Estudos e Pesquisas em Psicologia is a quarterly electronic journal hosted at the site http://www.revispsi.uerj.br, created in order to publish inedited texts on Psychology and cognate areas in the form of articles, brief reports of researches, summaries of thesis and reviews. Reflections from the several areas of knowledge that compose the Human and Social Sciences and that may contribute effectively to the deepening of the issues concerning Psychology, are also welcome. This way, the Editorial Committee, comprised by teachers of the Instituto de Psicologia da UERJ (Rio de Janeiro State University), plans to be in consonance with the perspective that considers the “psy” knowledges and practices as a field crossed by other knowledges and practices.

The journal accepts articles in the following sections:

• Articles, including investigations based on empirical data, theoretical analysis or critical reading of literature, with a minimum of 12 standard pages; Reviews, critical reading of newly published work, guiding the reader as for its characteristics and potential uses, with a minimum of 4 standard pages; Reports of thesis newly defended, with a minimum of 6 standard pages; Reports of researches, a complete brief research report, about a concluded or ongoing research, limited to 6 standard pages.
• The journal will publish translated articles, as far as they are accompanied by the due authorization of the source of the original publication; movie reviews that show clearly the link of the expressed subject with the various questions approached by Human and Social Sciences, and using bibliographic references; interviews with intellectuals, renowned and significant to the already stated area.

The manuscripts submitted are directed to two ad hoc reviewers and returned to the authors when the evaluations appoint the need of corrections, changes, as well as when they are rejected.

The Editorial Committee reserves itself the right to make short modifications or cuts in the work, aiming to adjust it to the journal patterns. None of these modifications will result in changes to the content of the text. The Editorial Committee also reserves itself the right to make decisions concerning special cases, in order to keep the journal quality and periodicity.

 The works must be written in Word for Windows, one-and-a-half-line spaced, with 3 cm margins (Word pattern) and with Times New Roman type. They must be saved in rich format text (.rtf). The text also must be preceded by:Sheet 1: Cover letter, that includes title in the original language, author(s)’ full name(s), institutional links written out in full, graduation level, full address, phone number and e-mail.Sheet 2: Reserved to the articles, must again include the title, an abstract (from 100 to 150 words) in Portuguese and in English and key words (from 3 to 5) also in both languages.Sheet 3 and remaining: Includes title and text without identification.The citations, notes and bibliographic references follow the ABNT (Brazilian Association of Technical Norms) norms.

Standards for the sections of the Magazine:

Articles are investigations based on empirical data, theoretical analyses and / or critical revision of literature, with 12 pages, at least, besides the bibliographical references and sheet 1 and 2. The articles must contain title in Portuguese (fount 14) and in English (fount 12) both with centralized paragraph; Abstract in Portuguese and in English (fount 10) and with left edge of 1,25cm; and key words in Portuguese and in English (fount 10) and with left edge of 1,25cm next.
The subtitles of the article must be in fount 12, bold-face, justified and with simple space. In case of epigraph insertion, this one will have to come in fount 10, italic, alignment of paragraph on the right wing and left edge of 6cm. Titles of book quoted in the interior of the text must appear in italic. If acronyms are used for identification of an Institution, these must be full presented in the first apparition.Reviews refer to critical work revisions recently published (maximum 2 years), orientating the reader as for his characteristics and potential uses, with at least four pages. Reviews must present title in Portuguese and in English, just as the complete reference of the book enumerated soon below the title, according to the standards of the ABNT (with indication of the number of pages of the book).Theories communications recently defended (maximum 2 years) must have at least six pages and must contain title , abstract and key words in Portuguese and in English.Research Communications, finished or in progress, are limited to six pages and they must contain title , abstract and key words in Portuguese and in English.

Presentation of the Notes:

The notes must be short, numbered and presented at the end of the text. The “Insert Notes” resource of the Word must not be used.

Presentation of Images or Charts:

The images, charts, printers, figures and others must be presented in the format “JPEG“ or ".GIF", inserted in the body of the text and situated exactly where they must appear in the publication, specifying the use of colors according to the authors choice.

Presentation of the Citations:

Any citation/transcription with less than three lines must be incorporated to the text between quotation marks. Citations with more than three lines must figure in a distinct paragraph, without quotation marks, one-line spaced and with a type smaller than that of the text.

The citations must be indicated in the text by the “author, date” or the “author, date, page” system, as following examples:

• To Macedo (1990), Rachele (1992) and Silva Junior (1995), the family structures interfere in children’s behavior.b) In a recent study (BARBOSA, 2003, p. 47), it has been presented “[…] the values found at the Brazilian workers’ communities […]”.c) According to Morais (1985, p. 135), “the presence of police interventions in the slums […] has increased the urban violence”.
• d) Many authors (BRUNETTI, 1983, p. 25; MELO, 1987, p. 57; MACEDO, 1990, p. 37) present original methodologies concerning the issue.

