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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

1. Actualidades en Psicología is an annual publication of the Psychological Research Institute at the University of Costa Rica. Actualidades en Psicología promotes scientific works in all
areas of Psychology by publishing original unpublished empirical articles, theoretical and methodological papers, relevant professional experiences, and book reviews.

2. Authors interested in publishing in Actualidades en Psicología should send the manuscripts to the Editor of the journal, accompanied by a cover letter indicating author's names, last names and institutional affiliation. The first author listed will be considered
corresponding author and will be in charge of the communication with Actualidades en Psicología. It is also necessary to include a written declaration of the authenticity and originality of the manuscript, a statement indicating that the manuscript has not been sent to another journal simultaneously, a statement transferring copyrights to Actualidades en Psicología, and postal and electronic addresses. When corresponding, sources of funding of the research project should be indicated.

3. Authors will send three to five lines on their CV and affiliation.

4. Author will provide electronic versions of the manuscript via e-mail. Manuscripts should be submitted in a single block (titles and subtitles without bold or any special font) in Microsoft Word (*.doc, *.docx) or OpenOffice Writer (*.odt). Empirical studies, as well as
theoretical and methodological papers should have maximal length of 30 pages, in letter size, with font Times New Roman of size 12 with line spacing of 2. Professional experiences and book reviews should have a maximal length of 5 pages. Letter size measures 8.5 by 11 inches (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm).

5. The use of the italics will be avoided to the maximum, only if it is required for expressions in different languages to the one used in the whole manuscript or to highlight some word or expression. The use of foot notes is not encouraged by the Journal. Tables and figures
must be attached at the end of the paper, each one in separate pages. In the body of text should be indicated where approximately each table or figure should be placed. Authors might not make corrections to the final proofs.

6. Working title and complete title (in original and English languages) should be provided en the first page. In the second page, authors will present an "Abstract" in both English and the original language of the paper. Abstracts should not exceed 150 words, each one, and should be accompanied by 3 to 5 keywords. Abstract structure is as follows: purpose, methods, results and conclusions.

7. Regarding structure, format, style, references and list of references, manuscripts should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th edition). Additionally, authors should follow as possible the best standards of writing in the language of their manuscripts.

8. Manuscripts are examined in a double-blind peer review evaluation process, involving national and international peers. The Editor will communicate the editorial decisions to the authors as soon as possible. The Editor of the journal can reject any manuscripts that
not fit the standards, submission guidelines or ethical norms of Psychology science.

Editorial decisions are autonomous and cannot be appealed. Editorial decisions are reserved to the journal Actualidades en Psicología, to its Editor and its Editorial Board.

9. Printing and reproduction rights are granted to the editor.

10. Retirement of an article is requested in writing and will be performed only after the editorial decision has been communicated to the authors.Information not available yet. Please come back soon, or visit the journal's Spanish version.Manuscript Submission Guidelines

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