Submissions

Author Guidelines

FORUM for Group Psychotherapies and Processes disseminates high-quality research and engaged scholarship globally, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion in publishing. We encourage submissions from a diverse range of authors from all countries and backgrounds.

Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims & scope of the journal will be reviewed. Manuscripts can be submitted either in English or Spanish. Proofreading by a native speaker is requested as essential.

Submissions that don't adhere to these guidelines will be returned prior to peer review. You can log in to the submission site at any time to check on the progress of your paper through the peer-review process.

Types of Manuscript

Original Paper: Scholarly articles that feature theory, research, and/or excellence in practice in the field of group psychotherapy and group processes. Submissions will be reviewed by the editors-in-chief, consulting editors, or other scholars. The main text must exceed 3,000 words but not exceed 5,000 words.

Case report: Scholarly articles that feature case study in group psychotherapy and group processes. Submissions will be reviewed by the editors-in-chief, consulting editors, or other scholars. The main text must exceed 2,000 words but not exceed 3,000 words.

Invited Article: Scholarly articles that are invited by the editorial committee. Submissions will be reviewed by the Editors. They can be published as articles of Special Issues. The length is decided by the Editors-in-chief in consultation with the author.

Letters to the Editor: Comments and feedback to FORUM or IAGP or IAGP Congress. Editors-in-chief will address them to Globeletter in case the contents are found more suitable to the IAGP house organ rather than FORUM. If appropriate for the scientific cut of FORUM, the main text must not exceed 2,000 words.

Manuscript structure

Blind Manuscript (with no reference to the authors) must contain: Title, Type of Manuscript, Abstracts (in English and Spanish, each approximately 150 words), Keywords (three to five), Main Text and References.  No footnotes are allowed.

Cover Page must contain: Name/s of author/s, indicating a corresponding author; short CV (60-70 words if only one author; 30-40 words each if more than one author); email address; ORCID number and affiliation of each author, Authors contributions, Acknowledgements, Funding, Ethical declaration.

References: please use the most updated APA style (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references)

Figures and Tables: all Figures and Tables should be cited and included in the text. They should all have a title and a legend, where needed.

Author/s’ Contribution Statement

The FORUM for Group Psychotherapies and Processes mandates that all authors publicly accept responsibility for the content of the submitted work.

In accordance with the guidelines set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), authorship should be attributed only to those who meet all the following criteria:

• Significant contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
• Drafting the work or critically revising it for important intellectual content.
• Approval of the final version to be published.
• Accountability for all aspects of the work, ensuring that any questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Individuals who do not meet these authorship criteria should be acknowledged in the 'Acknowledgements' section instead. This ensures transparency and proper attribution of contributions.

Multiple Authors Contributions: Contributions from all authors should be detailed as in the example that follows:

Study conception and design: Author 1, Author 2; data collection: Author 2; analysis and interpretation of results: Author 2, Author 3, Author 4; draft manuscript preparation: Author 1, Author 3. Each author's name can appear multiple times but must be listed at least once.

Single Author Contributions: For single-author submissions, the following wording should be used:

The author confirms sole responsibility for the following: study conception and design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of results, and manuscript preparation.

This detailed and structured approach to author contribution ensures clarity and accountability in the publication process, aligning with best practices in academic publishing.

Acknowledgment

The acknowledgement section can be used to thank anyone important in the publication of the work who does not qualify for authorship. In fact, there are many people involved in a research project who are not authors but have provided valuable contributions. For example, one person’s responsibility might be to seek project funding; another might be to supervise laboratory staff. A few others might have provided valuable services such as technical editing and writing or offering help in reviewing the manuscript. These people should also be mentioned in the acknowledgment section of your manuscript.

Once the manuscript meets all criteria, send by this link:   https://iagpFORUM.emnuvens.com.br/revista/about/submissions