mestrado não-publicada]. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. http://tede.bibliotecadigital.puc-campinas.edu.br:8080/ jspui/handle/tede/1413

Institutional authorship

World Health Organization. (2020, March 3). WHO announces COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic 2020. https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2020/3/who-announces-covid-19outbreak-a-pandemic#:~:text=The%20meeting%20follows%20the%20announc ement,a%20growing%20number%20of%20countries  

Pan American Health Organization. (2021). Pan American Health Organization Response to COVID-19 in the Americas: January-December 2020. World Health Organization. https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/10665.2/54013/PAHOIMSP HECOVID-19210010_eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Work presented at congresses published in annals

Savagea, T., Davisa, A., Fischhoffa, B., & Morgana, G. M. (2021). A strategy to improve expert technology forecasts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(21), 1-5. https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/118/21/e2021558118.full.pdf

Newspaper article

Singh, K. D. (2021, May, 27). Twitter Calls on Indian Government to Respect Free Speech. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/technology/india-twitter.html 

Illustrations

Preparing the illustrations

Illustrations are considered any and all types of tables, figures, graphs, drawings, diagrams, flowcharts, photographs, maps, organization charts, diagrams, plans, pictures, portraits, etc., which serve to illustrate the research data. Figures should not present the same data as the tables.

The total number of illustrations accepted per article is 7 (seven), comprising all the types mentioned above.

The illustrations must be inserted after the References section, one illustration per page, regardless of its size, and should also be sent separately in its original program, through the ScholarOne platform.

The illustrations should be editable, and the following editing programs are accepted: Excel, GraphPrism, SPSS 22, Corel Draw Suite X7 and Word. Therefore, images can be submitted only in the following extensions: .cdr, .pzf, .spv, .jpg, .jpeg, .xls, .xlsx, .doc, .docx, .vsdx, .vst. If another program is used, the standard Frutiger font, size 7, adopted by the Journal should be used.

The images must have a resolution equal to or greater than 600 dpi.

Graphics and drawings must be generated in vector drawing programs (Microsoft Excel, CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator etc.), accompanied by their quantitative parameters, in the form of a table and with the name of all variables.

The use of color images is recommended and has no publication costs for the author.

Graphics presented with grid lines are not accepted, and elements (bars, circles) profiles should have no volume (3-D).

The author is responsible for the quality of the illustrations, which should allow reduction without resolution loss, since the use of landscape format is not allowed.

Each illustration should be given a short title, numbered consecutively and independently, with Arabic numerals, according to the order in which the data are mentioned. For graphics, the title of all axes must also be informed.

All columns of Tables must have headings.

The words Figure, Table and Chart, which appear in the text, must be written with the first letter capitalized and accompanied by the number to which they refer. The suggested manuscript locations where to insert figures and tables should be indicated in the text. Titles should be concise.

Include, whenever necessary, explanatory notes. If there is any specific acronym or highlight (such as the use of bold, asterisk, among others), this must have its meaning informed in the footnote of the illustration.

For articles in a language other than Portuguese, the correct translation of the illustrations, tables and figures must be observed, in addition to the conversion of values ​​to the original language of the article.

If there is full use or adaptation of figures or tables that have been published in other sources, permission for their use must be attached, and the appropriate source must be cited. In the case of photographs, it is necessary to send a declaration with the subject authorization to use his/her image, even if there is an attempt to hide the respective identity of the subject.

Authors must ensure that nothing in the manuscript infringes any copyright or intellectual property rights of third parties, otherwise they may respond legally in accordance with the terms of Law No. 9,610/98, which consolidated the copyright laws.

After acceptance 

Proofs

They will be sent to the corresponding author, who will be responsible for transmitting the version to the co-authors (if the case be).

SBI Publishing Center

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