Psychology journals indexed in PePSIC and SciELO databases: an analysis of writing styles and types of papers

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2763938X74003

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Periodical, Scholarly Communication, Electronic Publications, Open Access Publishing

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A survey of 145 active journals that publish in the area of Psychology and are indexed in the databases PePSIC and SciELO was carried out. Through an online consultation, information about the following items were collected from each journal: writing style and types of papers. Writing style was analyzed through descriptive statistics, while thematic analysis was used to examine the types of papers. In the end, nineteen types of papers that are accepted for publication were identified in the surveyed scientific journals, plus one last category, “others”, which covers different genres with low frequency. The results provide authors with an overview about some important parameters of scientific publications in the field of Psychology.

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Author Biographies

Flávio Fernandes Fontes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

PhD in Psychology. Associate Professor of Psychology in the Health Sciences College of Trairi (FACISA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN).

Maria Wilma da Silva Dantas de Medeiros, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Psychologist, graduated from the Health Sciences College of Trairi (FACISA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), with experience in Organizational and Work Psychology and public policies in Social Assistance.

Mariana Souza Batista, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Master's student in the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Graduated in Psychology from UFRN, campus of the Health Sciences College of Trairi (FACISA). Dedicated to studying Marxist social theory and Cultural-Historical Psychology, with an emphasis on the themes of the ideology of work and the peasant struggle of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST).

Lucas Emanuel Diogo Pinheiro da Silva, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Psychologist graduated from the  Health Sciences College of Trairi (FACISA), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), with experience in clinical psychology in the private sector and as a collaborative psychologist in the "Psychotherapy Service" project of the FACISA School Service. He works as a school psychologist in the public education system. He is currently dedicated to the studies of: (1) mental health of elementary school teachers in the work context, from the psychodynamics of work perspective; and (2) transference relationships between teachers and students in the learning process.

Marcelo Figueiredo Barbosa Júnior, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Master in Education from the European University of the Atlantic (UNEATLANTICO). Graduated in Internet Systems from the College of Educational Excellence of Rio Grande do Norte (FATERN). Professor of Information Systems at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN) and a member of the Automation and Information Technology Research Center of Trairi (CNPq/IFRN).

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2023-12-22

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Fernandes Fontes, F., da Silva Dantas de Medeiros, M. W., Souza Batista, M., Emanuel Diogo Pinheiro da Silva, L., & Figueiredo Barbosa Júnior, M. (2023). Psychology journals indexed in PePSIC and SciELO databases: an analysis of writing styles and types of papers. Gutenberg - Revista De Produção Editorial, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.5902/2763938X74003

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