The Spanish Journal of Psychology is published by the Universidad Complutense and the Colegio Oficial de Psicslogos de Madrid with the aim of promoting the international dissemination of relevant empirical research and theoretical and methodological proposals in the various areas of specialization within psychology.
Indexing: The journal is abstracted and indexed in ClinPSYC, CSA SOCIAL SCIENCE COLLECTION (Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts), Elsevier Bibliographic Database, DICE, ERIC, ERIH, e-psyche, FRANCIS, IBECS, IBSS, Index Medicus, INION-RAN, INRECS, ISOC, JOURNAL CITATION REPORT (JCR), MEDLINE, PASCAL, PSICODOC, Psychological Abstracts, PsycINFO, Red Alyc, RESH, SOCIAL SCIENCES CITATION INDEX, SJR (SCImago), SCOPUS, TECNOCIENCIA and Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.
E-mail: psyjour@psi.ucm.es
Please visit us online at: www.ucm.es/sjp
Manuscripts: Submit manuscripts by e-mail (Word 2003, 2007 or compatible) to the Editor, Javier Bandrés, psyjour@psi.ucm.es , according to Instructions to Authors. The opinions and statements published are the responsibility of the authors, and such opinions and statements do not necessarily represent the policies of UCM or the views of the Editor.
Copyright and Permission: If an article is accepted for publication, the rights to print and/or reproduce the article by any means will be transferred to the Journal. The Spanish Journal of Psychology will not reject any reasonable request by the authors to obtain permission to reproduce their contributions, always within the present legal framework of Spain. Authors must secure from the Journal and from the author of reproduced material written permission to reproduce a journal article in full or journal text of more than 500 words. The Spanish Journal of Psychology normally grants permission contingent upon like permission of the author. All authors must cite the Journal as reference source. In all instances, the Spanish laws in force will be applicable, insofar as they concern intellectual property and reproduction of the works published by the Journal. DL: 14970-1998
The Journal may, with authorization by the authors, publish a selection of those works which it deems could compose an anthological and/or monographical issue.
Single Issues, Back Issues, and Back Volumes: For information regarding single issues, back issues, or back volumes, write to the aforementioned address (see Manuscripts).
Change of Address: Send change of address notice and a recent mailing-label to The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 30 days prior to the actual change of address. The Journal will not replace undelivered copies resulting from address changes.
Preparing Manuscripts. Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Typing instructions and instructions on preparing tables, figures, references, metrics, and abstracts appear in the Manual (consult Appendix A, Checklist for Manuscript Submission, as a guide). You may also check http://www.apa.org/journals/authors/manuscript_check.html. Manuscripts should be written in English, Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. Accepted Spanish, Portuguese or Russian manuscripts will be translated and published in English. Authors should bear the costs of translations. All manuscripts must be double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12). The length of the article excluding title pages, tables, figures and reference list must be a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30 pages. Figures, tables, and footnotes should be supplied on separate pages, and referred to in the text. References should be listed at the end of the manuscript and referred to in the text by name and year, they should include Digital Object Identifier (DOI), if available. DOI number must appear at the end of the reference as follows: http://dx.doi.org/10.3145/epi.may.2010.01. All manuscripts should have two title pages: the first one with the short title, the full title, the author's name, affiliation, date of postage, and author's address; the second title page should only show the short title, the full title, and the postage date. All manuscripts are subject to editing for sexist language.
Abstracts. Manuscripts of articles must be accompanied by a 150-200 word abstract in English. The abstract should be a summary of the whole manuscript, not only of its conclusions. A list of 4-5 key words should be provided directly below the abstract. Keywords should express the precise content of the manuscript.
Submitting Manuscripts. Submission implies that the manuscript has not been published and is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. A statement transferring copyright to The Spanish Journal of Psychology will be required before the manuscript can be accepted for publication. Manuscripts should be accompanied by the corresponding cover letter. In addition to addresses, affiliation, and phone numbers, the cover letter should include electronic mail addresses and fax numbers, if available, for potential use by the editorial office and later by the production office. Authors should keep a copy of the manuscript to guard against loss. Mail manuscripts to the Editor
Javier Bandrés psyjour@psi.ucm.es
Selection Process: Since the reviewing process will be masked, the author's name should appear only on the accompanying cover letter, and the first title page, but not on the second title page, the abstract, nor in the article itself. Authors should make every effort to ensure that the manuscript itself contains no clues to their identities (any footnotes containing information pertaining to the authors' identity or affiliations, etc., should be on separate pages). Manuscripts will not be returned to the author. The Spanish Journal of Psychology advises that the standard time to review a submitted article is approximately a 3 month period.
Ethical Standards. The Journal subscribes to the ethical standards of the APA, within the legal framework of Spain. Authors are reminded that, once a manuscript has been submitted for publication, it should not be sent off for concurrent consideration by any other journals.