Different titles of a same author, with the same date, must be distinguished, adding a letter after the date. E.g.: (CÂNDIDO, 1992a), (CÂNDIDO, 1992b).When there is coincidence of authors with same family name and works with the same publishing date, the initials of their first names must be added.
E.g.: (BARBOSA, C., 1956), (BARBOSA, O., 1956)When it comes to data obtained by oral information (lectures, debates, lectures, etc.), identify it by including in parenthesis the expression “oral information”.
E.g. Tricart has verified that at Bacia do Resende, in the Vale do Paraíba, there are traces of dejection cones (oral information).When quoting ongoing or unpublished works, it is necessary to mention this fact, indicating the available bibliographical data.
E.g.: In the Urbanization Plan of Morro do Pavão, signed by José de Souza Carvalho and others and realized by means of the TBAN/BCNF agreement in 1978 (still in elaboration), radical modifications are suggested.When the citation is from a secondary source, it is necessary to mention the original author followed by the word “apud” and the author, date and page of the work directly consulted. The full identification of the consulted work should be included in the reference list.
E.g.: According to Russo (apud OLIVEIRA, 2002, p. 25), “[…] the psychoanalysts, as they constitute corps […]”.
“We can state that “[…] the psychoanalysts, as they constitute corps […] (RUSSO apud OLIVEIRA, 2002, p. 25).

Presentation of Bibliographic References

They must be listed at the end of the work, before the notes. They must include only the reference quoted in the text, in alphabetical order based in the author’s family name and in accordance to the publishing date, that is, from the older to the more recent. Titles of periodicals, books, publishers, etc. must not be abbreviated.
Examples of presentation by the kind of material:Book:
GOMES, L. G. F. F. Novela e sociedade no Brasil. 3.ed. Niterói: EdUFF, 1998.Chapter of a book:
MARTINS, C. B. O novo ensino superior privado no Brasil (1964-1980). In: ______. Ensino superior brasileiro – transformações e perspectivas. São Paulo: Brasiliense, 1988. p. 11-48.

MEEK, V. Lynn. Use of the “market” in the transformation of Australian Higher Education. In: GÓMEZ, R. (Org.). Reformas en los sistemas nacionales de educación superior. La Coruña: Netbiblo, 2002. p. 149-178.

Journal article or report:
MANSILLA, H. C. F. La controversia entre universalismo y particularismo en la filosofia de la cultura. Revista Latinoamericana de Filosofia, Buenos Aires, v. 24, n. 2, p. 115-137, maio 1998.Thesis:
BARCELOS, M. F. P. Ensaio tecnológico, bioquímico e sensorial de soja e guandu enlatados no estádio verde e maturação de colheita. 1998. 160 f. Tese (Doutorado em Nutrição) – Faculdade de Engenharia de alimentos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas.Newspaper article or report:
NAVES, P. Lagos andinos dão banho de beleza. Folha de S. Paulo, São Paulo, 28 jun. 1999. Folha Turismo, Caderno 8, p. 13.On-line consulted works:
SÃO PAULO (Estado). Secretaria do Meio Ambiente. Tratados e organizações ambientais em matéria de meio ambiente. In: _____. Entendendo o meio ambiente. São Paulo, 1999. V. 1. Disponível em: <http:// www.bdt.org.br/sma>. Acesso em: 8 mar. 1999. RIBEIRO, P. S. G. Adoção à brasileira: uma análise sócio&#45;jurídica. Datavenia, São Paulo, ano 3, n. 18, ago. 1998. Disponível em: <http://www.datavenia.inf.br/>. Acesso em: 10 set. 1998.

KELLY, R. Electronic publishing at APS: its not just online journalism. APS News Online, Los Angeles, Nov. 1996. Disponível em: <http://aps.org/apsnews>. Acesso em: 25 nov. 1998.

Summary of a paper for a congress:
MARTIN NETO, L.; BAYER, C.; MIELNICZUK, J. Alterações qualitativas da matéria orgânica e os fatores determinantes da sua estabilidade num solo podzólico vermelho&#45;escuro em diferentes sistemas de manejo. In: CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE CIÊNCIA DO SOLO, 26, 1997, Rio de Janeiro. Resumos... Rio de Janeiro: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 1997. p. 443.

Work published in congress annals:
BRAYNER, A, R. A.; MEDEIROS, C. B. Incorporação do tempo em SGBD orientado a objetos. In: SIMPÖSIO BRASILEIRO DE BANCO DE DADOS, 1994, São Paulo. Anais... São Paulo: USP, 1994. p. 16&#45;29.