Vol. 17 No. 1 (2025): Territorial, existential and scientific world in unrest
Published:
2026-02-25
About the journal
The Journal of NUFEN: Phenomenology and Interdisciplinary publishes unpublished theoretical and empirical work, focusing mainly on Hermeneutic Existential Phenomenological Psychology, Gestalt Clinic, ACP and Health. It allocates 30% of its space to interdisciplinary publications, in dialog with Critical Social Psychology.
The journal is part of the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Pará (UFPA), which is its Sponsor; it is affiliated to National Association for Research and Postgraduate Studies in Psychology - ANPEPP Editors' Forum, PEPSIC (Psychology Periodicals) and ABEC (The Brazilian Association of Scientific) Editors.
Guidelines and standards for authors
The editorial review will begin after an initial check of the text, considering that it meets all the journal's standards in terms of scope and established sessions. If this is not the case, the text will be asked to conform to the rules and then be resubmitted. After evaluating the form, if the text is considered by the Editors to be potentially publishable in the journal, the Authors will be informed about the beginning of the editorial process.
The text will then be sent to 2 (two) Consultants selected by the Editors among researchers of recognized competence in the field. The authorship of the text is not informed to the Consultants, nor is the identity of the Consultants informed to the Authors.
In the event of conflicts of interest in the evaluation process, the editors will forward the manuscript to another reviewer. After analysis, the reviewers can fully accept, reject or recommend the publication of the manuscripts by suggesting changes to their content. Authors receive copies of the reviewers' opinions.
If the text is rejected, the Authors can resubmit it to the journal after careful review, taking into account the opinions received. In general, texts are sent to the same ad hoc consultants.
Recommendations for publication, together with suggestions for changes to the work, aim to improve the clarity or precision of the text, in accordance with the journal's quality standards. A reformulated version of the text must be submitted for consideration with a view to acceptance. This version must be accompanied by a letter from the Authors to the Editors when they do not agree with some of the Consultants' suggestions, informing them of the changes made and justifying those not made.
The letter and the revised text are sent to one of the journal's advisors, together with the original version and the opinions of the consultants for analysis. The final decision on whether to publish a text rests with the Editors, assisted by the opinions of the Consultants and Advisors.
The Editors communicate the result to the Authors by e-mail as soon as possible, indicating the date and issue of the journal on which the article will be published.
Guidelines for Authors
The Journal accepts articles in the following languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish.
All content is the sole responsibility of the author. We check for plagiarism.
The names of all the article's authors must be entered into the journal's system at the time of submission, after duly registering on the portal, and must include: the authors' first and last names, Lattes summary with most recent academic title; ORCID, institutional affiliation; position held; area of work; e-mail address and full address for correspondence.
The following must be included in the submission: a) a file with a letter requesting that the article be considered, with a declaration that it has been sent exclusively to the journal, and that it has not been published in any other journal, with only a change of title; b) a file, separate from the article, containing the authors' identification.
- Publication guidelines
- Submission Letter Template
- Template with Submission Guidelines
Attention: After approval/acceptance, it will not be possible to add authors who were not included in the submission.
Evaluation process:
The journal adopts an anonymous peer review process, based on the criteria of scientific quality and rigor, originality, validity of the data and relevance to the respective area of research. Therefore, articles that include the name (s) of the authors in the document or in its properties attached in Word, will be returned in the journal system for the (s) to submit again.
The approval of papers is subject to two ad hoc consultants (referees), whose decision may be: accept, accept with mandatory corrections, resubmit for evaluation, send to another journal or reject. In the case of conditional approval, final approval will be subject to the necessary adjustments by the author(s);
Good Practices
We recommend that Editors, Authors and Reviewers know and follow the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines in order to be committed to ethical procedures, from the time of submission to the publication of texts.
The Journal offers free access to its content, in view of its commitment to the democratization of knowledge. All materials are available to the public free of charge, and no monetary fees are charged to those who submit their work to the journal.
Articles
Original research based on empirical data, using qualitative and/or quantitative methodology. There should be a critical discussion of the results, explaining the contribution to the production of knowledge. In this case, it must contain an introduction, method, results, discussion and conclusions (15-20 pages).
