Author Guidelines

1. Document Formatting

However, as per the usual preference of reviewers, we suggest that the authors consider the following format:

Text-editing software	MS-Word for Windows 2010 or later
Paper	A-4 (29,7 x 21 cm)
Margins	1 inch (2.5 centimeters)
Font type	Times New Roman,
Font size	12 points
Line spacing	1,15 (including titles, abstract, and reference list)
Paragraph indentation	Optional, or include a blank line between paragraphs
Paragraph alignment	Fully justified (left and right margins)
Pagination	Include the number of pages in the upper right
Bold and Underline	Do not use bold or underline to emphasize words
Italics	Italics may be used to emphasize a particular word, such as in the first occurrence or definition of a key concept
Title	The title of articles should be as concise as possible and address the main theoretical tradition, model or constructs of the study as well as how the study distinguishes from other studies in the field. Do not use abbreviations. It should be placed at the beginning of the work, uppercase only in main words, without identifying the authors

Abstract	The abstract can be a maximum of 200 words, including spaces
Double quotation marks	Used for direct quotes as well as statements taken from interviews
Single quotation marks	Used within double quotation marks to separate material that was within quotation marks in the original source
Writing	Texts with one author may be written in first person singular or third person impersonal. Texts with more than one author may be written in first person plural or third person impersonal
Abbreviations and acronyms	Use parentheses to introduce an abbreviation or acronym
Brackets	Use brackets to separate material within parentheses or text inserted in a citation by another person who is not the original author
Sections and subsections	Add increasing, multilevel numbers indicating section and subsections, before their titles, which should follow the following format:
Article length	Research articles submitted are expected to have around 10,000 words. Interviews

2. Tables and Figures

Tables and Figures should be used, according to the APA style (2010), when they allow the author to present a larger quantity of information to the reader, in a more efficient and more easily understood manner than in text, as long as it does not replicate the information already included in the text. Therefore, any information that is not in textual form should be in the form of a TABLE or FIGURE (that is, terms such as graphic, map, fluxogram, design, photograph, etc. should not be used).

According to the APA style (2010), tables normally “show numerical values or textual information (e.g., lists of stimulus words) arranged in an orderly display of columns and rows. A figure may be a chart, a graph, a photograph, a drawing, or any other illustration or nontextual depiction” (APA, 2010, p. 125). Tables are usually characterized by a line-column structure; thus, other types of illustrations, which differ from this characteristic, should be labeled figures.

Tables

Tables should be inserted in the body of the text, soon after their reference or citation. For the sake of word count (paper size), please consider a half-page table as representing 300 words.

Text-editing software	Word for Windows 2010 or later If the authors developed their tables using any other programs, such as Excel, please redo the tables using Word
Font type and size	Times New Roman, Calibri, Arial, Verdana, or Tahoma, 10 point
Line spacing	Single
Spacing before and after	3 pt
Colors	Black
Title	Table titles should be brief, clear and explanatory. They should be placed above the table, in the upper left corner, and just below the word Table (with the first letter upper case), accompanied by a designated number. The tables should be presented with sequential Arabic numbers within the text, such as: Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc.
Citation	To cite tables in the text body, simply write the number referring to the table, for example: Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, etc. Never write ‘table below’, ‘table above’, or ‘table on page XX’, because the numeration of the article pages might be altered during formatting for publication.
Table notes	Tables can have three kinds of notes: general notes, specific notes, and probability notes. The notes are presented in the left margin (without indentation) below the table (between the table and the note there should be two spaces). They should be ordered in the following sequence: general notes, specific notes, and probability notes. Each type of note should be presented in a new line. “Notes are used to eliminate repetition within the body of the table” (APA, 2010, p. 138).
	General note: “A general note qualifies, explains, or provides information relating to the table as a whole and ends with an explanation of any abbreviations, symbols, and the like” (APA, 2010, p. 138). It is designated by the word Note and should be used to supply other sources of data that have been reproduced in the Table, or if the entire Table was a reproduction from another source. See example in Table 1.

Figures

In accordance with the APA style (2010), Figures can be:

a chart, a graph, a photograph, a drawing, or any other illustration or nontextual depiction. At times the boundary between tables and figures may be unclear; however, tables are almost always characterized by a row-column structure. Any type of illustration that a table is referred to as a figure (APA, 2010, p. 125).

We advise authors to check their manuscripts for possible breaches of copyright law and secure the necessary permissions before submission. Permission Grants (PGs) are needed at the time of submission if the manuscript contains extracts (including illustrations, artwork and photograph) from other copyright works (this includes material from online or intranet sources). It is the author’s responsibility to obtain written permission from the owners of the publishing rights to reproduce such extracts and send these permissions to our editorial office, by mail.

3. Citations and References

Citations in the text body should include the author’s last name, the date of publication, and page number (if necessary), as conforms to the APA style (2010).

The reference list should include complete data for all authors cited, presented in alphabetical order at the end of the text, in accordance with the American Psychological Association style (APA, 2010).

Comma use	Commas are used to separate authors’ last names in citations within the text body as well as in the reference list.
Examples	Harrison, Newholm and Shaw (2005).
	(Harrison, Newholm, & Shaw, 2005).
	Harrison, R., Newholm, T., & Shaw, D. (2005). The ethical consumer. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.