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Submission Preparation Checklist

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, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

1. Primary nature of publications

  • The length of manuscripts or texts submitted for publication should be concise and complete. The manuscripts submitted for publication should neither be published elsewhere nor be under consideration for publication in another journal.
  • Articles should reflect the originality of research manuscripts. The International Journal of Studies in Psychology may consider all original research manuscripts submitted from work reports scientifically sound, researchable, and reliable. It should provide enough new knowledge in the field of psychological studies. Authors are advised to unnecessarily split their work into various pieces of similar manuscripts
  • Publications of case reports that can be published in the detailed results are considered as a single project. The case of reports in the psychological studies context should be fully described and concluded, relevant for the scholarship audience.

  • IJSPSY cannot accept an article if it is not the author's original work, has been published before, or is currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The article must not contain any libelous or unlawful statements or in any way infringe the rights of others. All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted article.

2. Author Guidelines

The manuscript texts are written in English. Editorial boards will preliminarily check manuscripts before beginning the Peer Review Process. The main text of a manuscript must be submitted as a Word document (.doc) file. The manuscript consists of 5000 to 6000 words, is well-typed in a single column on A4 size paper, and uses 12 pt of Times New Roman. The manuscript contains an original work that could contribute to the highly scientific advancement.

The manuscript should contain the following section in this order:

  • Title

The title of articles in English should describe the main content of manuscripts, be informative, concise, and not too wordy (12-15 words only), and not contain formulas.

  • Authorized name (s)

Full name (s) without academic degrees and titles, written in capital letters. Manuscript written by groups needs to be supplemented by complete contact details.

  • Name of affiliation for each author

The author (s) should provide a complete affiliation address, postal code number, and email address of the corresponding author should be highlighted in this section.

  • Abstract

The author (s) should write briefly in English one paragraph of 150-250 words containing background, research objectives, methodology, results, the conclusion of the study, and your research contributions to the knowledge of science.

  • Keywords

The author (s) should write alphabetically in English, 3-5 words or groups of words.

  • Introduction

The author (s) should explain the background, problems, and importance of the research, provide a brief literature review or theoretical framework related directly to the research, or previous findings that need to be developed. A balance must be kept between the pure and applied aspects of the subject. The introduction is presented in the form of paragraphs of approximately 1000 words.

  • Objective of the research

The author (s) should make a short paragraph explaining the research objective (s) or purpose (s), which describes what your research is trying to achieve and why you are pursuing it.

  •  Research Methodology 

The author (s) should provide details that contain the research approach (es), paradigm, and design. The author (s) should specify participants, techniques, materials, and equipment information. The study procedures, ethical considerations, and data analysis methods must be presented in the manuscript.

  • Results and Discussion

The author (s) should well-prepare tables and figures for the significant feature of this section as they convey the major observations to readers. The author (s) should avoid repetitions in tables and figures and focus on the importance of the study's principal findings. In general, journal papers will contain three-seven figures and tables. The same data can not be presented as tables and figures. The author (s) ensure that results address the problem formulated, objectives, and research hypotheses. We highly suggest that the discussion focuses on why and how the research findings can happen and how they can be applied to other relevant problems.

  • Conclusion

The author (s) ensure that the conclusion is drawn based on research findings, formulated concerns, and research purposes. The conclusion is presented in one paragraph without a numerical form of expression. Explain your research contributions to the knowledge of science.

  • Acknowledgment

The contributors who are not mentioned as authors should be acknowledged and their particular contributions should be described. All sources of funding for the work must be acknowledged. Both the research funder and the grant number should be given for each source of funds if applicable.

  • References

The author (s) ensure that manuscripts use standard citation applications. The APA (American Psychological Association) reference style is required for the IJSPSY Here. More or less, 80% of references for literature reviews should be the recent (up-to-date) journals published in the last ten years, but the rest of the 20 % can be cited from research reports or articles.

 

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Copyright Notice

The author (s) should accept that any copyright infringement claim is filed and proven against his/her (our) published article in the future. The IJSPSY has absolute rights to remove the article (s) from the index immediately without prior notice, and the author (s) will not ask for a refund or pursue any legal action against stated personalities or IJSPSY for the same.

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PRIVACY POLICY

The privacy policy outlines how the IJSPSY may use and protect any information author (s) submitted on our website.