Theoretical Studies/Essays
Theoretically based analyses of themes and issues. Involves critical reflection and questioning of existing ways of thinking and acting, as well as proposing timely elaborations that broaden discussions on a given topic (15-20 pages).
Experience Report
Reports should be based on a professional experience of interest and relevance to different psychological and/or related practices. It should contribute to the improvement of professional practices (10-15 pages).
Review Studies
This aims to provide a rigorous analysis of the scientific literature on a given topic in psychology and/or related areas (15-20 pages).
Publication rules: each author can only publish one text per year!
Publication in continuous flow.
Translations
To publish translations of classic and current works in phenomenology, phenomenological psychology, psychotherapy, qualitative research, Gestalt therapy, ACP; Logotherapy, Phenomenological Psychopathology, which will be evaluated by the Editorial Team, in accordance with the scope of the journal.
Copyright statement: the articles published in this journal belong to NUFEN. By submitting the manuscript for consideration by the editorial committee, the author(s) agree to these terms. Full reproduction of articles in other publications, or for any other purpose, is subject to the written authorization of the Journal's General Editor.
PUBLICATION ETHICS AND GOOD PRACTICES
NUFEN Journal requires that
- a) the author(s) of the articles declare the research funding source, if any, that gave rise to the papers.
- b) the text should not be a duplicate, or have been published with a change of title and the same content, i.e. papers that have previously circulated in any language.
- c) If there is more than one author on the article, it must be declared that there are no conflicts of interest between the authors.
- d) Misconduct is considered by the journal to be fabrication of data, falsification of collections or plagiarism. The General Editor will act in accordance with the relevant COPE guidelines. Submissions must comply with COPE guidelines: http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines.
- e) If plagiarism is proven in any work published with images, data, or any other material, the Federal University of Pará and NUFEN Journal disclaim any responsibility, and the author(s) will bear all legal penalties provided for by law.
- f) If Misconduct Research is identified after publication, a clarification note will be published in the next issue. In addition, the article will be automatically withdrawn from the issue or volume of the journal. This will be a standard penalty for the journal.
OPEN ACCESS
The Journal offers free access to its content, in view of its commitment to the democratization of knowledge. All materials are available to the public free of charge, and no monetary fees are charged to those who submit their work to the journal.
Contact
Federal University of Pará - Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences / Postgraduate Program in Psychology (PPGP): Master's and Doctorate. University City Profº José da Silva Netto - basic campus. Rua Augusto Corrêa 01- Guamá. Cep 66075-900 Belém-Pará-Brazil.
Main Contact
Adelma Pimentel
Federal University of Pará
revistadonufen@ufpa.br
Technical Support Contact
Nazareth Malcher
revistadonufen@ufpa.br
Editorial Team
General Editor
Prof. Dr. Adelma Pimentel - Federal University of Pará – Brazil
Prof. Dr. Victor Cavalero – Federal University of Pará - Brazil
Section Editor
International Editors
Prof. Dr. Cezar Luís Seibt - Federal University of Pará - Brazil
Prof. Dr. Tommy Akira Goto, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil
Adjunct editors
Prof. Dr. Maria de Nazareth Malcher, University of Brasília - Brazil
Prof. Dr. Lucivaldo da Silva Araújo, Pará State University - Brazil
Ad hoc consultants
Prof. Dr. Marlise Aparecida Bassani, Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
Prof. Dr. Marília Ancona Lopez, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
Prof. Dr. Adriano Furtado Holanda, Federal University of Paraná - Brazil
Prof. Dr. José Olinda Braga - Federal University of Ceará - Brazil
International Committee
Prof. Dr. Ana Frias, University of Évora, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Ana Maria Bertão, Escola Superior de Educação do Porto, IPP, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Annie Barthélémy, Paris, France
Prof. Dr. Madalena Melo, University of Évora, Portugal
Prof. Vitor Franco, University of Évora, Portugal, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Florencio Vicente Castro, University of Extremadura, Galicia
Prof. Dr. Claudio Longobardi, University of Turin, Italy
Layout Editor
Ione Silva
Reviewers
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Bergma da Silva Oliveira, Pará State University
Prof. Dr. Paulo de Tarso de Oliveira - Federal University of Pará - Brazil
Prof. Dr. Ana Paula Figueiredo Louzada, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil
Prof. Dr. Flavia Silveira Lemos - Federal University of Pará - Brazil
