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Manuscript reviewers are critical to the publication process. Journal of Psychological Research is looking for reviewers who excel in their field of study and have practical experience to join the JPR Review Committee. We also welcome applications from renowned editors.
Please read the following points before applying:
- To be selected as a reviewer, you must have published in a peer-reviewed journal. Publishing experience provides the basis for reviewers to prepare a comprehensive and objective review. We welcome authors and editors who have worked with the Journal of Psychological Research related journals.
- To select the appropriate reviewers for each manuscript, the editor requires details. Please download and fill out the profile description at this link. Attach your CV and relevant certification.
- If you are selected to review a manuscript, be prepared to devote the necessary time to thoroughly evaluate the manuscript. The reviewer may not be able to complete the review within the specified time due to force majeure. In this case, the editor must be contacted immediately in order to arrange for the review to be completed in a timely manner.
If you are interested in reviewers, please send your profile and relevant review experience proof materials (not limited to electronic certificates, links) to jpr@bilpublising.com
Author Guidelines
Before manuscript submission, please read and follow these instructions carefully; following through with the guidelines will be helpful in ensuring that the publication of your manuscript is as rapid and efficient as possible.
The section titles given are for research articles. Review articles and other article types have a more flexible structure.
Manuscript Submission
Your manuscript should be in Microsoft Word format. You are advised to download the document, JPR Manuscript Submission Template, as a template or for more details on preparing your submissions for consideration. Authors may download a MS Word and Cover Letter template by clicking here:
The submitting author, who is generally the corresponding author, is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer-review process. The submitting author must ensure that all eligible co-authors have been included in the author list and that they have all read and approved the submitted version of the manuscript. To submit your manuscript, register and log in to the submission website.
Please note: The total amount of data for a file must not exceed 8 MB. If this is a problem, please contact the Editorial Office jpr@bilpublishing.com.
Types of Articles
The journal welcomes submission of full-length research articles, review articles, and Short Communications.
Manuscripts submitted to our journals must be written in English. Papers accepted for publication vary from 5 to 20 pages (at least 3000 words but no more than 10000 words, inclusive of references).
Manuscript Types
Word limit (excludes references)
Structure of the Manuscript
Page/Figure/Table Limits/ References
Original Manuscript
3500 words
Title, Author(s) & affiliations, Corresponding author details; Abstract; Keywords; Abbreviations; Introduction; Materials and methods; Results and discussion; Conclusion; References
No Page, Figure, Table or reference limits
Review Manuscript
3500 words
Title, Author(s) & affiliations, Corresponding author details; Abstract; Keywords; Abbreviations; Introduction; Sub headings and sub-sub headings; Conclusion; References
Program: Microsoft Word (preferred) Font: Times New Roman Size: 12 Style: Normal Paragraph: Justified
Required Documents:
Cover Letter
Main Manuscript(Include Reference List)
Supplementary Data/Information Supplementary figures, small tables, text etc.
As supplementary data/information is not copyedited/proofread, kindly ensure that the section is free from errors, and is presented clearly.
Cover Letter
A cover letter must be included with each manuscript submission. It should be should contain the following:
Names and affiliation of author(s) The corresponding author should be identified. It is necessary to provide the ORCID id of each author. Eg. Department, University, Province/City/State, Postal Code, Country. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
A brief description of the novelty and importance of the findings detailed in the manuscript and why it fits the scope of the journal
Declaration Confirm that neither the manuscript nor any significant part of it is under consideration for publication elsewhere or has appeared elsewhere in a manner that could be construed as a prior or duplication of the same work
Conflict of interest statement Examples of conflicts of interest include (but are not limited to): Research grants Honoria Employment or consultation Project sponsors Author’s position on advisory boards or board of directors/management relationships Multiple affiliation Other financial relationships/support
Contributorship The role(s) that each author undertook should be reflected in this section. This section affirms that each credited author has had a significant contribution to the article.
Informed Consent This section confirms that written consent was obtained from all participants prior to the study.
Ethical Approval Eg. The paper received the ethical approval of XXX Ethics Committee.
Trial Registration(if need) Eg. Name of Trial Registry: Trial Registration Number
Title
The title of your manuscript should be succinct, specific and relevant, and should be able to give readers an overall view of the paper’s significance. Titles should avoid using uncommon jargons, abbreviations and punctuation, and should not exceed 50 words.
Abstract
The abstract limited to a 300-word maximum. A general introduction to the research topic of the paper should be provided, along with a brief summary of its main results and implications. Kindly ensure the abstract is self-contained and remains readable to a wider audience. The abstract should be an objective representation of the article and it must not contain results that are not presented and substantiated in the main text and should not exaggerate the main conclusions.
Keywords
3-8 keywords need to be added after the abstract, separated by a semi-colon, be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.
