Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

Is the article formatted according to APA (7th edition)?
Was the Ethical Commitment Letter completed according to the type of study (empirical or theoretical)?
Has the identification of authors in the properties of the file (s) in Word been removed?
If the manuscript is accepted, there will be a publication fee of R$600, and SBPOT members - who are the first or second authors of the articles - will receive a 50% discount on this amount.
Does the manuscript follow APA standards, according to the 6th edition of its Manual?
Do the author notes present information about the author(s) and repeat their names and affiliations?
Were 3 keywords presented, properly indexed in the BVS-PSI and with versions in the three languages (Portuguese, English, and Spanish)?
Is the manuscript under consideration in another national periodical, or not?
Does the manuscript cite the articles in the list of references with the DOI number?
Once accepted, the article becomes the property of the journal, and may not be reproduced without its consent, which will be given at the author's written request.

Author Guidelines

Please Note!

Before proceeding to read these instructions, be sure to consult the sections indicated by the following links, which are also part of the Guidelines for Authors.

Submission of manuscripts

The rPOT accepts articles in Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish, but assumes the cost of revision only for articles in Portuguese. Therefore, articles in other languages require an even more detailed review by the authors before sending the final version for publication.

The journal adopts, in full, the APA rules of style (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, Artmed, 2012).

Authors can refer to the APA Style website <https://apastyle.apa.or/> as well as the APA Style Blog for information on aspects of standard.

The manuscript, in its entirety, should not exceed the maximum number of pages stipulated for the type of contribution (see the section "Contributions accepted and their basic structure"), including all text elements (references, figures, tables, drawings, etc.). The Title Page is considered as page 1. The page number should be set alone in the upper right corner.

The manuscript should be prepared in word processor format using Word for Windows 6.0 or higher. Double spacing, Times New Roman, size 12, should be used throughout the text, not exceeding, in any circumstances, the number of pages specified above. The page setup must be A4, with all margins 2.5 cm and a left indent.

The Title Page must contain, solely and exclusively, the following information, all centered on the page:

Full title in Portuguese, between 10 and 12 words
Suggested running head in Portuguese, not exceeding 5 words
Full titles in English and Spanish, comparable to the title in Portuguese
Suggested running heads in English and Spanish

Page 2 of the manuscript should contain the Resumo, which must be presented in a single paragraph, containing: a brief presentation of the problem; goals; method; main results; main implications. This must be limited to 150 words. Then provide three palavras-chaves. Immediately after the resumo, insert, without a page break the Abstract, an accurate translation of the resumo. At the end, provide three keywords.

After the Abstract, the Resumen should be presented, followed by three palabras claves. The keywords must be properly indexed in the BVS-PSI (VHL Psychology) or in other thesaurus systems such as MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) or APA, and have versions in the three languages.

After the Resumen page, the text itself should be presented. There is no need to write the word "Introduction". Tables, figures, and other macrotextual elements must be in the exact location defined by the authors, i.e., throughout the text. The References should follow the main text.

Every electronic reference must come with the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or, in its absence, with the URL (Uniform Resource Locator). DOI wording should follow the standard recommended by CrossRef, which is: https://doi.org/10.000/000 (example), without the prefix "doi:" before. Authors can now submit DOI in hyperlink format.

References should come without specific formatting arising from the use of bibliographic management software.

Ethical aspects

All manuscripts submitted to the rPOT must be accompanied by an Ethics Declaration Letter signed by all authors. In that letter, which can be obtained here, authors must declare they have followed all principles of ethics and integrity involved in carrying out the research that led to the manuscript. In the case of theoretical papers or literature reviews, authors must guarantee that they followed all integrity measures for the use of the intellectual property of others (according to the letter that can be obtained here).

The rPOT adheres to the ethical principles postulated by the National Health Commission (CNS), through Resolution 466/12, with respect to scientific research on human beings, and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

It is the responsibility of the authors

To present a list of references at the end of the manuscript;
To report financial support (if applicable);
To ensure that the manuscript submitted for publication is not submitted or published in any other communication vehicle;
To ensure that the data presented in the submitted manuscript are not redundant or similar to previous publications by the authors themselves;
To declare that all authors of the manuscript actively participated in the process of developing the manuscript, contributing significantly to the research;
To ensure agreement of all authors on the final version of the manuscript prior to submission;
To ensure that the data are real, and that there is no sort of plagiarism in the manuscript;
To alert the journal immediately in the case of errors or inaccuracies discovered in the work during the evaluation process and / or after its publication;
To guarantee that all ethical principles recommended by the National Health Commission (CNS) resolution 196/96 and by the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) have been met.

