As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The articles can be sent using the platform of the journal or can be sent by attaching the document to the address sbir@upct.es indicating in the subject: '[SBIR] Article sent'. Recently we changed the version of the OJS platform, so maybe you are not familiar with this new interfaz. Please do not hesitate to contact us in case you have any question or any problem when submitting your article. Remember that we will be very pleased to support you.
If you choose to send the article through the platform, you have to register at least with the author role. Once registered, to start the process of sending: 'Submissions -> 'New Submission'. This process consists of 4 steps:
All articles must follow the APA Style ( Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition). A video tutorial is available, or if you prefer there is a complete nanual.
Submitted articles must contain the following information:
All images, tables, charts and figures must be included in the article manuscript, in the correct place and numbered consecutively. The format admitted for all of them is .jpg except tables than must be editable text. They must be properly referenced and, if any are copyrighted, it is the author's responsibility to obtain the necessary permissions and authorisations to use them.
Footnotes may be displayed at the foot of the relevant page and numbered consecutively.
The following must be submitted in Step 3. Entering the Submission's Metadata:
All manuscripts must list references in accordance with the APA Style ( Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition).
The in-text citation format must be taken into account (e.g., author, year). The page number(s) must also be given for direct quotes. References must be listed in alphabetical order, by author surname. They must not be numbered. If several works by the same author are cited, they must appear in chronological order, from newest to oldest. References must include the names of all the authors. Manuscript authors must ensure that all the information contained in the References section is correct and that all the in-text citations are included in it. It is mandatory the inclusion of the DOI provided when it exits, or the link to the electronic publication.
Samples references:
Books
Mash, E. J., & Barkley, R. A. (2006 ). Treatment of childhood disorders. New York: Guilford Press
Chapter in a edited book
Haybron, D. M. (2008). Philosophy and the science of subjective well - being. In M. Eid & R. J. Larsen (Eds.), The science of subjective well - being (p p. 17 - 43). New York, NY: Guilford Press
Journal articles
Herbst - Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24 , 225 - 229. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225
Roth, D. L., & Bruce, C. (1985). Memory span and long -term memory deficits in brain -imp aired patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology , 41 (4), 521 -527. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291097-4679
Smyth, A. M., Parker , A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal Eating , 8 (3), 120 -125
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