Submissions

Author Guidelines

TYPES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED

Revista Argumento receives original articles, clinical essays, and review and revision articles, as described below.

- Original Articles and Clinical Essays (15 to 20 pages): developed based on the result of empirical, experimental, or conceptual researches, and its structure must contain: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References. Articles must contain a maximum of 6,000 words and up to 5 illustrations. Clinical essays must be registered with the competent entity, and their number must be identified in the abstract. A clinical essay is understood to be a research intended to answer a question about the efficacy of a particular intervention, which can be made with a medication, a health product, a vaccine, or in the case of psychology, a psychological intervention; intervention.

- Review Articles (15 to 25 pages): developed based on studies with a defined outline and based on bibliographical research that is consistent with the critical analysis and considerations that could contribute to this state of the art (no more than 8,000 words and 5 illustrations).

- Reviews (3 to 5 pages): a critical review of recently published books, with a summary containing general information on the article and comments that could give guidance to the reader on its characteristics and potential uses. They must be brief and written by researchers in the field. The full bibliographical reference of the article must be included in the beginning of the text, and the signature, academic degree, and institutional affiliation of the author of the review must be included at the end of the review.

LETTER OF PRESENTATION

Before submitting the article for analysis, Revista Argumento requests the submission of a LETTER OF PRESENTATION containing the following information. All items are mandatory.

1. Full name and the affiliations of all authors and the contact data of the author for correspondence (please refer to the following item "identified cover page").

2. Type of material (original article, clinical essay, review or revision article)

3. Indicate if the submission is for the continuous flow issue or for the thematic issue (please indicate which).

4. Explain it is believed that the article submitted is appropriate for publication on Revista Argumento, stressing its relevant and innovative aspects.

5. Declaration that the manuscript submitted represents an original material, that it has not been published before, and that it is not being analyzed for publication anywhere else.

6. It must also include that the authors are solely liable for the content of the manuscript.

7. Submit the number of the Research Ethics Committee (REC) Opinion, if applicable.

8. Other relevant information.

PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT

Once the letter of presentation has been analyzed, if Revista Argumento is interested in the article, the authors will be released to submit its original. To speed up the publication, all instructions are required to be followed.

Revista Argumento adopts the publication standards of the APA (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association/6^th edition, 2010). A quick guide in Portuguese can be referred to in Adaptation of the Standardization Style in Accordance with APA Standards, available on http://www.ip.usp.br/portal/images/stories/manuais/normalizacaodereferenciasapa.pdf.

For citations, please refer to the website: http://www.ip.usp.br/portal/images/stories/manuais/citacoesnotextoapa.pdf.

A brief summary or the 6^th edition of the APA standards can also be referred to. Available on: http://www.apastyle.org/.

THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURE MUST BE MET WHEN PREPARING THE ORIGINAL TEXT

1. IDENTIFIED COVER PAGE (PAGE 1)

1.1. Title of the article in Portuguese (first letter uppercase, and the rest lowercase – with the exception of last names), bold, Times New Roman font, size 14, centralized text, subtitle in lowercase (with the exception of last names).

Maximum of 15 words.

1.2. Title of the article in English, immediately below the title in Portuguese (first letter uppercase, and the rest lowercase – with the exception of last names), italic, Times New Roman font, size 12, centralized text. Maximum of 15 words.

1.3. A summarized text is suggested (maximum of 5 words)

1.4. Full name of the authors, connection (student, teacher, research line of researcher) and institutional affiliation (name of the institution for which they work), city, state, country, and e-mail address.

2. UNIDENTIFIED COVER PAGE (PAGE 2)

2.1. Title of the article in Portuguese (first letter uppercase, and the rest lowercase – with the exception of last names), bold, Times New Roman font, size 14, centralized text, subtitle in lowercase (with the exception of last names).

Maximum of 15 words.

2.2. Title of the article in English, immediately below the title in Portuguese, (first letter uppercase, and the rest lowercase – with the exception of last names), italic, Times New Roman font, size 12, centralized text. Maximum of 15 words.

