ISSN 1809-6867 print version
ISSN 1984-3542 online version

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• 1. General Information
• 2. Instructions for publication
• 3. Manuscript Presentation Forms
• 4. Common ways of citation in the text
• 5. Examples of common references
• 6. Authorial rights
• 7. Address

The Revista da Abordagem Gestáltica (Gestaltic Approach Journal), published by the Instituto de Treinamento e Pesquisa em Gestalt-terapia de Goiânia (ITGT), was created with the purpose of being a vehicle of publication preferentially of the Gestaltic approach, as well as those approaches that are grounded on a philosophical theoretical-scientific basis inside the human and existential views, besides those with phenomenological guidelines. It's policies are defined by the Editorship and by the Editorship Council, which have the participation of professionals from the psychologist, philosopher, health and education areas.

Thus, it's editorial line seeks to favor reflections - in a multi-professional and inter-disciplinary perspective - about the following topics: a) Gestalt therapy and Gestaltic approach; b) Humanistic and existential psychology; c) Phenomenological and existential orientation Psychologies and Psychotherapies; d) Pure and applied Phenomenology; e) Phenomenological and Qualitative Research.

Articles centered in research and production of knowledge concerning the named approaches will be accepted for appreciation, also the articles that refer to critical reflections of the psychologist’s performance or other professionals who use it in their professional practice. Both theoretical and empirical articles may be accepted, that involve questions concerning to health, education, humanities, philosophy, or socio-anthropological sciences, thus reflecting the holistic perspective of the Gestaltic approach.

The text will be submitted to the Editorial Council’s appreciation, on the condition to submit technical concepts (a minimal number of two concepts per proposal, or more, when necessary). The magazine's editorship may use (when necessary) guest specialists - as ad hoc consultants - who may suggest modifications before publication.

The editorial publishing of the Revista da Abordagem Gestáltica assures authors’ and consultants’ anonymity during the evaluation process. Factors to be considered will include the relevance to present time and theme relevance, as well as originality, scientific consistency, and the abiding to ethical rules.

The articles must be original, related to psychology, philosophy, education, health and socio-anthropological science, and if they fit into the following categories:

Research report – investigation report concluded or in procedure, using empirical data, methodology, results and data discussion. The text should have between 12 and 20 pages.

Theoretical Study – analysis of facts and ideas published on a specific theme. Looks for controversial findings for critique, and shows own interpretation of the information. The text should have between 12 and 20 pages.

Experience report – case study, containing analysis of conceptual implications, or description of procedures or strategy interventions, including methodologically appropriate evidence of efficiency evaluation, in the interest for practicing psychologists in different areas. The text should have between 12 and 20 pages.

Monographic study – presents a work developed during academic activity by the author, such as specialization, Masters or Doctorate. Limited to ten pages.

Essay – original interpretation of any theme which contributes critically to a deeper knowledge. Limited to five pages.

Review – analysis of a recently published work (in the last two years). Limited to five pages.

Review (classical text) – analysis of a work considered relevant for the approach, published over 10 years ago. Limited to five pages.

Resonance – commentaries and/or responses to prior published volumes of this periodical. Limited to five pages.

Profile – short biography of a person that has contributed to the development of the Gestaltic, humanistic, existential, or phenomenological approaches. Limited to five pages.

News – record of facts or events related to the Gestaltic community. Limited to three pages.

Thesis and dissertation summary – as presented in the defended thesis/dissertation. Limited to one page.

The texts submitted for publication should be unpublished and dedicated exclusively to this magazine, the simultaneous representation in other periodical not being allowed. All of papers receive a double-bind evaluation by experts in the proposal.

The texts should be sent via e-mail (revista@itgt.com.br), according to the specifications available at the site (www.revistagestalt.com.br). It is also necessary to send a mini curriculum containing the following information: author(s) full name(s), institutional affiliation, actual titles and/or functions, electronic address and mailing address.

Additions or modifications will not be admitted after the sending of the text to the Editorial Council, except for the suggested modifications given by the Editorial Council.

The opinions emitted in the texts, as well as the adequacy and accuracy of the bibliographical references are the author’s exclusive responsibility.

