The rules of participation follow guidelines of formal quality for scientific journals mentioned in databases LATINDEX, PSICODOC and ISOC (CSIC).

THEMATIC:

• The articles must be original and unedited (except certain exceptions of interest for the readers), and not pending publication in any other media.

• The subject of the articles must verse on Transpersonal Psychology and/or Psychotherapy or be related, either in the theoretical or practice scope.

PRESENTATION OF ARTICLES:

The drafts will follow the publication rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) that are collected in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) (2001). A brief description can be shown in (Ramos, Valdés y Catena, 2006[1]). 

The structure will integrate the following parts in the following order:

1.- Article title and subtitle: It must be representative of the article's contents and must be as specific as possible in Spanish and English.

2.- Authors: Must appear clearly identified: name and surname, institutional affiliation or place of work. A contact email address may appear.

3.- Abstract: Each article must be preceded by a summary in Spanish and English, with a maximum of 150 words per language. The subject of investigation, the aim of the research, the methodology applied, the results and the conclusion must be stated in a clear and concise manner. It is advised that this part be written when the article is finished.

4.- Key words: There will be a maximum of five key words in both Spanish and English. They must be representative of the article contents. They must serve as a correct classification and orientation for searches.

5.- Main text:

The article may be written in Spanish or English.

The text construction is open.

The following structure must be followed in the case of works of empirical investigation:

• Introduction: A general description of the subject treated in the article. An original and unedited work tries to answer and/or bring new information to the field of study. It is assumed that a previous revision of relevant literature has been undertaken. Previous and related work must be cited. The aim of the research must be clearly stated.

• Method: It is a description of the research procedures. Consulted sources, materials and methods used may be cited here.

• Results: This section presents the evidence found by the investigation.

• Discussion: A commentary that includes the connection between the introduction (aim of the investigation) and the results obtained, comparing possible links with other research.

• Conclusions: Will include a brief explanation of the research’s contribution to the field of study, and further possible study to continue or complete the current investigation.

•  Footnotes: Though preferably not used, they will contain additional text, never bibliographical references. They will be marked in the corresponding text by numbers and the body of text will appear at the end of the page, under the title “Footnotes”.

• Quote: Generally of texts that support or explain a hypothesis.

If the quote is brief it must be included in the main text between inverted commas or with a different style of lettering to distinguish it from the rest of the text. If the quote takes up more than four lines of the original paragraph it shall be quoted as a separate paragraph with smaller lettering, small interlinear spacing and no commas.

- Primary quotes: The author of the text is the only reference. As there is no consensus in the expression of these kind of quotes, there is no specific presentation format, though it is advisable to be as exact as possible when referring to the origin of the quote (conferences, recordings, interviews, notes, conversations, etc.).

- Secondary quotes: Published and citable material.

• Bibliographical references will include surname of the author and the year of publication, both between parenthesis. E.g. (López and Terrada, 1992).

•  If the name is part of the text, only the year of publication will appear between parenthesis. E.g. Puchalski and Romer (2000).

•  If there are two or more references they will be in alphabetical order. E.g. López and Terrada (1992) and Puchalski and Romer (2000). Or (López and Terrada, 1992; Puchalski and Romer, 2000).

•  If the reference has more than two but less than six authors, all the names will appear the first time.  For additional times the authors are mentioned, they will be substituted by only the first author, followed by “et al.” E.g. Salmon, Manzi and Valori (1996). After, Salmon et al. (1996).

•  If there are six or more authors it will always be referenced with the first author, followed by “et al”. E.g. Payás et al. (2006).

•  If there are various references of the same author/s from the same year, the letters a, b, c,.. will be added to the date. E.g. Frankl (1999b).

•  If literal references are to be included (this is not obligatory for non-literal quotes) the page number must be included. E.g. Grof (2006:5-10).

•  Avoid the phrase “cited in”. Use: “As Prieto says” (Bornatxea, 2007), instead of : (Prieto, cited from Bornatxea, 2007).

•  The formulas “Ibid” or “op. Cit” must not introduce repeated quotes. The quotes must be used as they were used previously in the text.

•  “E.g.” is only to be used when indicating “for example” when referencing related examples from a previous text. “I.e” is only to indicate “this is”.

•  For quotes based on notes from the text of origin, it will be indicated with the letter “n”, period, and the number of note, or notes if varying. E.g. (Cabodevilla, 2007: n. 4, 8).

•  If the quote is from an article in press or in preparation, textual references, dates or page numbers, it should be indicated. E.g. (Payás, in press).

•  If the quote is of a reedited or translated work, the publishing year to reference is of the work used, not the original. E.g. (Wilber, 2007).

•  If the quote is in a different language to the main text, it must be translated and indicated in the following manner: E.g. (Freud, 1923: 145, own translation).

6.- Acknowledgments: Any acknowledgments will be placed at the end of the main text. Names and institutional affiliation of those acknowledged must appear, as well as the type of contribution provided.

7.- Bibliography: In alphabetical order, only those referenced in the text. For more information here.

Books: Author (surname, comma, initials and period. If there are various authors they are to be separated by commas and putting “and” before the last author); year (between parenthesis) and period; complete title in cursive and period; city of publication and two points; editorial. E.g. Walsh, R. and Vaughan, F. (1982). Más allá del Ego. Barcelona: Kairos.

Chapters: Author(s) of the chapter; year; chapter title; names of the directors/coordinators of the book, putting the initials and the surname. Following the chapter title, “in,” then the main authors of the book, then “ed”(s) must be stated between parenthesis, if they are the editors. Book title in cursive, first and last page of the chapter between parenthesis putting before it the abbreviation “pp.”; city where published, two points; editorial. E.g. Arranz, P. and Cancio, H. (2000). Counselling: Habilidades de información y comunicación con el paciente oncológico, in F. Gil (ed.), Manual de psico-oncología, (pp. 39-56), Madrid: Nova Sidonia.

Journals: Author(s); year, article title and period; complete journal title in cursive followed by a comma; volume (without the word “volume” or “vol.”) and  number of the journal (in parentheses)and comma; first and last page of the article. E.g. Bayés, R. and Borrás, F.X. (2005). ¿Qué son las necesidades espirituales?. Medicina Paliativa, 12 (2), 99-107.

 8.- Figures and tables: Tables show data and figures show graphics. When they appear they are to be sequentially numbered and will have an appropriate heading.

E.g.

Figure 1. Percentage of annual population.

9.- Annexes: Complementary but essential material will be in this section. Identification will be done with a number or letter and a heading. E.g. “Annex II. Weekly Diary”.

RECEPTION OF ARTICLES:

The articles will be written with New Times Roman lettering, lettering size 12, simple spacing and in Word format (*.doc) or format (*.rtf). The article must not exceed 30 pages in total (including annexes, tables, bibliography, appendix, etc.).

The articles will be redacted in Spanish or English and must contain material that is unpublished and has not been presented for publication in any other media.

The articles must be sent to contact@transpersonaljournal.com, indicating a contact email address. A receipt notice will be issued for original articles sent.

SELECTION OF ORIGINALS:

The articles will be evaluated according to the following:

• If the thematic is current and pertinent.

• Adequacy of the author's reflections.

• Rigor, veracity and scientific quality of the data.

• Clarity and quality of the writing.

• Originality of the manuscript.

• Compliance of the article redaction norms.

The article and a evaluation form will be sent to two revisers of the editorial board, according to the double blind system. The evaluator will not know the authorship and the author will receive criticism also in anonymous form (in case of there is any).

 In 90 days notification of acceptance, rejection or modification will be communicated to the author.