Guidelines for Authors

  • Title of the paper.
  • Abstract and title of the article must be in English. The abstract should be between 150 and 200 words explaining concisely the reasons and objective of the manuscript, the methodology used and the main results and conclusions. Authors should give 3-5 keywords that define the article and serve to identify the content of the work in the language of the article.
  • Text of the article.
  • Notes (that will go at the end of the document with the endnote format, before the reference list).
  • References.
  • The tables and figures (if any) will have a brief title and explanation. In the case of images, it is necessary to send them in jpeg format.

  • Authorship

    A maximum of three authors should be listed for each article. Authors should avoid disclosing their identity. The name of the author(s) must not appear on any page of the manuscript. This information will be included in the electronic platform, and it should not appear in the manuscript sent for review. All authors must be listed in the online platform at the time of submission, including their full name, their affiliation, postal address and electronic address.

    Typical sections include:

    Title Page

    A separate document must be added with the name(s) of the authors, their affiliation and email address. Please indicate the name of the corresponding author.

    Style

    The manuscript must follow the APA style (Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition, 2020).

    Length

    The manuscript submitted should have minimum 3000 and maximum 6000 words, including abstract, notes, references and annexes.

    Format

    The manuscript should be presented in MS Word format.

    Abstract and keywords

    The manuscript should include an abstract between 150 and 200 words explaining concisely the reasons and objective of the paper, the methodology used and the main findings and conclusions. It is also necessary to include 3-5 keywords that define the article and serve to identify the content of the work.

    Tables and figures

    Diagrams, charts, graphs and tables will (must) have a brief title and explanation.

    Abbreviations

    The only abbreviations that can be used are those universally accepted.

    Contribution to the preparation of the article

    Information about the specific contribution of each of the authors of the submitted article should be provided in a separate document to be attached to the submission. This document will indicate the specific contribution of each of them in the preparation of the article.

    Language

    The manuscripts should be written in English. The submitted articles should be grammatically correct regardless of the language used. It is the responsibility of the authors to ensure that the submitted manuscript follows the language standards required by the publication of the scientific journal. Authors are invited to use the language editing services.

    Please ensure that the manuscript is up to date and adheres to APA Style, 7th edition.We expect 50-60% of the references to be from recent publications.

    Is the manuscript clearly written? Is the article exciting? Does the content flow well from one section to another? Please try to keep your manuscript on the proper level. It should be easy to understand by well qualified professionals, but at the same time please avoid describing well known facts (use proper references instead). Often manuscripts receive negative reviews because reviewers are not able to understand the manuscript, and this is authors' (not reviewers') fault. Notice, that if reviewers have difficulties, then other readers will face the same problem and there is no reason to publish the manuscript.

    Do you have enough references? We will usually expect a minimum of 10 to 25 references primarily to Scopus/Web of Science indexed / reputed journal papers, depending on the length of the paper. Citations of textbooks should be used very rarely and citations to web pages should be avoided. All cited papers should be referenced within the text of the manuscript.

    For in-text citation, the paper should follow guidelines given in APA 7th ed. This guide is a quick introduction to the American Psychological Association (APA) Style for references and citations. Be sure to consult the Publication Manual of the APA or the APA Style website for detailed standards and procedures.

    Self-citations

    To mitigate citation manipulation (COPE, 2019), the journal recommends minimizing self-citations. We would strongly recommend no more than 4 (including jointly authored publications), or 20% self-citations, whichever number is lower.

    Please be aware that for the final submission of regular paper you will be asked to tailor your paper, so the last page is not half empty.