Publication Guidelines


Dear Authors!

Submitted manuscripts must comply with the VAC requirements for scientific periodical publications and publications therein (resolutions of 14.10.2008 and 25.07.2014).

Our journal accepts for publication original articles not previously published in other journals. Submission of a manuscript automatically implies the author's consent to its publication and agreement with the publication guidelines of the journal "Psychological Studies". No cover documents are required when submitting an article for consideration.

Expert evaluation of manuscripts submitted to the editorial board, their compliance with the journal's scope and standards, is conducted through double-blind peer review. Manuscripts of no more than 1.5 printer's sheets (60,000 characters including spaces, including tables, the reference list, and all other components of the article.) are considered.

The author of a manuscript guarantees that they do not violate copyright laws or other legislative norms, and assumes responsibility for the accuracy and correctness of the information contained in the article.

All reviewers are recognized experts in the subject matter of the manuscripts they review and have published on the relevant topic within the last 3 years.

In disputed cases, the manuscript is sent for additional peer review. The editorial board sends authors the reviews of submitted materials in electronic form. Review texts are kept in the editorial office for five years.

The editorial board reserves the right to abridge and edit manuscripts without affecting the main content of the article.

Manuscripts are approved for publication if they are (1) approved by reviewers and (2) prepared by authors in full compliance with the journal's requirements (requiring no subsequent copy-editing, correctly formatted).

In the event of rejection by reviewers, a reasoned refusal of publication is sent to the author. Non-compliance with publication guidelines may serve as grounds for rejection without review.

Manuscripts rejected following peer review are not considered again. Other articles by the authors of such manuscripts are accepted for consideration in the normal manner.

Absolute grounds for rejection with the conclusion "Do not accept articles by this author for future consideration" and inclusion of authors in the journal's Stop List are: (1) violation of citation norms, or plagiarism; (2) submission of a manuscript previously published in another outlet. Information about violations of citation norms in the form of an editorial comment is made public on the journal's website for general notice.

Information about published articles is regularly submitted in the established format to the system of the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) and other scientometric and reference-bibliographic databases, both Russian and international.

Upon receipt of a request from the editorial board for copies of reviews to be forwarded to the Expert Council of the VAC of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the relevant information is forwarded to the ministry.

There is no charge for publication of manuscripts of any category of authors. Free-of-charge publication is a fundamental editorial policy.

Manuscripts are accepted for consideration on a continuous basis throughout the year via the journal's website (see instructions for authors on working with the website) or by e-mail. Editorial e-mail: psystudy.journal@gmail.com and psystudy@psystudy.ru

The editorial board reads the texts of all letters but does not enter into correspondence on matters unrelated to a specific publication.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines for Authors

The manuscript text submitted to the editorial board must be thoroughly edited, and all data, names, quotations, and bibliographic references must be verified. Compliance with the article formatting requirements is mandatory. For consideration, the full text of the article must be submitted (in Russian or in English), except for special issues of the journal dedicated to pre-registered research.

Authors submitting manuscripts attach two files: File No. 1 – the file containing the article text, named after the surname of the first author, e.g., Ivanov_eng, and containing all metadata in both Russian and English. File No. 2 contains only the article text and the reference list; all information that could identify the authors is removed. It is named текст_статьи_рус or text_of_article_eng depending on the language in which the article is written.

In order to ensure a high scientific level of publications, the editorial board sets a requirement for the depth of literature coverage: the proportion of Russian-language and English-language sources included in the international citation database Scopus / Web of Science must constitute at least half of the total bibliography.

The editorial board always confirms receipt of manuscripts. If no acknowledgement is received within seven days, please write to psystudy.journal@gmail.com

When revising the text in response to comments, file names are marked with numerals: Ivanov_eng2, etc. All author revisions made to the text, of any length, must be highlighted in yellow (shaded).

Author information is included in the files with the article text – see the section Article Text Templates.

Formatting of figures and tables – see section Tables and Figures.

Components of Articles Published in the Journal "Psychological Studies"

The article for publication is submitted as a file in MS Word, RTF, or ODT format. The main text of the article may be submitted in one of two versions:

  • in Russian
  • in English.

Other mandatory components of a properly formatted article are provided in the file in Russian and English:

  • name(s) of the author(s),
  • title of the article,
  • name(s) of the institution(s) with which the authors are affiliated, and the city and country where the institution(s) is/are located,
  • abstract,
  • keywords,
  • reference list,
  • information about the author(s)
  • information about conflict of interest
  • information about author contributions.

All graphical materials (figures, diagrams, graphs, tables) must be submitted in Russian and English. Titles, column headings, legends, and textual captions within these objects must be duplicated in English. The English text is provided below the Russian text or separated by a forward slash (/).

Optional components of the article: acknowledgements, information on financial support of the research (grants) are provided after the article abstract in Russian and English; appendix, notes – are contained only in the full text of the article.

Article Header

1. Authors' surnames and initials – before the article title.

2. Article title.

3. Names of institution, city, country – follow the article title: in Russian. Abbreviations are not used in any case.

Sample article header in English:

Ivanov A.A.1, Ivanova B.B.2 Psychological Studies…

1 Nekrasov Kostroma State University, Kostroma, Russia
2 Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Abstract and Keywords

4. Abstract: in English.

The article abstract should be presented as a single paragraph with subsections. For example:

Background: indicate the problem the research addresses and the relevance of the study.

