Submissions

Author Guidelines

Focus and scope
Psicoperspectivas publishes articles that communicate research in the field of psychology in dialogue with the social sciences, contributing to social transformation based on a critical view of current social problems and their potential for change. The articles, which are original and unpublished, communicate the results of qualitative, quantitative, or mixed research; literature reviews developed under the criteria of the PRISMA Declaration; and the systematization of interventions.
We understand “original and unpublished article” to mean those documents prepared by their authors and not previously published in any print or digital medium, whether or not it is a periodical publication. By “published” we mean that it has been made publicly available.

Evaluation
All manuscripts undergo a preliminary review of relevance and quality that considers their suitability for the journal's focus and subject coverage, compliance with the APA style of publication (7th ed.), and the quality of the written document. Once this stage has been passed, they are sent to two or more external peer reviewers, in accordance with the “double-blind” method.

Quality criteria
Based on the above, Psicoperspectivas has established the following characteristics as indicators of manuscript quality:
• Its focus, thematic coverage, and document type is accepted by the journal.
• Its communicates relevant, original research and contribute to knowledge in the field.
• Its conforms to the American Psychological Association 7th ed. (2020) publication style and JARS standards for communicating research in psychology
(https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/apa-style-jars).
• Title and abstract are relevant and informative, the writing is clear, the language is correct, and citations and references are appropriate.
• Thematic definition, approaches, objectives, and contribution of the document are clearly defined.
• Theoretical basis is relevant and up to date.
• Literature review is relevant, up-to-date, and of high quality (50% or more of the works consulted were published in the last five years).
• The manuscript is coherent, presents accurate and sufficient information, the methodology is adequate and appropriately described, the analyses are appropriate, the results are correctly interpreted, and the discussion is meaningful and limited to the results.
• In cross-sectional studies, the age of the research data should not exceed five years.
• The submission is anonymous (blinded for peer review), with a maximum length of 8,000 words (considering all elements of the manuscript).

Manuscripts with the following characteristics will be returned to their authors: documents that do not include a critical view of the subject matter they address; studies that do not demonstrate a dialogue between Psychology and the Social Sciences; literature reviews that do not adhere to any of the protocols described by PRISMA Statement; articles duplicating previous publications in preprints (ArXivs), conference proceedings, blogs, or any other print, digital, or electronic medium; theoretical essays; critical reflections; instrument validations; articles based on experimental neuroscience methodologies; articles attributed to undergraduate students; and manuscripts whose authors have been published in Psicoperspectivas less than 18 months ago.

Publication
Accepted articles are published in electronic format three times a year (March 15, July 15, and November 15) and can be downloaded free of charge from www.psicoperspectivas.cl in accordance with the Open Access policy.

Ethical standards
Psicoperspectivas adheres to the ethical guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE), of which it is a member.

Conflicts of Interest
Any conflict of interest must be reported to the journal's Chief Editor at the time of submission. Failure to do so in a timely manner will be considered unethical.

Reuse of data
The reuse of previously published information or information deposited in repositories (“data sets”) is permitted, provided that it is data and is properly cited.

Conflict Resolution
In the event of conflicts of any nature, the Editor-in-Chief will resolve the issue, after consulting with the Editorial Team, and inform the parties concerned.

Number of Authors
Editorial Team has the right to accept or reject articles having a number of authors that is not proportional to the research work presented.

Endogamy
Committed to avoiding endogamy, 10% of the published authors may have institutional affiliation with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.

Payments
Psicoperspectivas adopted the Open Access publishing model, meaning that there are no costs associated to publishing or reading its content.
Instead, when authors register the submission of a manuscript, we ask them to also register as reviewers. If their article is published, we ask them to agree to evaluate one manuscript in their area of expertise in the two years following the publication of their article (one document per year), thereby contributing to the quality of the publications.

Form and preparation of manuscripts

Types of manuscripts
We publish only three types of articles: research articles, literature reviews, and descriptions of the systematization of an intervention.
See samples for the format for submitting articles at
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/sample-papers 
See our manuscript model in PDF format

1) Research article
The content of articles reporting research, whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed, must be organized according to APA 7th edition (2020) standards and include the following sections:

• Introduction (this heading is assumed; do not use it);
• Method;
• Results;
• Discussion and Conclusion (alternatively, the Discussion may be incorporated into Results, in which case the following section will be called Conclusion); and
• References

The content of each section is described in the APA Standards text and in the description of the JARS standards available at
https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/apa-style-jars

The document must be presented as a professional paper. The template is available for download at 
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/professional-paper.docx

2) Systematic literature reviews
In the case of systematic literature reviews, these must fully comply with the PRISMA Statement (http://www.prisma-statement.org/).
The submitted document must include a brief description of the protocol adopted and name its sections accordingly.

