Manuscript guidelines

Manuscripts should be written in English, and conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition, 2020) https://apastyle.apa.org ".

Manuscripts must be original and not submitted for publication to any other journal at the same time. Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication must transfer copyright to Edizioni Luigi Pozzi.

Authors must use A4 format and add line numbers. Four types of manuscripts can be submitted:

  1. Position statements, theoretical re-interpretations and multi-experiment papers should not exceed 30 pages inclusive.
  2. Brief reports (empirically-based communications or commentaries) should not exceed 15 pages.
  3. Research notes. These submissions should not exceed 5 pages. They may present some initial findings, methodological issues or stimulating data from initial pilot work.
  4. Letters to the editors.

Authors should strive to make their contribution as precise and concise as possible.

Ethics

The IJSP Editorial Board requires that authors strictly follow ethical guidelines from their country or state.

Submissions must comply with appropriate inoffensive language standards.

Checklist for submission

  1. Cover letter
  2. Original manuscript - First page (title of article, name of author(s), affiliation, running head, e-mail address of lead author, grant and thanks)
  3. Blind copy of the manuscript (first page removed)
  4. Each section should be separated by a page break:
    • Abstract (150 words)
    • Body of the manuscript
    • References
    • Tables and figures
    • Captions


Please, to prepare the final version to submit your article follow these recommendations:

First page of the article

Title - Write all the first letter of the title words capitalized.
Author name(s) - Name and surname, if there are two authors, use the word “and” between authors; if there are three or more authors, place a comma between author names and use the word “and” before the final author name.
Affiliation - When different authors have different affiliations, use superscript numerals after author names to connect the names to the appropriate affiliation(s). If all authors have the same affiliation, superscript numerals are not used.
Affiliation Institution – write University and Country below the author(s) name(s). Preceded by superscript numeral if the authors have different affiliations.
Abstract - Include below the abstract (150 words).
Key words - add the key words.
Correspondence address - First and last name, Affiliation, City, Country (email in parentheses).

Article text

Ensure that the text, figures, tables, and the final bibliography are written following APA Style, 2020, 7th edition.

As you prepare the final version to submit your manuscript, we kindly request that you consider citing relevant articles recently published in the IJSP. Including citations from recent publications in our journal helps to enhance the scholarly context of your research and supports the ongoing discourse within our academic community.

However, please note that we do not ask you to cite your own papers that were published recently in the IJSP. Thank you for your cooperation and for contributing to the continued success of the IJSP. We look forward to sharing your work with our readers.

Thank you