Aim/Objective: clearly formulate the aim of the work carried out.

Methods: briefly describe the research design, sample, key methods, and instruments.

Results: present the main findings of the study.

Conclusions: indicate the theoretical or practical significance of the findings and future directions.

The abstract should be 200 to 250 words, with subsection names in bold. The abstract should serve as a brief auto-summary that concisely but completely reflects the structure and content of the article. The abstract text should be understandable without reading the article. The abstract should not refer to the reference list, tables, or figures. All abbreviations are decoded at first mention.

5. Keywords: in English.

Keywords are additionally used on the journal website – (1) to build a list of thematically related articles visible on the publication page, (2) for rapid search of articles by keywords, (3) on the Internet – for finding materials relevant to a search query.

Acknowledgements

6. Acknowledgements follow immediately after the keywords.

A brief expression of gratitude to individuals and/or organizations – only those directly related to the conduct of the research or the process of preparing the article.

Funding

7. Grant information is provided after the acknowledgements and – in their absence – after the keywords. The project number is provided. The project title is optional – in quotation marks after the project number.

Sample
The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project XX-XX-XXXXX.

Bibliographic Reference to the Published Article

8. Provided after the funding section of the article. It is necessary to indicate the bibliographic reference to the article and the article's URL.

Russian-Language Metadata of the Article

9. After the English-language metadata, information is provided in Russian. It includes:

  • name(s) of the author(s),
  • title of the article,
  • name(s) of the institution(s) with which the authors are affiliated, and the city and country where the institution(s) is/are located,
  • abstract,
  • keywords,
  • acknowledgements,
  • funding information,
  • bibliographic reference and URL

Sample header for the Russian-language section of the article

Иванов А.А.1, Иванова Б.Б.2 Психологические исследования…

1 Костромской государственный университет им. Н.А. Некрасова, Кострома, Россия
2 Институт психологии Российской академии наук, Москва, Россия

Main Text of the Article

The text should be well structured. Sections are provided with headings. The scientific context – the broader problem to which the research relates – is recommended to be outlined in a brief preamble, before the first heading. The preamble helps the reader understand what topic the article addresses and whether to continue reading. The preamble is not equivalent to the literature review, which follows the brief introductory remarks, is provided with a substantive heading, and concludes with a formulation of the research aim.

Descriptions of empirical studies must be preceded by an analytical literature review. Research aims and hypotheses are formulated explicitly. A Methods section is included: description of the sample, research procedure, research instruments (a bibliographic reference to the source describing the instrument is mandatory), and data analysis methods (mathematical-statistical methods, computer software). The Results section is separated from the Discussion section (interpretation of findings). The main text concludes with a Conclusion section.

Reference List (Article Bibliography), Notes, and Appendices

10. The reference list contains bibliographic data for all sources used in preparing the article. For details, see the section References. Russian-language literature sources are transliterated (e.g., using the free online service http://translit-online.ru). English-language sources are given in their original Latin-script spelling.

11. Notes are placed after the main text of the article, immediately after the reference list. The subheading is "Notes", even if there is only one note.

12. If necessary, large numerical or illustrative materials are placed in Appendices / Supplementary Materials. These follow the main text of the article. If there are several appendices, they are numbered in sequence. References to the appendices are required in the main text of the article.

Information About the Author(s)

13. Information about the author(s) is provided after the reference list (or notes or appendices, if present). See article text templates.

Conflict of Interest Statement

14. Authors are required to declare the presence or absence of a potential conflict of interest (financial, personal, professional, or other relationships that could be perceived as biased). If there is no conflict of interest, the text states: "The author(s) declare(s) no conflict of interest."

Information About Author Contributions

15. For each article, the specific contribution of each co-author must be described. The editorial board recommends using the international CRediT standard. At the end of the article, the surnames and initials of the authors should be indicated with a description of their roles in the research:

  • Conceptualization – development of the research idea, formulation of aims and objectives.
  • Methodology – development or selection of research methods.
  • Software – writing code, developing algorithms.
  • Validation – verification of the reproducibility of results.
  • Formal Analysis – statistical or mathematical data processing.
  • Investigation – conducting the research, data collection.
  • Resources – provision of materials, equipment, computing capacity.
  • Data Curation – data management, cleaning, and database maintenance.
  • Writing – Original Draft – preparation of the initial text.
  • Writing – Review & Editing – critical review and editing of the text.
  • Visualization – creation of graphs, tables, and diagrams.
  • Supervision – mentoring and oversight of the work.
  • Project Administration – coordination of research activities.
  • Funding Acquisition – securing grants and investment.

Russian-Language Section of the Article

16. After the English-language author information, it is duplicated in Russian. The following items must be duplicated:

  • Information about authors
  • Information about conflict of interest
  • Information about author contributions

After this, the article concludes.

Article Text Templates

It is recommended to use templates for formatting the article text. Please use the templates for preparing the Russian-language version and the English-language version of the article.