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 manuscripts must be sent to the OJS platform, attaching the corresponding files only in the format Word doc. /docx.
- The manuscript has not been previously published, nor has it previously been sent to another journal (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the editor).
- The abstract in Spanish and English (between 150 to 200 words)
- The format of the document is in A4, the font in Times New Roman, size 12, 1.5 spaced, margins of 2.5 cm and aligned to the left.
- The citations, references, tables, and figures should follow the examples of the Publication Manual of the APA Standards 7th edition.
- Keywords (Spanish and English) between 4 and 6.
- The figures and tables should be included at the end of the manuscript, one per page and should indicate the correlative order and their location in the manuscript. The content of the manuscript will have a maximum of five tables and / or five figures.
- The authors must indicate in the manuscript in detail if there is any type of conflict of interest to be submitted for evaluation (conflicts of interest may be moral, economic, labor and research).
- Send the records No. 1 and No. 2, with the requested data (See manuscript format and download files).
- The ORCID of authors should be included (if you do not have to register on the ORCID platform).
Author Guidelines
Guidelines for Authors
Liberabit: Revista Peruana de Psicología publishes papers related to various areas of psychology. Its purpose is to contribute to the dissemination of researchers’ scientific production in psychology topics, by providing greater visibility to their studies, and to become an important source of consultation and reference in the area. Articles are accepted in English and Spanish.
1. Type of articles
Manuscripts sent for publication may be:
• Research articles: present information of culminating research, such as empirical, instrumental and meta-analytic studies. The development of the manuscript should have: introduction, method, results, discussion and references (include attachments if applicable) in the order indicated. The maximum length is 8000 words.
• Theoretical articles: present a new theory, analyze an existing one or contrast the limitations or advantages of one theory with respect to another. Its structure can be flexible according to the author's criteria, it is suggested that it has an introduction, development of the topic, discussion, conclusions, and references. The maximum length is 10,000 words.
• Letter to the editor: they contribute to the scientific discussion of a specific topic. It contains a critical analysis of an article published in the journal that is no older than two issues or a topic of relevance that substantially contributes to the content of the journal. It will have a maximum length of 1000 words and 10 references.
2. Manuscripts format
Manuscripts should be sent to the OJS platform by attaching the pertinent files (Ficha 01 and Ficha 02 ) only in Word format (doc. or docx.), strictly in accordance with publication standards of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th edition).
The file extension should not exceed the number of words indicated for each type of article, excluding the title, author(s), affiliation, abstract, keywords, references, and annexes. Submitted manuscripts should be 20 to 25 pages in length using A4 page size, Times New Roman 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing, 2.5 cm margins, and left alignment. (Rules for structuring papers)
For articles in English, the authors assume responsibility for the quality of the writing.
On the first page, the manuscript title (English and Spanish version); affiliation, author and correspondence data should be in Ficha 02, authors should indicate the name, affiliation and e-mail address as they wish it to appear in the article. On the second page, the abstract (150 to 200 words) and keywords (4 to 6) should be included in Spanish and English. On the following pages, the complete text is included, adjusted to the type of chosen manuscript format.
Tables and figures should be included at the end of the manuscript, one on each page, indicating their correlative order and location in the manuscript. The manuscript content will have a maximum of five tables and/or five figures. Figures may be colored or grey, and should be in jpg format with 300 dpi resolution. (Rules for structuring papers)
If the work material is subject to copyright, it is the responsibility of the authors to declare it in the manuscript.
Copyright Notice
Copyright
In the event that the manuscript is approved for future publication, the authors retain the copyright and assign to the journal the rights to publish, edit, reproduce, distribute, exhibit, and communicate nationally and internationally in the various databases, repositories and portals.
Self-archiving policy
The author can share, disseminate, and publicize his research published by the media (e.g., academic social networks, repositories, and portals) available on the web.
During the editorial review process, the journal will provide the author with the previous versions (post-print) which should NOT be disclosed by any media, only for personal use and for final approval.
Liberabit will send the author the final version of the article (published version) in PDF and HTML to be shared, disseminated and disclosed by the media available on the web.
After the publication of the articles, the authors can make other independent or additional agreements for the non-exclusive dissemination of the version of the article published in this journal (publication in books or institutional repositories), provided that it is indicated with the respective reference that the work has been published for the first time in this journal.
Privacy Statement
Liberabit will preserve the names and data included in the OJS registry. They will be used exclusively for the purposes indicated by the journal, and will not be available to any media or people outside the journal.
