Submissions

Author Guidelines

I. Preparation Norms

The submitted manuscripts must have been prepared according to the norms of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 2010).

The following prescriptions and examples, for the guidance of authors, are in agreement with such norms.

In the case of aspects that are not covered by this summary, the following references are suggested for consultation:

- APA. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Sixth Edition. Washington, DC: APA.

- Carzola, I. M., Silva, C. B. da, & Vendramini, C. M. M. (2009). Normas para a apresentação de informações estatísticas no estilo editorial APA. In A. A. Z. P. Sabadini, M. I. C. Sampaio, & S. H. Koller (Eds.), Publicar em psicologia: Um enfoque para a revista científica (pp. 171-188). São Paulo: Associação Brasileira de Editores Científicos de Psicologia; Instituto de Psicologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Retirado de: 

http://www.ip.usp.br/portal/images/stories/biblioteca/Publicar-em-Psicologia.pdf

1. Citing Refrences in Text

a) In case of one work by one-author, the surname of the author and the year of publication must be inserted in the text at the appropriate point:

In text: (Allport, 1924); Allport (1924)                                                                                                                        

In references: Allport, F. (1924). Social Psychology. Boston: Houghton Miffin.

b) When a work has two authors, cite both names every time the reference occurs in text.

In text: Berger and Luckmann (1966); (Berger & Luckmann, 1966)

In references: Berger, P., & Luckmann, T. (1966). A construção social da realidade. Petrópolis: Vozes.

c) When a work has three, four, or five authors, cite all authors the first time the reference occurs; in subsequent citations, include only the surname of the first author followed by et al. In references, register all the authors.

In text: -First citation: Sá, Souto and Moller (1993); (Sá, Souto & Moller, 1993)

-Subsequent first citation: Sá et al. (1993); (Sá et al., 1993)

In references: Sá, C. P., Souto, S. O., & Moller, R. C. (1993). Socialização do saber acadêmico: um estudo sobre a vulgarização do conhecimento científico. Psicologia & práticas sociais, 1 (2) , 23-29.

d) When a work has six or more authors, cite only the surname of the first author followed by et al. In references, register all the authors.

In text: Oliveira et al. (2004)

In references: Oliveira, D. C., Martins, I. S.,  Fischer, F. M., Sá, C. P., Gomes, A. M. T., &  Marques, S. C. (2004). Pedagogia, futuro e liberdade: a instituição escolar representada por professores, pais e alunos. Psicologia: Teoria e Prática, Ed.esp, pp. 31-47.

e) Identify works by the same author (or by the same two or more authors in the same order) with the same publication date by the suffixes a, b, c and so forth, after the year. In references, they must appear in the same order.

In text: Moscovici (1993a); Moscovici (1993b); Moscovici (1993a, 1993b)          

In references: Moscovici, S. (1993a). The return of the unconscious. Social Research, 60, 39-93.

- Moscovici, S. (1993b). Introductory Address. Papers on Social Representations, 2, 160-170.

f) For works accepted for publication but not yet published, use the expression "in press", both in text citations and in references.

g) To cite a specific part of a source, indicate the specific page citation.

Examples:

- Confusing this issue is the overlapping nature of roles in palliative care, whereby "medical needs are met by those in the medical disciplines; nonmedical needs may be addressed by anyone on the team" (Csikai & Chaitin, 2006, p. 112).

- "They are studying, from an evolutionary perspective, to what extent play is a luxury that can be dispensed with when there are too many other competing claims on the growing brain..." (Hening, 2008, pp. 40-41).

h) Order the citation of two or more works within the same parentheses alphabetically in the same order in wich they appear in the reference list.

Example: (Moscovici, 1984; Flament & Rouquette, 2003)

- Arrange two or more works by the same authors (in the same order) by year of publication

Example: (Rouquette, 1994, 1996)

i) Give the secondary source in the reference list; in text, name the original work and give a citation for the secondary source. For example, if Allport´s work is cited in Nicholson and you did not read Allport´s work, list the Nicholson reference in the reference list. In the text, use the expression as cited in:

Example: Allport´s diary (as cited in Nicholson, 2003)

j) Personal communications are not included in the reference list; cite them in text only. Give the initials as well as the surname of the communicator, and provide as exact data as possible.

Example: T. K. Lutes (personal communication, April 18, 2001).

k) Institutional authorship (corporations, associations, government)

In text: - First citation: United States Sentencing Comission (2002)

- Subsequent first citation: USSC (2002).             (USSC, 2002).      

In references: United  States Sentencing Comission. (n.d). Federal sentencing statistics by state. Retrieved Aug 2, 2002, from http://www.ussc.gov/JUDPACK/JP2000.htm.

2. Reference Components

a) Books: For an entire book, use the following reference formats:

Author, A. A. (1967). Title of work. Location: Publisher.