2.3. A summarized text is suggested (maximum of 5 words)

3. SUMMARY and ABSTRACT (PAGE 3)

The Summary and the Abstract must contemplate the topics presented in the publication. Example: Introduction, Development, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Final Considerations. They must contain between 100 and 250 words, in Portuguese and in English, in Times New Roman font, size 11, simple spacing, and justified text.

In case of clinical essays, the registration number must be located before the descriptors.

Descriptors must be indicated in the last line (keywords). To standardize the descriptors, we request that you use the Health Thesaurus (DeCS). The desired number of descriptors is at least 3 and no more than 5, which must represent the content of the article.

4. BODY OF THE TEXT (FROM PAGE 4)

- Introduction: must describe the advancements and articles that based the research in a concise manner, as well as close with a sentence the clearly announces the objectives of the study.

- Materials and Method: must include detailed information on the design of the study, the research environment, participants, instruments, hypotheses, statistical analyses, clinical essay registration (when applicable), approval by the ethics committee, and procedures for the obtainment of the informed consent document.

- Results must be clear; repetition of data throughout the text and in tables/figures is not permitted.

- Discussion: interpret results and make a relationship between them and the existing knowledge, especially those indicated before in the introduction. This part must be presented separately from the results.

- Conclusion or Final Considerations: must be limited to the purpose of new discoveries, making a relationship between them and the existing knowledge. Use only citations required to base the study.

- Acknowledgments: Must include information on the grants and funding, among other types of support to the study. Some authors may wish to thank collaborators who significantly contributed to the manuscript, but do not meet authorship criteria. Authors are responsible for obtaining the consent of the persons cited.

- Statement of Conflicts of Interest: Each author must state potential conflicts of interest in general, rather than only those associated with this study. Examples include current or past jobs/positions, research funds received, lecturer’s fees, shareholding, services provided as a consultant or the advisory council of organizations, among others. Studies that somehow involve pharmaceutical companies or other private or public entities must clearly describe the role played by these organizations in the study. In addition, if the study somehow involves pharmaceutical compounds, the statement of conflicts of interest must include information on who or which institutions conducted the statistical analyses, as well as an e-mail for the possible obtainment of the protocol.

5. LIST OF REFERENCES

References must be limited to the minimum necessary, and no more than 30 references, considering that this total includes 10% of citations regarding the authors themselves. At least 40% of the total must refer to the past 5 years. When justified in item 8 (other relevant information) of the Letter of Presentation, these limits can be revised by the Editorial Board, for instance, in those cases of historical review articles. References must be consecutively numbered in order of appearance in the text, as per the American Psychological Association system (APA - 6^th edition, dated 2010). Please check the links indicated in the beginning of this section.

6. ATTACHMENTS

Use them only when they contain important original information or a highlight required to understand any of the sections of the text. It is recommended to avoid attachments.

COMMON TYPES OF CITATIONS IN THE TEXT

Citations of authors must follow the APA standards. Strictly comply with citation standards. Always give credit to authors and the dates of publication of all referred studies. All names of authors whose articles were cited must be followed by the date of publication the first time they are cited in each paragraph. Literal citations with less than 40 words must be regularly typed in the text, between quotes. Punctuation goes before the closing quote. The number of the page from which the citation was excerpted must be indicated between parentheses. Citations with 40 or more words must be presented in a proper block, without italic and without quotes, in double spacing, starting in a new line, indented from the margin, in the same position as a new paragraph.

Direct citations must be exact, even if the original text contains errors. If this occurs and possibly confuses readers, add the word [sic], underlined and between brackets, immediately after the error. Omission of a part of a text from an original source must be indicated with three points (...). The inclusion of content, such as comments or notes, must be made between brackets. Emphasis given to one or more words must be underlined and followed by [our highlight(s)].

All secondary citations must provide the original reference. However, whenever possible, avoid using secondary citations, especially when the original author can be easily retrieved. Nonetheless, if required, provide: last name of author, date, name of the author who makes the original citation, and the date of publication of the study.

Citations of depositions or interviews with research subjects, containing less than 40 words must be included in the body of the paragraph, in italic and between quotes. Those containing 40 or more words must be indented like bibliographic citations, though in italic.

