Submission Requirements:

Authors are requested to submit their papers in duplicate, typed, throughout with double spacing on one side of the bond paper, leaving one and half inch margins. The full length of paper, in no case should exceed 10 typed pages. The manuscripts should he typed clearly in Microsoft word format, in Times New Roman, Font size 12. The article should conform to APA style. Two sets of hard copies should be submitted along with the CD. The electronic and hard copy should be identical. Each article will be considered for review only after receiving, the soft and hard copies of the same. All are requested to give email address. The manuscript would be considered for publication on the understanding that it has not been published elsewhere, nor has it been submitted for publication for any other Journal. The Journal holds the copyright of the papers published in it. All manuscripts should be submitted to The Editor, Dr. Mrinalini Purandare, c/o. Dr. Leo Barnes Foundation, Samudraseema, 329, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai-400 050.

 

Title Page:

The title should be as concise as possible, not more than 30 characters and should appear on a separate sheet, together with the name(s) of the author(s) and the full postal address of their institutions with their email address and preferably their telephone numbers.

 

Abstract:

An abstract of 100-250 words should follow the title page on a separate sheet. From the abstract, a reader should be able to make out, as to what is the content of the article. Hence it requires special attention of the author.

 

Keywords:

Following the abstract, the authors should also provide 3 to 5 key words or short phrases that capture the main topic of the article.

 

Heading:

Heading and sub-headings for different sections of the papers should be clearly indicated as in APA publication format.

 

Quotation:

Any direct quotation, regardless of length, must be accompanied by a reference citation with the page number.

 

Reference:

Reference should be written according to the guidelines of Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Ed.). Some examples are given below: Citations in the text should be indicated with the year of publication in parentheses after the author’s name. If more than one article by the author in the same year is cited, the letters a, b, should follow the year. When a paper has been published jointly by two authors, both names should be given in the text. For more than two authors, quote all the names at the first mention and then use the first author ‘et al’, for subsequent mention in the text. The citation of unpublished reports is strongly discouraged. A list of references quoted in the text should be given at the end of the paper in a separate sheet in alphabetic order of authors name, Title, journals and Books should be given in full. For example:

Authored Book (Authored book with a DOI)

Brown, L. S. (2018). Feminist therapy (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000092-000

Authored book without a DOI, from most academic research databases or print version

Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of power. Routledge.

Chapter in Edited Book (Chapter in an edited book with a DOI)

Balsam, K. F., Martell, C. R., Jones, K. P., & Safren, S. A. (2019). Affirmative cognitive behavior therapy with sexual and gender minority people. In G. Y. Iwamasa & P. A. Hays (Eds.), Culturally responsive cognitive behavior therapy: Practice and supervision (2nd ed., pp. 287–314). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000119-012

Journal Article:

McCauley, S. M., & Christiansen, M. H. (2019). Language learning as language use: A cross-linguistic model of child language development. Psychological Review, 126(1), 1–51. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000126

The author should ensure that all the references cited in the text are present in the list of references and that there are no extra references in this list.

 

Tables and Figures:

Tables should be kept to the minimum and Figures should be used only where necessary to clarify important points. Each table should be typed on a separate sheet. Make sure that appropriate units are given. Instructions for placing the tables should be given in the parenthesis in the text. E.g. (Table 2).

The figures should be made in black ink on white paper preferably one and half times larger than the size to make suitable to be printed. Redrawing for photographic reproduction and the block making photographs for reproduction for which the authors will be charged, should be on glossy paper.

 

Statistics:

In the text, results of the statistical test should be given in the standard APA format (7th ed)

 

Publication and Reprints:

Submitted papers will be reviewed by the referees. Authors are therefore, requested to prepare their manuscripts in such a way that after detachment of the paper page no clues remain as to the authors identity. In general at least fifty percent of authors should be members (any category) of B.P.A. The Editor reserves the rights to edit and to modify the article for which no communication will be done with authors.

 

Disclaimer

The Editorial Team of Bombay Psychologist has utilized open source softwares to screen for plagiarism, and has also cautioned contributing authors about a zero tolerance policy against any form of plagiarism. However, if any plagiarism is detected in material

published by the journal, the BPA should not be held responsible for the same. In such case, the sole responsibility will rest with the contributing author/s.

The Editor,

Dr. Mrinalini Purandare

Email: editorbombaypsychologist@gmail.com