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Focus and Scope
The Psychologist Practice & Research Journal (PPRJ) is the international peer-reviewed research journal created and owned by the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP).
Its main aim is to contribute to the visibility and sharing of knowledge that is created through psychology research and/or evidence-based practice. PPRJ publishes research papers, narrative and systematic reviews, meta-analyses, study protocols, commentaries, and conceptual papers.
PPRJ mission is to stand as a reference for the debate and intertwined research between psychology and other disciplines, such as (among other): philosophy, sociology, anthropology, medicine, nutrition, epidemiology, genetics, linguistics, computation, artificial intelligence. From time to time the journal carries abstracts and proceedings from professional/research meetings.
PPRJ is dedicated to publishing high-quality papers that promote either basic/experimental or applied/translational research, as well as cross-disciplinary research having psychological determinants and/or endpoints as the main focus.
Ethical Principles
Only original papers are eligible to be submitted to PPRJ. The journal endorses a strict policy against multiple submissions or redundant publications, as well as against plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification or fabrication.
Open Access
All articles published by PPRJ are free and permanently accessible online, without any subscription charges or registration. Readers have permanent access to published papers, with no download limitations.
Additionally, PPRJ is free of charge for authors of papers who have been approved by our blind review process. Authors are the copyright holders of the articles and have granted to any third party the right to use, reproduce, or disseminate their articles.
PPRJ papers are exclusively published in the English language, for maximizing the international visibility and citation potential. PPRJ does not provide any translation support service, though reviewers are encouraged to be mindful of the written-quality of submitted texts. Therefore, authors are strongly encouraged to provide high-quality English texts in their submitted papers.
The full text of all articles is deposited in digital archives to guarantee long-term digital preservation.
Targetted Audience
Main audience target-professionals belong to the following disciplines: Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, Artificial intelligence, Neuroscience, Cognitive Sciences, Nutrition, Sports' sciences, Psychiatry, other fields of medicine.
Peer Review Process
PPRJ endorses the double blind peer-review process, in order to assess the quality of submitted manuscripts: reviewers do not know the names of the authors, and authors do not know who reviewed their manuscript.
Independent researchers assess submitted manuscripts for relevance, novelty and originality, and methodological & interpretative quality. Editors base their final decision about publication after a minimum of two independent reviewers' assessment.
Overall editorial responsibility for the journal is with the involved Associate Editors, Consultant Editors (if necessary) and with the Editor-in-Chief. Authors willing to appeal a rejection or make a complaint should contact the Editor-in-Chief, who will provide details of the journal's process and/or decision's rational.
Advised standards of reporting
Authors should adhere to quality-standard guidelines when drafting their manuscript. Peer reviewers will be asked to refer to standard checklists when evaluating manuscripts:
- Randomized controlled trials (CONSORT) and protocols (SPIRIT)
- Systematic reviews & meta-analyses* (PRISMA) and protocols (PRISMA-P)
- Observational studies (STROBE)
- Case reports (CARE)
- Qualitative research (COREQ)
- Diagnostic/prognostic studies (STARD and TRIPOD)
- Economic evaluations (CHEERS)
- Pre-clinical animal studies (ARRIVE)
Publication Frequency
In PPRJ, journal items (editorial, papers, letters to the editor) will be published collectively, as part of an issue with its own Table of Contents, with a frequency of two to three issues per year.
Open Access Policy
PPRJ provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
More about PPRJ
The Psychologist: Practice & Research Journal (PPRJ) was created in July 2017, having its first issue at the third trimester of 2017, and with a periodicity of two issues per year.
This journal disseminates psychological-related scientific research and evidence-based knowledge about psychological practice. Although the main interest of the journal remains on applied psychology, experimental, clinical, or epidemiological knowledge are obviously welcomed.
We are willing to provide a high-quality review process to any researcher who submits manuscripts to PPRJ. We hope that this journal is seen as a preferential platform for sharing research that follows any kind of design approach.
Considering the fact that PPRJ is a free-to-publish and open-access journal, this is an outstanding platform for sharing ideas and evidence, for both research and psychological practice.
The main sections of the journal are:
- Editorial note
- Original research, including quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods. Clinical trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses are priorities for PPRJ.
- Study protocols. This type of manuscripts enter a fast track system
- Reports and guidelines (namely, blue or white papers, task force or joint action reports, intervention/clinical norms from associations or official entities)
- Clinical cases and innovative clinical interventions
- Book or other works (manuals, courses, training programs, DVD, websites, blogs, etc.)