The Editorial Team of Revista Psicologia Argumento recommends that authors revise their text, checking for the existence of a relationship between the sections and subtitles used. Single-sentence paragraphs must be avoided, as they fragment the text. It should be stressed that the objectives of the study must be clearly explained in the beginning of the text, suggesting readers to refer to the existing literature in the field and to methodological procedures. All authors cited in the text must be listed in the References section. Only articles inquired and referred to in the text must be included in that section.

Examples of citations of articles of simple authorship

1. Literal citation

The last name of the author is explicit in all citations, indicating the year and page, as per the following example:

E.g.: “Although it is a part of nature, men differs from it for creating their own laws and setting their own fate” (Boarini, 2000, p. 6).

E.g.: According to Boarini (2000) “Although it is a part of nature, men differs from it for creating their own laws and setting their own fate” (p. 6).

2. Conceptual citation

The last name of the author is explicit in all citations, indicating only the year, as per the following example:

E.g.: Yamamoto (1996), understands that the period between 1973-74, in Brazil records an important moment in the alteração de rumo da política. [Maintain the name of the author and omit the year in subsequent citations within the same paragraph]

Note: Regardless of the number of authors of the article, every literal citation must be accompanied with the name of the author(s), year and page(s).

Examples of citations of articles of multiple authorship

1. Two authors

In a citation with multiple authors in the current text, link all last names with the word "and". In content presented between parentheses, in tables and figure headers and in the list of references, link all names with the symbol "&".

E.g.: (authors as a part of the text): For Klein and Linhares (2007) the characteristics of the severeness of neonatal health are associated with the analysis of the paths of the development of premature children.

E.g.: (authors who do not take part in the text). The characteristics of the severeness of neonatal health are associated with the analysis of the paths of the development of premature children (Klein & Linhares, 2007).

2. Between three and five authors

In the first citation, the last name of all authors is mentioned. From the second citation on, only the last name of the first author is explicit, followed by "et al" and the year.

E.g.: (authors as a part of the text): To Silva, Santos e Gonçalves (2006) environmental factors can give different shapes or mold aspects of the motor behavior in the life of infants.

E.g.: (authors who do not take part in the text): Environmental factors can give different shapes or mold aspects of the motor behavior in the life of infants (Silva, Santos, & Gonçalves, 2006).

From the second occurrence of the citation on: Silva et al. (2006) state that (...).

3. Six or more authors

In the text, from the first citation, only the last name of the first author is mentioned, followed by “et al.”, unless this format generates ambiguity.

The References section, regardless of the number of authors, they all must be listed.

Examples of citations of an article discussed in a secondary source

1. The article uses as a source an article discussed in another article, without reading the original article (e.g., a study by Flavell, cited by Shore, 1982). In the text, use the following citation:

Flavell (cited by Shore, 1982) adds that these students...

In the References section, provide only the secondary source, in this case Shore, using the appropriate format.

Examples of citations of an old re-edited article

1. Author (date of original publication / date of edition inquired). E.g.: Franco (1790/1946).

GUIDANCE ON REFERENCES

Use simple space in this section, with double space to separate them. References must be cited in alphabetical order by the last name of the authors. In cases of a reference to multiple studies of the same author, use chronological order, i.e. starting with the oldest, and subsequently, the most recent studies of this author. Names of authors must not be replaced with dashes or lines.

The second line of each reference must be indented in 5 spaces (in Word, format the paragraph with a 0.68-cm indent). Carefully go over standards of the magazine before preparing your list. Note that the last names of the authors are only printed with the first letter in uppercase.

Examples of common types of reference

1 Technical Report

Vieira Filho, N. G. (1997). Prática terapêutica em psicologia clínica: análise do circuito institucional (relatório de bolsa de pesquisa). Brasília: CNPq.

2. Articles presented in a Scientific Event, but not published.

Haidt, J., Dias, M. G. & Koller, S. (1991, February). Disgust, disrespect and culture: moral judgement of victimless violations in the USA and Brazil. Article presented in the Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross Cultural Research, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico.