The publication of the texts will depend on the observance of the patterns of the Revista da Abordagem Gestáltica and on the appreciation of the Editorial Council, which has total authority to decide about the convenience of its acceptance, and is allowed to present suggestions to the authors for necessary alterations.

When the investigation involves human subjects, the authors shall present in the text body that a written declaration was obtained from the subjects involved (Understood and Free Consent Term) and/or from the institution in which the work was done (Ethics Research Commission). Texts without these requirements will not be published.

The authors will be notified about the acceptance or not of their articles. The originals, even when they are not used, will not be returned.

The Revista da Abordagem Gestáltica follows publication patterns based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) - fourth edition.

The manuscripts should preferably be written in Portuguese. According to the Editorial Council, English, French or Spanish manuscripts may also be accepted.

The texts should be typed in the Word for Windows program, using Times New Roman font, size 12, between line size of 1.5 and margins with 2.5 cm, printed in A4 paper, within the total number of pages, according to the specific type of wanted publication (see General Information, item 1), observing the following specifications:

a) Headline – It is recommended that the title of the article should have up to 12 words. It should be verified if the chosen title reflects in an adequate form the main issues that the text handles about, though avoiding long titles. The title should be followed by a small explanation note, as a footnote, relating of its nature and to which institution it concerns. The title should be written in capital letters, font 14, bold face. After that should come the title in English and Spanish, in italic and font 12.

b) The authors full names should appear under the title, font 12, regular letters, aligned to the right, with the authors’ title, activity place and e-mail (if available) indicated in the footnote.

c) Epigraph – should be presented in regular letter (without italic), simple space, font 10, aligned to the right. The epigraph’s author’s name should appear in italic, followed by the text reference.

d) Abstract and Keywords - in Portuguese, in English and Spanish, typed in one paragraph, simple space between lines, font 10, with up to 200 words. The keywords (description words), with three to five significant terms, should remit to the fundamental content of the text. To know how to determine the words, consult the Descritores em Ciências da Saúde list- elaborated by Bireme http://decs.bvs.br/ and/or Medical subject heading - comprehensive medline. Also included should be the description words in English (key-words)) and Spanish (Palabras-clave).

e) Text Structure – the texts concerning researchers and experience reports should contain introduction, objectives, methodology, results and conclusion. The text should be written in a clear and objective language. Foreign words should be written in italic and the authors stressed words in italic.

f) Adopt the following word patterns: Gestalt-therapy or Gestalt-Therapy, gestalttherapist or gestalt-therapist, Gestaltic Approach, Gestalt Psychology or Gestalt-Psychologie. Check for excess space between the words.

g) Subtitles – Should always be placed with the text paragraph alignment, in bold face, with only the first letters of each word in capitals.

h) Illustrations – pictures, charts, tables, sketches and graphs should be indicated in Arabic numbers, with subtitles in capital letters, title in small letters, without italics.

i) Nomenclature and Abbreviations – use only the official ones.. The use of abbreviations related to the content in the text should be made in special cases, with its indication between parentheses the first time that it appears in the text, preceded by the written words.

j) Footnotes – should be numbered in an increasing order and restricted to the minimal necessary.

l) Citations – should be made according to the APA rules (fourth edition). In the case of a complete transcription of a text, it should be delitimitated by inverted commas, and the citation of the author followed by the number of the citation's page. A literal citation with 40 words or more should be presented in one block, starting in a new line, with the paragraph aligned with the first line of the regular paragraph. The font size should be 12, interlinear space of 1,5 just as the rest of the text.

m) Bibliographical References – title to be used. Do not use bibliography. The subtitle Bibliographical References should be aligned to the left. The references should follow APA rules (fourth edition). The font shall be formatted in size 12, interlinear space of 1,5, always in alphabetical order. Use the retrocession "dislocation" . Check if all citations given in the body text and in the footnotes appear in the bibliography and if the year citation year in the body text is the same as shown in the final list.

n) Attachments – used only when strictly necessary for the comprehension of the text, containing a minimal number of pages (which will be counted as part of the text) placed after the bibliography. It is recommended to avoid attachments.