Section Headings
Section headings, sub-headings, and sub-subheadings should be differentiated by number . Please number the section headings (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) in boldface. Likewise, use boldface to identify subheadings too but please distinguish it from major headings using numbers (e.g. 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, etc.).
Introduction
The introduction should briefly place the study in a broad context and highlight why it is important,in particular, in relation to current state of research in the field. Finally, it can conclude with a brief statement of the aim of the work and a comment about whether that aim was achieved.
Materials and Methods
In this section, the methods used to obtain the results in the paper should be clearly elucidated. This allows readers to be able to replicate the study in the future. Authors should ensure that any references made to other research or experiments should be clearly cited.
Results
In this section, the results of experiments conducted should be detailed. The results should not be discussed at length in this section. Alternatively, Results and Discussion can also be combined to a single section.
This section can be divided into subheadings and focuses on the results of the experiments performed.
Discussion
This section should provide the significance of the results and identify the impact of the research in a broader context.It should not be redundant or similar to the content of the results section..A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Suggestions for future research can also be discussed in this section.
Conclusions
This should clearly explain the main conclusions of the article, highlighting its importance and relevance.
Author Contributions
The contributions of all listed authors should be described here. Co-first authors should have a more detailed description of their involvement compared to the other authors.
Conflict of Interest
Declaration of conflict of interest.
Funding
Authors should declare all financial and non-financial support that have the potential to be deemed as a source of competing interest in relations to their submitted manuscript in this section.
Acknowledgments
In this section, you can acknowledge any support given which is not covered by the author contribution or funding sections. This may include administrative and technical support, or donations in kind (e.g., materials used for experiments).
Appendix
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. The appendix is an optional section that can contain details and data supplemental to the main text.
All appendix sections must be cited in the main text. In the appendices, Figures, Tables, etc. should be labeled starting with “A”—e.g., Figure A1, Figure A2, etc.
Figures
Figures include photographs, scanned images, graphs, charts and schematic diagrams.These captions should be numbered (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.) .All figures and tables must have a brief title (also known as caption) that describes the entire figure without citing specific panels, followed by a legend, defined as description of each panel. Please identify each panel with uppercase letters in parenthesis (e.g. (A), (B), (C), etc.) . All figures should be legible in print form and of optimal resolution.
Tables, lists and equations
Tables, lists and equations must be submitted together with the manuscript. Likewise, lists and equations should be properly aligned and its meaning clear to readers. Tables created using Microsoft Word table function are preferred. Place each table in your manuscript file right after the paragraph in which it is first cited. Do not submit your tables in separate files. The tables should include a concise but sufficiently explanatory title at the top.
Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Leave some extra space between the columns instead. All tables should be based on three horizontal lines to separate the caption, header and body. A few additional horizontal lines MAY be included as needed. Any explanations essential to the understanding of the table should be given in footnotes at the bottom of the table. SI units should be used.
Equations: please use the MathType add-on. Equations should be editable by the editorial office and not appear in a picture format.
In-text citations
Parenthetical citation: According to new research … (Smith, 2020).
Narrative citation: Smith (2020) notes that …
In-text citations should be numbered consecutively in superscript square brackets.
Author type
Parenthetical citation
Narrative citation
One author
(Smith, 2020)
Smith (2020)
Two authors
(Smith & Jones, 2020)
Smith and Jones (2020)
Three or more authors
(Smith et al., 2020)
Smith et al. (2020)
Organization
(Scribbr, 2020)
Scribbr (2020)
For example: Negotiation research spans many disciplines (Zotz, G., 2016)
Okamura and Ozawa (2020) later refuted this result. This effect has been widely studied (Ozkaynak, B., et al., 2002; Zhang, F., et al., 2018)
Reference styles
Journal article
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Article title. Journal Name, vol. no. (issue no.), page range. DOI or URL
Book
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Book title. Publisher.
Chapter in book
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (year). Chapter title. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Book title (pp. xxx–xxx). Publisher.
Website
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (date). Title of work. Site Name. URL
Conference paper Contributor
A. A., Contributor, B. B., & Contributor, C. C. (date). Title of contribution [Type of contribution]. Conference name, location. DOI or URL
Copyright
Journal of Psychological Research publishes accepted manuscripts under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).The authors shall retain the copyright of their work but allow the Publisher to publish, copy, distribute, and convey the work.Please read the mandatory items in the first step of submitting a new article carefully.
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 submission has not been previously published in another journal, nor is currently under consideration for publication in another journal.
The submission format should be in Microsoft Word. Other word processing software may be considered.
DOIs or URLs have been provided wherever possible in the Reference List.
The document(s) have been formatted according to the requirements under Author Guidelines. The placement of illustrations, figures, graphs, tables, and equations have been integrated into the main manuscript.
Instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed in order to comply with the double-blind peer review process.
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