Psicoperspectivas: Announcements

Call for papers: THEMATIC SECTION: Youth participation in restrictive institutional and social contexts: better understanding their experiences and intervention practices

Psicoperspectivas — 2025-07-26

In a joint initiative with the Canadian journal Travail social with the aim of understanding the experiences of children and young people participating in restrictive institutional and social contexts, as well as the strategies they implement to circumvent, challenge, and transform these restrictions, seeking to contribute to the development of new knowledge about participation in restrictive contexts or institutions, we invite proposals for articles that explore—from a critical perspective—issues related to both the contexts of participation and structural and institutional limitations, as well as experiences, practices, and strategies for participation in such restrictive contexts.

Contributions —whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed— must meet the criteria outlined in the Guidelines for Authors available on our website, be original and unpublished, and be written in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process.

Deadline for receiving articles through the journal's virtual platform is March 30, 2026.

Psicoperspectivas Editors: Manuela García Quiroga and Carolina Urbina (PUCV).
Guest Editors: Rosita Vargas Diaz (Laval University), Anta Niang (CIUSSS de l'Estrie, Canada), Isabelle Lacroix (University of Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines), and Isabelle-Ann Leclair-Mallette (CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal). See more information here.

To readers: RECEPTION AND PUBLICATION OF MANUSCRIPTS 2025

Psicoperspectivas — 2024-10-31

Manuscript reception and publication schedule 2025 - 2026

The submission period for free subject manuscripts is from March 1 to September 12.
From this date onwards, we will only receive articles submitted for the Thematic Sections.

March 15, 2025
Volume 25, Number 1. Articles on any topic.
Published.

July 15, 2025
Volume 25, Number 2. Thematic Section "Technology and Algorithmic Governmentality:
Social and Political Transformations in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"
Published.

November 15, 2025
Volume 25, Number 3. Thematic Section: “Territories in socio-environmental crisis: opportunities and resistance from schools and rural communities in the Global South”
Under review (article submission closed).

March 15, 2026
Volume 26, Number 1. Free Subject Articles.
Submission of articles will be open until September 12, 2025.

July 15, 2026
Volume 25, Number 2. Thematic Section “Youth participation in restrictive institutional and social contexts: better understanding their experiences and intervention practices”
Submission of articles will be open until March 30, 2026.

November 15, 2026
Volume 25, Number 3. Thematic Section “Methodology” (provisional title).
Submissions will be open until June 1, 2026.

To readers: HOW TO PREPARE YOR MANUSCRIPT

Psicoperspectivas — 2024-03-08

For details, we recommend reviewing the journal's Authors Guidelines.

To readers: PAPERS QUALITY CRITERIA

Psicoperspectivas — 2020-07-29

To comply with Psicoperspectivas' quality standards, all research articles must exhibit the following characteristics:
a) approach, thematic coverage and documentary type correspond to those established by the journal;
b) document sent is anonymous;
c) total number of words is limited to 8,000;
d) the submitted manuscript adheres to the American Psychological Association 7th ed. (2019) style and to the JARS standards for communication of research in Psychology (https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/apa-style-jars);
e) title and abstract are relevant and informative, its language is clear, citations and references are accurate;
f) the manuscript describes relevant and original research, and contributes to the knowledge of the discipline;
g) research topics, approaches, objectives, and contribution are clearly defined;
h) theoretical background is relevant;
i) literature review is accurate, updated and of high quality (50% or more of the works consulted were published in the last five years);
j) the manuscript is coherent, provides accurate and substantial information, describes suitable and proper methodology, analyses are adequate, outcomes are correctly interpreted, discussion is meaningful and limited to the results.

To readers: COVER LETTER Model

Psicoperspectivas — 2020-07-24

Place, Country and Date
Mrs. María Isabel Reyes Espejo
Chief Editor
Psicoperspectivas
www.psicoperspectivas.cl

Dear Editor,
With this letter I/we declare that the article entitled "Title of the manuscript", which we propose for publication as a Research Article / Thematic Section Article (indicate one or another) in Psicoperspectivas, is an original work of my/our authorship.

I/We further declare that neither this manuscript nor any part of it has been published in any other printed or digital medium, site or portal, nor is it being reviewed in any other journal. It also meets the criteria for content, length, structure and style set out in the Guidelines for Authors published on the journal's website (www.psicoperspectivas.cl).

As indicated, we identify and define our contributions according to CRediT taxonomy (https://credit.niso.org/), therefore we declare that (mention the roles as indicated in the standard and associate it with the authors' names).
Example: Conceptualization: DC, JC; Methodology: DC; Software: DC; Validation: DC, JC; Formal Analysis: DC; Research: JC; Resources: DC, JC; Data curation: DC; Writing (original draft): DC, JC; Writing (review and editing): DC, JC; Visualization: DC, JC; Supervision: DC, JC; Project administration: DC, JC; Fund acquisition: DC, JC.

If applicable only, authors should include the following statement:
"During the preparation of this work, the author(s) used [NAME OF TOOL/SERVICE] for the purpose of [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as necessary and take full responsibility for the content of the publication."

This statement should not apply regarding the use of basic tools to check grammar, spelling, references, etc. If there is nothing to disclose, there is no need of this statement.

In case my/our article be accepted for publication, I/all authors agree to act as peer reviewers of, at least, one article per year in the next two years, since it address topics related to me/our knowledge and experience.

I/We hope this manuscript will fit the journal's expectations. I/We will be eager to provide any further information.

Sincerely,

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PROPOSING THEMATIC SECTIONS

Psicoperspectivas — 2017-12-07

Proposals for Thematic Sections for Psicoperspectivas will be received throughout the year. To be considered for publication, the Editorial Team must receive the following documents:

a. Proposal: A written document including guest editors' name, a tentative title and a summary of the proposal (maximum 1000 words).

b. Guest Authors: A list of at least eight (8) national or international guests, whose participation is duly accredited, (a commitment letter must be attached), their institutional affiliation should be clearly indicated, include a brief summary of high impact work in the field published in the last five years.

c. Abstracts: Each of the invited authors should attach an article proposal including title and abstract. The latter should include: the problem where the research is positioned, research objectives, methodological procedures applied, main results and conclusions of the research process. Its length may vary between 250 and 500 words.

d. Evaluators/Reviewers: List of at least twenty (20) evaluators or reviewers who will referee the papers submitted for the proposed papers.

Guest Editors must collaborate to disseminate and to cite articles published in the thematic section.

It is important for you to keep in mind that Psicoperspectivas' Guidelines for Authors will apply in relation to focus, thematic coverage, documentary type and formal aspects.

The Editorial Team will decide and respond within the month following the proposal reception. We should stress that Psicoperspectivas is not obliged to accept any of them.

If you need more information, please contact us at revista@psicoperspectivas.cl