Submissions

Author Guidelines

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

The journal Psychosomatics and Psychiatry will preferably publish papers (original articles, reviews and clinical cases in article format) related to the research and clinical activities of clinical psychology, psychiatry and psychosomatics, following the experimental models, both of biological origin and – in the case of psychotherapies – those who have shown evidence (eg cognitive-behavioral). These works can be published in Spanish or English.

Manuscripts should be submitted for publication to the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Dr. J.M Farré i Martí, to the e-mail:mail: jmfarremarti@gmail.com, with copy to Neus Sardà. Secretària de redacción email: mneus.sarda@gmail.com, in .docx or .doc format.

Originals must not have been previously published or submitted simultaneously to another publication. The rights of the first reproduction by any means and means are from the Journal Psychosomatics and Psychiatry. Authors should state explicitly whether or not possible conflicts of interest exist and must accompany the manuscript of all corresponding permits to reproduce previously published material to be included in the manuscript. Accordingly, at the end of the manuscript, the authors must include a section entitled “Declaration of authorship, good practices and assignment of rights” three aspects: 1) Financing: authors must specify the entities that have funded the study project and / or researchers involved, as well as the role they have had in the research. If the funding entities have not been directly involved in the drafting and interpretation of the results, that should be specified (eg funding to carry out this study was provided by AAA. AAA did not participate in the study design, interpretation of results or writing of the manuscript); 2) Contribution: all authors must specify their contribution in the research and the manuscript (eg: Author A and B designed the study and wrote the protocol. Author C carried out the statistical analyses. Authors A, B and D contributed in the editing); 3) Conflicts of interest: all authors must declare potential conflicts of interest. If there are no conflicts of interest, specify “the authors declare the absence of potential conflicts of interest”.

Ethics Committee: Authors will disclose the procedures used in patients and controls, which were carried out under informed consent, explicitly mentioning the ethics committee that approved the research in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of 1975 as revised in 1983 and updated in Taipei in 2016. It shall be stated that the present article was accepted by the Ethics Committee of the corresponding hospital/faculty/entity, with registration number, and on date. If photographs or patient data are reproduced, authors are responsible for obtaining written consent authorizing their publication, reproduction, and dissemination in print and on the Internet. This section will be included at the end of the manuscript. 5). Acknowledgments (if applicable).

Integration of Gender Analysis in Research:

• The research approach clearly states how the project's findings will be applied to the specific needs of men and/or women.
• The literature review identifies possible sex and/or gender differences and/or similarities to consider for their implications on research results in women and/or men.
• Research questions and hypotheses include a rigorous analysis of sex and/or gender that clearly addresses the issue of possible differences and/or similarities between men and women. The study, in all its phases, clearly distinguishes between sex and gender variables. Sex refers to a set of biological variables in humans and animals, dependent on chromosomes, and displaying particular hormone levels and anatomy. Gender refers to attributions about sex with socially constructed roles, behavioural expressions, identity, etc., occurring in a historical and cultural context, which may vary across societies and over time. It is important for authors to define how these terms are used.

• Research methods present samples disaggregated by sex and, when relevant, proportional representation of women and men (or animals, tissues, and cells) to ensure that the collected information will allow for a sex or gender analysis incorporating other key factors due to their potential interaction with sex or gender (age, ethnic origin, etc.).
• Relevant ethical issues, which may have particular implications for men and/or women (similarly or differently), are identified and addressed appropriately.
• Knowledge dissemination/transfer is proposed through a solid strategy that will facilitate the appropriate application of research results to needs.

In addition to the above, authors may refer to:

- The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities guide: https://www.ciencia.gob.es/Secc-Servicios/Igualdad/Dimension-de-genero-en-la-IDI.html;jsessionid=0A3344C1B6243F217FD24C9DE2717829.2

-Sex And Gender Equity in Research guidelines (SAGER):  https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-016-0007-6

- SAGER Guidelines Checklist: https://researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41073-016-0007-6

The authors should mention in the “Method” section that the procedures used in patients and controls have been carried out under informed consent and will explicitly mention the ethics committee that approved the research in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 as revised in 1983 and Taipei update in 2016. The registration number of the acceptance by the ethics committee of your center will be included. If photographs or patient data are reproduced, the authors are responsible for obtaining written consent, authorizing their publication, reproduction and dissemination on paper and the Internet.

 The presentation of papers must follow the rules of Appointments and References following the requirements of the APA (2016, sixth edition). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author, available at http://www.apastyle.org

Warning: Special attention is requested using APA citation standards (2016, sixth edition), both in tables and figures found in the work to be published.