Manuscripts that are, according to the rPOT Editorial Board, evaluated as violating ethical principles will be summarily rejected, and the author barred from submitting new manuscripts to the journal. For this reason, it is recommended that, when writing his/her text, the author make available, if applicable, the following information: ethical criteria involved in the invitation of participants; procedures for open participation in the study; ethical procedures for information handling and integrity thereof; among other aspects recommended by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA 6th. Edition), by the National Health Commission (CNS), via Resolution 466/12, and by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), to whose principles the rPOT adheres (http://publicationethics.org/).

Empirical Research Reports

Works derived from original empirical research, whether descriptive or predictive, with or without hypothesis testing. This type of contribution should have, necessarily and exclusively, the following sections: introduction, research problem, the objectives of the work, theoretical-conceptual basis for its conduct, hypotheses and/or guiding questions; method, with the subsections: participants, instrument(s), data collection procedures and ethical considerations, data analysis procedures; results, the findings of the study, consistent with its objectives, hypotheses/guiding questions; discussion, interpretation of the main findings, summary, and conclusion, as well as limitations and implications of the study. It is required that at least 40% of all references must have been produced within the last five years. Limited to 30 pages.

Literature Reviews

Summaries of a broad and relevant set of productions available in the literature of the area. This consists, essentially, of critical evaluations, propositions, on given issues, summarizing previous research, presenting the state of the art, identifying gaps/issues to be explored, suggesting further steps in the investigation of a particular subject. Quantitative procedures are used in meta-analyses to statistically combine results of studies. This type of contribution must have, necessarily and exclusively, the following sections: introduction, problem, reason/relevance of developing the article, as well as its objectives; method, clearly presenting the corpus used, the procedures for inclusion and exclusion of studies (with a description of searches conducted and period covered), and collection and analysis procedures; results, the findings of the study, consistent with its objectives and guiding questions; and discussion, with the implications of the review for the study of the subject. It is required that at least 50% of all references must have been produced within the last five years. Limited to 30 pages.

Theoretical Essays

Must present a theoretical or methodological problem with logical exposition and defense of a "thesis". Based on a rigorous argument, the author must express, with sound reasoning, his/her personal judgment regarding the proposed problem, indicating possible new approaches or solutions. Here there is more latitude in terms of structure. However, it is suggested that the sections include: introduction, defines the problem and the study objectives; method, with the logical structure (how the author developed the concepts and arguments); the equivalent of results/discussion, where consistent and logical subsections may be adopted, with the synthesis of the work, and its main implications and future proposals. It is required that at least 40% of all references must have been produced during the last five years. Limited to 25 pages.

Reviews

Should cover critical reviews of Brazilian works (published up to 2 years prior) or foreign works (published up to 5 years prior) guiding the reader regarding their characteristics and potential uses. Should go beyond a mere summary of the chapters, offering a critical assessment of the work, pointing out the possible contributions to the field of Psychology of Organizations and of Work. Limited to 4-7 pages.

Professional Experience Reports

Case study, with methodologically appropriate evidence, describing new methods or techniques, as well as evaluating the results of the experience. This type of contribution should have the following sections: introduction, with a presentation of the case and its contextual aspects, theoretical basis, and objectives of the study; method, presenting to the reader the steps in carrying out the experience, a description of intervention procedures or strategies, the instruments or tools used; results/discussion, where consistent and logical subsections may be adopted, containing an analysis of implications of the experience and its contributions to practices in Psychology of Organizations and of Work. It is required that at least 40% of all references must have been produced during the last five years. Limited to 10-15 pages.

Debates

At the invitation of the rPOT, this method aims to promote dialogue and debate on current issues and topics of interest for the Psychology of Organizations and Work. The section consists of three different and complementary parts, written by authors invited by the rPOT. The invited authors include those known to adopt a favorable position on the guiding theme, others who hold a contrary position, and a third who plays the role of moderator. Limited to 7-10 pages.

Articles

Published articles.

Copyright Notice

All opinions expressed in the manuscripts are the sole responsibility of the author. On submitting a manuscript to the rPOT, the author represents that: 1) this same manuscript is not under consideration in another periodical, national or otherwise; 2) he/she is willing to wait during the manuscript processing time, and is also aware that, once accepted, the manuscript may have to stay on hold due to the journal's rule of publishing only two (2) articles from authors at the same institution per edition, ensuring its geographical diversity; 3) once accepted, the article becomes the journal's property and may not be reproduced without its consent, which will be granted upon the author's written request.

Texts that contain excerpts from other publications must necessarily obey the limit of 500 words, to avoid constituting plagiarism, or self-plagiarism, or thus violating the principle of originality. Extreme caution is recommended in reproducing figures, tables, and other resources excerpted from third-party works. Should it be necessary, their publication will only be accepted by the journal if they come accompanied by a letter of authorization from the author/owner of the original work.

If the manuscript is accepted, the author must submit a copyright assignment letter, according to the model which can be obtained here. All authors must sign the same letter and send it to the email by which they were notified of final acceptance of the manuscript.