3. Articles presented in a Scientific Event, which summary was published in annals.

Oliveira, C. B. E., Araújo, C. M. & Almeida, L. S. (2010). A atuação da Psicologia Escolar na Educação Superior: algumas reflexões [Summary]. In International Conference Learning and teaching in Higher Education, 1 (p. 108). Évora: Universidade de Évora.

Yamamoto, O. H., Silva, F. L., Medeiros, É. P. & Câmara, R. A. (1999). A configuração da Psicologia no Rio Grande do Norte: formação e prática profissional. [Summary]. In Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia (Org.), Resumos de comunicações científicas. XXIX Reunião Anual de Psicologia (p. 187). Campinas: SBP.

4. Theses or dissertations not published

Domingues, E. (2001). O movimento dos trabalhadores rurais sem-terra (MST): contribuições da psicanálise. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Post-Graduation Program in Social Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo.

5. Books

Mello Neto, G. A. R. (2003). Angústia e sociedade na obra de Sigmund Freud. Campinas: Unicamp.

6. Chapters of a book.

Di Loreto, O. D. M. (2002). Patologia da vida psi cotidiana: o cotidiano na vida de um clínico psi. In M. L. Boarini (Org.), Desafios na atenção à saúde mental (pp. 93-133). Maringá: EDUEM.

7. Books translated into Portuguese

Badinter, E. (1985). Um amor conquistado: o mito do amor materno. (W. Dutra, Trad.). Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira. (Original copy published in 1980).

8. Translation of an article or chapter of an edited book, volume of an article in multiple volumes, republished work

Freud, S. (1996). Sobre os fundamentos para destacar da neurastenia uma síndrome específica denominada “neurose de angústia”. In J. Strachey (Ed. e J. Salomão, Trad.), Edição Standart Brasileira das obras psicológicas completas de Sigmund Freud. (Vol. 3, pp. 91-117). Rio de Janeiro: Imago. (Original copy published in 1895).

9. Articles in a scientific periodical

Rauter, C. (2001). Notas sobre o tratamento das pessoas atingidas pela violência institucionalizada. Psicologia em Estudo, 6(2), 3-10.

Provide the number between parentheses, and subsequently, the volume, only when the page count restarts at each number (rather than at each volume, as the general rule)

Tourinho, E. Z. (1987). Sobre o surgimento do behaviorismo radical de Skinner. Psicologia, 13 (3), 111.

10. Old articles re-edited on a much later date

Franco, F. de M. (1946). Tratado de educação física dos meninos. Rio de Janeiro: Agir (Original copy published in 1790).

11. In-press articles

Do not provide the year, volume, or number of pages until the publication of the article. In the order of names, it is the author’s last reference.

Boarini, M. L. (Org.), (in press). Higiene e raça como projetos: higienismo e eugenismo no Brasil. Maringá: EDUEM.

12. Institutional authorship

Conselho Regional de Psicologia de São Paulo (2010). Dislexia: subsídios para políticas públicas. São Paulo: CRPSP.

13. Electronic Document

Paim, J. S., & Almeida Filho, N. (1998). Saúde coletiva: uma “nova saúde pública” ou campo aberto a novos paradigmas? Revista de Saúde Pública, 32 (4). Retrieved on February 11, 2000, from http://www.scielo.br/pdf/pe/v32n4/a2593.pdf

14. CD-ROM

Tolfo, S. (1999). Trabalho, inovação e participação: um estudo multicase em empresas do setor metal-mecânico do Rio Grande do Sul [CD-ROM]. In Encontro Anual da ANPAD, 23. São Paulo: Portifólio.

15. LEGISLATION

Law No. 10.216, dated April 6, 2001. (2001, April 6). It provides for the protection and rights of people with mental disorders and redirects the mental health care model. Brasília, DF: Presidência da República: Casa Civil. Subchefia para Assuntos Jurídicos. Retrieved on June 20, 2009 from http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/leis_2001/l10216.htm.

Resolution No. 196, dated October 10, 1996. (1996, October 10). Diretrizes e normas regulamentadoras de pesquisas envolvendo seres humanos. Brasília, DF: Ministério da Sáude, Conselho Nacional de Saúde.

It is crucial to inquire the summary of the APA standards referred to in the beginning of the instructions before submitting the text.