3) Systematization of intervention
Detailed description of the planning and implementation of individual or group interventions, identifying the important variables that bring together the subjects of the intervention (e.g., reason, specific topic of interest, patient diagnosis, etc.), considering the results obtained by the intervention; if relevant, developing clinical theory or discussing existing theory on the variable or topic that gives rise to the intervention. The systematization would consider specific interventions by professionals and/or therapists at different moments or phases of the process: initial phase (diagnostic/motivational), middle phase (development/action), and final phase (conclusion of the process and follow-up). The systematization of the intervention should present the content distributed in the following sections:
• Introduction (this section does not require a heading);
• Description of the intervention;
• Systematization of the experience;
• Discussion, and
• References.

Languages
We publish manuscripts in Spanish, English, or Portuguese. In order to broaden the scope and citation potential of articles, articles in English are welcome. The authors are responsible for the proper translation of the document.

Translations
Psicoperspectivas is willing to add the English version of articles previously accepted or published in the journal in Spanish or Portuguese. In this case, send the translation to the Editor, requesting the incorporation of the file. Although the translation is the responsibility of the authors, it must adhere to the original document.

Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT)
In the interest of transparency and openness, Psicoperspectivas has adopted the Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) to describe the individual contributions of each author to the work. CRediT offers authors the opportunity to share a detailed description of their various contributions to a manuscript. This statement must be included in the Letter of Originality and when registering the manuscript metadata. Authors must indicate the contributions of all authors according to the roles defined by the CRediT taxonomy and available for consultation at https://credit.niso.org/. If the manuscript is accepted for publication, the CRediT designations will be published in the final version of the document as a statement of the authors' contributions. All authors must have reviewed and agreed on their individual contribution(s) prior to submission; it is possible to claim credit for more than one contributor role, and the same role can be attributed to more than one person. On the other hand, not all roles will be applicable to a particular academic work.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
When authors use artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, they should only do so to improve readability and language. The application of technology must be done with human supervision and control, and authors must carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate results that appear authoritative but may be incorrect, incomplete, or biased.

AI and AI-assisted technologies should not be listed as authors or co-authors, nor should they be cited as such. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans.

How to prepare the manuscript
Articles must adhere to the publication standards of the American Psychological Association's Publication Manual (APA, 7th ed., 2020), Professional paper
(https://apastyle.apa.org/).

Blinded article
No information about the authors, such as names, institutional affiliations, and references that could compromise anonymity, should be included, nor should the projects in which the manuscript is enrolled or the institution that approved the research design. This must be ensured as the file will be sent to peer reviewers.

Declaration of originality
When submitting the manuscript, authors must attach a letter to the Chief Editor  including the information omitted from the submitted manuscript, which must also be registered on the journal's website (as metadata) at the time of submission. The letter of originality must be submitted at the time of submission. The article's metadata must be completed by the authors.

Form and style aspects

• Paper size: Letter.
• Font type and size: Times New Roman 12 pts.
• Line spacing: Double, except in tables and figures.
• Text alignment: left justified (or broken).
• Pages numbered at the top right.
• Manuscript length: 8,000 words maximum (including all   elements and sections).
• Reference limit: 50 (except in the case of literature reviews). 50% of these must have been published in the last five years.

Title

• Level 1 APA heading.
• Maximum title length: 15 words.
• To facilitate the subsequent dissemination of the article on the internet, it is recommended that the title be a single sentence.
• It must be consistent with the content.
• An English translation must be provided.

Abstract
It must be written in a single paragraph, i.e., without separate paragraphs, and contain the main theoretical aspects, research objectives, methodological procedures used, most relevant results, and conclusions of the research process. An English translation must be provided with the heading Abstract.

• The words ‘Summary’ and ‘Abstract’ must appear as APA Level 1 Headings.
• Maximum length of the summary in each language: 200 words.

Keywords
Include between three and five keywords after the Summary. Translate them and include them after the Abstract.

Body of the manuscript
The manuscript must be clearly divided into the sections mentioned above, according to the type of document.