Example: Kiesler, C. (1971). The psychology of commitment. Experiments linking behaviors to belief. New York: Academic Press.

b) Chapter in a book: For a chapter in a book or entry in a reference book, use the following formats:

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (1995). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. xxx-xxx). Location: Publisher.

Example: Moscovici, S. (1989). Des représentations collectives aux représentations sociales: éléments pour une histoire. In D. Jodelet (Org.). Les représentations sociales (pp. 62-86). Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.

c) Periodicals: Periodicals include items published on a regular basis such as journals, magazines, newspapers, and newsletters. General reference form:

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of periodical, xx, pp-pp.

Example: Guimelli, C., & Rouquette, M-L. (1993). Note sur la formalisation des schèmes étranges dans l'étude des représentations sociales. Cahiers Internationaux de Psychologie Sociale, 19 (3), 43­‑48.

d) For electronic periodicals, use the format: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Title of article. Title of periodical, xx, pp-pp. Retrieved from URL.

Example: Almeida, A. M. O., Santos, M. F. S., Trindade, Z. A. (2000). Representações e práticas sociais: contribuições teóricas e dificuldades metodológicas. Temas em Psicologia, 8 (3), p. 257-267. Retrieved from http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/tp/v8n3/v8n3a05.pdf.

e) Doctoral Dissertations and Master´s Theses:

Author, A. A. (2003). Title of doctoral dissertation or master´s thesis (Doctoral dissertation or master´s thesis). Name of institution, Location.

Example: Naiff, D. G. M. (2005). A memória social dos regimes Vargas: um estudo comparativo entre duas gerações no Rio de Janeiro (Doctoral dissertation). Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

II. Manuscript Evaluation

The manuscript framed in categories "Empirical Studies", "Literature Review ", "Theoretical Article" and "Methodological Article" described on Section Policies is accepted for analysis on the assumption that: (a) the same work has not been published and is neither being submitted for publication in another journal; (b) all persons listed as authors approved its submission envisaging the publication in the Journal Psychology and Social Knowing; (c) every person cited as source of personal communication has approved the citation; (d) the authors followed all the ethical procedures recommended by the standards adopted by the Journal. The steps of evaluation of the manuscript are listed in item "Peer Review Process."

III. Manuscript Presentation and Submission

Manuscript submission must be made only through the electronic system (SEER) of the Journal Psychology and Social Knowing, in the item "Submissions".

The manuscripts may be written in Portuguese, English, Spanish or French, or eventually another language, at the discretion of the Editorial Team.

At the time of submission, the authors must transfer three different files, in the format of text processing software WORD 2003 or later: (1) the manuscript itself; (2) a presentation page; (3) the figures, tables and/or graphs (if it is the case).   

Manuscript text (1^st file)

The article must be typed in font Arial, size 11, with 1.5 spacing between the lines, in A4 paper, with the four margins of 2.5 cm, and 1.25 cm paragraphs with justified alignment. The whole text, including abstracts, references, figures, tables and graphs must have the maximum limit of pages settled for the differentes types of texts.

We call authors' attention to remove from the manuscript text any kind of identification other than the ones already included in File 2 (Presentation Page).

The text must contain only the title, the abstract and keywords (5) in the chosen language and in English, followed by the article text.

The abstracts in the chosen language and in English, with a maximum of 250 words, must be placed after the respective titles.

The keywords in the chosen language and in English - 5 - must be inserted after the respective abstracts.

The article consisting in a report of empirical research must be presented, preferably, with the following main sections: introduction, method, results, discussion and conclusions.

The titles of the main section according to which an article is organized must be typed in bold. If it is necessary to subdivide the section, the titles of the subsections must be typed in italics. For example: Method (main section); Data collection (section subdivision).

Notes, when existing, must be numbered, succinct and presented at the end of the text, in font size 10, simple and without paragraph indenting. The "Insert Notes" resource from Word must not be used.

Presentation page (2^nd file)

The presentation page must contain: the titles (in the original language and in English); full name(s) of the author(s), respective institutional affiliations, academic titles, complete mailing addresses, telephone and e-mail of the first author.

The titles in the chosen language and in English must contain no more than 20 words.

The institutional affiliation must contain the full names of the institution and of the department or postgraduate programs in which the authors acts, with city and country.

After that, if the work that originated the article was financed or supported by a funding agency, its name must be indicated.

Tables, graphs and figures (3^rd file)

Figures, tables and graphs must be built according to APA norms. The document might have up to 6 figures, tables and graphs, with their respective titles and possible subtitles.

The figures, tables and graphs must be sent in black and white, in a single file separate from text, one per page.

Tables and graphs must be made in .XLS (Excel) format and pasted in a Word file, while the figures must be images pasted in Word.

The locations in which each figure, table or graph should be inserted must be signaled in the text. Example: "INSERT TABLE 1".