The IJSPSY is committed to protecting user privacy online and will not disclose individually identifiable information about a user to any third party without express permission unless required by the government or other law enforcement authorities.

IJSPSY may link to run websites outside of the www.ijspsy.org domain independently. We will take no responsibility for such websites' content or privacy practices.

IJSPSY uses Google Analytics to track statistical information about the number of visitors to the site. This allows Google Analytics to set first-party cookies on each visitor’s computer. This is used to store anonymous information. We do not collect information through our traffic logging to identify users personally. It is essential to consider that the IJSPSY can update occasionally. If significant changes need to be made, a notice will be posted on the website's home page.

APPEALS AND COMPLAINTS

Policy and Process

The IJSPSY is committed to applying the below procedure to appeals and complaints to editorial decisions, such as failure in the processes, long delays in handling papers, and complaints about publication ethics. First, the complaint should be governed by the Chief Editor (s) responsible for the journal and/or the Editor who reviewed the paper. If they are the subject of the complaint, we recommend you approach the in-house publishing contact (Please send your query to ethics@ijspsy.org). 

Scientific content complaint (e.g., an appeal against rejection)

The Editor-in-Chief or handling Editor considers the authors’ argument, and the reviewer reports and decides whether the decision to reject should stand, another independent opinion is required, and the appeal should be considered. The complainant is informed of the decision with an explanation if appropriate. Decisions on appeals are final and new submissions take priority over requests.

Processes’ complaint (e.g., time taken to review)

The Chief editor, Handling Editor, and/or in-house contact will investigate the matter. The complainant will receive appropriate feedback, which will be provided to relevant stakeholders to improve processes and procedures.

Publication ethics’ complaint (e.g., authorship or reviewer's conduct…)

The Chief Editor or handling Editor follows guidelines published by the Committee on Publication Ethics. The ethics will advise on cases. The Chief Editor or handling Editor will decide on a course of action and provide feedback to the complainant. If the complainant remains unhappy with the outcomes of the committee, he or she would be allowed to submit the complaint to the Committee on Publication Ethics to appeal.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

  •  All initial or final submission-making by an author (s) shows that his/her (they) fully agree and understand the Terms and Conditions/ policies of the IJSPSY.
  • Any names and email addresses received by or sent to the IJSPSY will remain private and be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal. No content will be displayed or shared in print or online with a third party in any circumstances. The IJSPSY may take required legal action if found doing so.
  • The author (s) warrants that the paper is original, not plagiarised, and not published anywhere else and the real author (s) of the paper, except for material identified as to its source, with permission notices from the copyright owners where required.
  • The IJSPSY is registered with the National Science Library with ISSN (online: ).
  • The author (s) has taken the consent form from our University/institution/ project guide/ supervisor/research committee before publishing articles to IJSPSY.
  • The author has taken the consent form from co-author (s) before publishing article (s) with the IJSPSY.
  • The author (s) should confirm that he/she (they) is (are) satisfied with the authenticity, validity, and originality of the IJSPSY. In case of refusal of our publication by the university/institution/employer/ project guide/ research committee, he/she will not ask for a refund or pursue any legal action against stated personalities or IJSPSY.
  • The author (s) should accept that any copyright infringement claim is filed and proven against his/her (our) published article in the future. The IJSPSY has absolute rights to remove the article (s) from the index immediately without prior notice, and the author (s) will not ask for a refund or pursue any legal action against stated personalities or IJSPSY for the same.
  • Only the author (s) is responsible for the impact and outcomes of his/her (their) publication decision (s), and the author (s) will not ask for a refund or pursue any legal action against stated personalities or IJSPSY for the same.
  • The IJSPSY shall not take any accountability for the contents of articles published on its platform, and all such liability shall lie with the author (s).
  • The articles' opinions are exclusive to the author (s), and the IJSPSY may disagree with such opinions partially or fully. All the articles submitted for publication in the IJSPSY are scholarly peer-reviewed for moral issues and effectiveness.
  • The decision of the reviewers shall be held final. The author (s) is solely responsible for the uniqueness of the published work. The IJSPSY shall advocate the highest ethical standards of scientific publications.
  • The IJSPSY retains the copyright of the material published in the issue. However, reproduction of the published material partially or totally in any form is with due acknowledgment of the sources as ethical norms.