• The Introduction section does not have a heading.
• For subsequent sections, use APA Level 1 heading.
• None of the sections should be numbered.

Citations
- One author: (Author, Year)
- Two authors: (Author 1 & Author 2, Year). Use ampersand (&) instead of “and.”
In the text:
Parenthetical citation: (Pérez-Rodríguez & Delgado-Ponce, 2012)
Narrative citation: Pérez-Rodríguez and Delgado-Ponce (2012)
In References:
Pérez-Rodríguez, M. A. & Delgado-Ponce, Á. (2012). From digital and audiovisual competence to media competence: dimensions and indicators. Comunicar, 39, 25-34. https://doi.org/10.3916/C39-2012-02-02

- Three or more authors: (Author 1 et al., Year)
Always mention the first author followed by et al.
Parenthetical citation: (Author 1 et al., Year)
Narrative citation: López et al. (2018) discovered that ...; or, López and co-authors (2018) ...
In References, mention each of the authors (up to 21). Use “, &” between the penultimate and last authors.

Multiple mentions
Multiple mentions within parentheses should be ordered alphabetically, not by year of publication. All citations mentioned in the body of the article must match the References in the corresponding section. The only exception is unpublished material, which may not be included as a Reference.

Direct quotations or excerpts
Short direct quotations (less than 40 words) should be included in the text in double quotation marks. At the end of the quotation, indicate: the authors' last names, year, and number of the page(s) cited or referred to.
Example: (González, 2009, p. 34). If there are more than two authors, mention the first author followed by et al.
For indirect quotations within the text, only the author's last name and year of publication are indicated. If there are more than two authors, mention the first one followed by et al.
Extensive citations (40 or more words) should be in a separate paragraph with a 1.2 cm or ½" indent. The font type and size should be Times New Roman 11 pts. Do not use italics or quotation marks.

References

• The heading “References” should be aligned to the left; each reference should start on a new line; use a 1.00 cm reverse (or French) indentation from the second line onwards.
• References should include literature that explicitly supports and contributes to the study presented and be limited to a maximum of 50, with the exception of literature reviews.
• Fifty percent of the references must correspond to material published in the last five years.
• Self-citation is permitted as long as it does not exceed 10% of the total references.
• References are the responsibility of the authors and must conform to APA format (7th ed. 2020).
• Do not include references to unquoted or unpublished material (the latter may be mentioned in the text, using a footnote).
• References must include the complete link to the DOI number (only the link, without the DOI acronym), in the format https://doi.org/número... whenever available.
• If you have any questions about references, please refer to the American Psychological Association Manual, 7th edition (2020), original version.

Examples

Books, Monographs, Theses

Author (Year). Title of book or monograph. Publisher.
Latour, B. (1991). Nous n'avons jamais été modernes: essai d'Anthropologie symétrique. La Découverte.
Ibáñez, T. (2003). El giro lingüístico. In L. Íñiguez-Rueda, (Ed.), Discourse analysis: manual for the social sciences (pp. 21-42). EDIUOC.
Hui, A., Schatzki, T., & Shove, E. (2017). The nexus of practices: connections, constellations, practitioners. Routledge.
Aponte, L., & Cardona, C. (2009). Environmental education and assessment of population density for the conservation of condors reintroduced into Los Nevados National Natural Park and its buffer zone [thesis]. University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia.

Articles from periodicals
Author(s) (Year). Article title. Name of publication, Volume No. (Journal Number), start page-end page. Digital Object Number (DOI) link.
Engeström, Y. (2000). Activity theory and the social construction of knowledge: a story of four umpires. Organization, 7(2), 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/135050840072006Keevers, L., Treleaven, L., Sykes, C., & Darcy, M. (2012). Made to measure: taming practices with results-based accountability. Organization Studies, 33(1), 97-120. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840611430597

Footnotes
Limit their use to what is strictly necessary. The content of extensive and indispensable notes should be incorporated into the text.

Tables and Figures
Tables, figures, and graphs should be incorporated into the text, with single spacing, 10-point font size, numbered consecutively as they are mentioned; the mention should be made with an initial capital letter: Table 1, Figure 1. All images, including graphs, should be labeled Figure.

Image resolution
At least 300 PPI (pixels per inch) so that it can be easily viewed by the reader. 

Submissions
Submissions must be made through the journal's management platform at https://www.psicoperspectivas.cl 
To submit, authors must create an author account.