The works should have a maximum extension of 10.000 words (including bibliographical references, figures and tables), in pages A4 sized and font Times New Roman body 12, with line spacing of 1,5 on one-sided page, with margins of 3 cms. and numbering in the upper right.

The manuscript can be written indistinctly in Spanish and English. The first page should contain: title in Spanish and English. Name, surnames, profession and place of work of each author. Name and address of author. Telephone, fax or contact email. The second page must include an abstract in English, Spanish and Portuguese (if the authors are of original Portuguese language and wish to do so) of no more than 350 words with the brief description of the content following the structure: introduction, methods, results and discussion. After the abstract, a minimum of four and a maximum of six keywords should be specified. Both the abstract and the keywords should be reported in Spanish, English and Portuguese (if the authors are from the original Portuguese language and wish to do so).

The manuscript shall, as far as possible, maintain the following structure: Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion / Conclusion (Discussion and Conclusion may be used indistinctly for the same text) and References. The article can be accompanied by tables, graphics and various multimedia material (videos, audios) that will be included in the publication on our website. Regarding the graphics and accompanying tables it is recommended, as far as possible, to send the original table and not an image of it, in order to be able to edit it more easily on our website and increase its visibility. The figures can be in black and white or color. If color is used, make sure the figure makes sense if it is printed in black and white.

The bibliographical citations in the text should be made with the surname of the author and the date of the work that is enclosed in parentheses within the sentence. The bibliography / references should be presented at the end of the article and consist of a list according to the alphabetical order of the authors. The list should include only the sources that support the article and that were used for the preparation of the work. As a summary of the APA standards, the bibliography / references should follow the following criteria:

Articles of magazines. (Surname, comma and initials of name), year of publication in parentheses, period, title of the article in italic, point, title of the publication, volume (number), initial and final pages, period, DOI . If the authors are more than six, the first six followed by the abbreviation et al. In case of being accessible from the Internet, end quote with the mention: “Available in: url”

Complete book and other monographs. Author / s (last name, comma and initials of name), year of publication in parentheses, period, title of the book in italic, point, city of the publishing house, two points. If the authors are more than six, cite the first six followed by the abbreviation et al. In case of being accessible from the internet, finalize appointment with the mention: “Available in:”; no point is written after the Web address (URL)

Chapters of collective books or Minutes: Author / s (last name, comma and initials of name) year of publication in parentheses, period, title of the chapter or entry, “En” author (surname, in parenthesis Ed., title of the book in italics, point, in parentheses initial and final pages, point, city, colon, editorial, point, DOI (if available). If the authors are more than six, cite the first six followed by the abbreviation et al. In case of being accessible from the internet, finalize appointment with the mention: “Available in:”; no point is written after the Web address (URL)

Clinical case. The manuscripts shall, as far as possible, keep the following structure in addition to those already indicated in section 4 (except 4c):

Patient identification

Analysis of the reason for the consultation

History of the problem

Analysis and description of problem behaviors

Establishment of treatment goals

Study of the therapeutic objectives

Selection of the most appropriate treatment

Selection and application of evaluation techniques and results obtained in this phase

Application of treatment

Evaluation of treatment efficacy

Follow-ups. Specify whether it was carried out and in what periods

Observations

 Authors will mention that procedures used in patients and checks have been performed with informed consent and mention explicitly that if that were the case, if ethics committee has approved the investigation. If photographs or patient data are reproduced, authors are responsible for obtaining written consent, authorizing their publication, reproduction and dissemination on paper and internet support.

Book Reviews: will be presented in Word format, with Times New Roman font size 12 with 1.5 line spacing. Headed by the title and the correct reference of the book in question. With an extension not exceeding 800 words.

Evaluation process: When the work has been received by the journal, the main author will be sent an acknowledgment of that in a telematic format. The submitted papers are submitted to two evaluations prior to publication:

• Evaluation by members of the Editorial Board, Scientific Committee and / or Editorial Board, checking if it is appropriate to the topic of the journal and if it complies with the publication rules. In the case that they are fulfilled, the process of external review begins.
• External review: papers will be reviewed by two reviewers in a double-blind format, with anonymous reviewers. The reviewers will be external and independent of the journal that will select them for their academic, scientific or research experience in the subject matter of the article. In case of discrepancy between the evaluators, new revisions are used to determine the procedure in the possible edition of the collaborations.
• Plagiarism Detection: During the article review process, referees are provided with a list of plagiarism detection websites.

The final result will lead to the acceptance of the original, to the return to introduce corrections for the reworking of the work or the rejection of its publication in the Journal. Corrections to be introduced or rejection will be communicated to the corresponding author. Once the final acceptance of a work for publication has occurred (after possible suggested modifications), the main author will be acknowledged.