CALL FOR PAPERS
     1. Authors who wish to present a paper for publication must request to do so exclusively by means of the online form, labeled APPLICATION FORM, found in the left hand menu of the electronic Journal (www.investigacion-psicopedagogica.org/revista/english).

     2. The Journal administrator will forward the author a preformatted file with which to present his or her article. Once the complete, formatted article is returned to the administrator, it will be listed in the website under STATUS OF UPCOMING ARTICLES. This listing serves as the author's proof of receipt and as a means to stay informed of the article's status through the review and publication process.

     3. Since both the electronic and printed versions of the Journal will publish 3 issues annually, and at least one of these is to be a MONOGRAPH, the Editors and the Coordinator of a specific issue reserve the right to match publication of papers with the nature of each Journal issue, be it general or monographic.

     INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
     1. The general guidelines used by the Editorial Board, Advisory Board and Peer Reviewers are those typical of any scientific publication, and are capsulized in the APA style guide (http://www.apastyle.org/previoustips.html). To acquire a copy of the APA publication manual, see www.apa.org/books/4200061.html. For details specific to our publication, we suggest you consult articles previously published, adjusting the format of your abstract and the structure of your paper to characteristics observed for your article type (research, review, reflection, evaluation of material, research proposal, etc.)

     2. Generally speaking, the most highly valued overall qualities are coherence and the contribution's relevance for advancing academic and/or professional knowledge in Educational and School Psychology. One must keep in mind that each type of paper has its own textual and conceptual structure, as a function of its type of contribution and its possible readership. This fact should not exclude the need for all papers, in whatever modality, to show a minimum of rigor and systematization in order to be presented to the scientific and professional community.

          2.1. RESEARCH WORK OF AN APPLIED, ACADEMIC OR PROFESSIONAL NATURE
Papers in this section serve to exchange applied research which is carried out in the academic and practitioner's arena. The following criteria are valued for both types of research:

  1. Theoretical foundation:
· Conceptual structure and review of the problem under investigation
· Pertinence and clarity in setting forth the problem that underlies the research
· Synthesis and structure of research objectives and hypotheses (when applicable)

2. Method and results:
· Relevance and adequacy of the sample
· Clarity and goodness of the methodology design (type, variables…).
· Suitability of the empirical and statistical procedure, be it qualitative and/or quantitative
· Synthesis, clarity, coherence and relevance of results

3. Discussion and conclusions:
· Coherence in analysis and applicability of results
· Critical analysis of conclusions and limitations

     2.2. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Papers in this section share theoretical or practical reflections concerning relevant scientific and professional questions.

     REVIEWS / REFLECTIONS/ EXPERIENCES
     This type of paper represents a well-grounded reflection on the state of the matter of any issue which focuses the attention of the scientific, professional or educational community. Toward this end it should take into account the following criteria:

1. Presentation of the issue:
· Educational opportunity and relevance of the issue put forward
· Conceptual clarity and structure of analysis
· Clarity of objectives

2. Body of paper:
· Coherence with objectives
· Personal reflections on the issue
· Critical views and reviews, with alternatives described

3. Conclusions
· Conceptual and/or practical synthesis
· Applicability of conclusions and proposals
· Advance in scientific knowledge and professional practice

     EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS/ TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION / EVALUATION AND
     INTERVENTION
     This type of paper should provide knowledge, an empirical review or an introduction to tools and instruments belonging to the field of educational and school psychology and having educational applicability. Such contributions should meet the following criteria:

1. Presentation of material:
· Theoretical or empirical foundation
· Problem issue or use with which it is associated
· Prior evidence, studies or the lack thereof

2. Body of paper:
· Characteristics of the material, tool or instrument.
· How it was developed, and validation studies
· Specific proposal

3. Conclusions:
· Limitations and goodness
· Applicability
· Proposals for generalization and use

     3. Aspects of format should meet basic rules which the Journal establishes for writing reports and papers, in such aspects as headings, size of paragraphs, bibliographic citations, nomenclatures, proportion of tables and figures, presentation of results. Authors are referred to previously published papers in our Journal as a reference for these norms. Please pay special attention to organization and structure of your paper, writing style, presentation of results in tables and figures, and in the proper matching of references quoted in the text and those listed at the end of the paper. Furthermore, please take into account the international audience of the Journal, scientific and professional, adapting your language and terminology for the benefit of all readers. Explain any terms specific to your national or local educational system.

     4. We also require that a minimum of two references from prior articles in EJREP be included in newly submitted manuscripts.

     INSTRUCTIONS TO PEER REVIEWERS
      1. Articles will be sent to reviewers exclusively by e-mail, in MS Word format. The files are identified by a number, guaranteeing anonymity, confidentiality and equal competitive conditions for all articles.

     2. Reviewers' reports will be transmitted exclusively by means of the reviewer's online utility located in the electronic version of the Journal, regardless of whether the article will be published in the printed or online editions of the Journal. Reviewers must answer specific questions shown there, as well as provide opinions and general suggestions that should be sent to the author. In this section one can mention general aspects regarding content and form as well as acceptance, need for revision, or rejection.

     3. In addition, for the sake of timeliness and efficiency in improving a given article, whatever specific errors, modifications and suggestions which the reviewer wishes to make should be marked directly in the text of the article, in red, so that the Publisher may forward these to the author. Thus the author will have an exact representation of what changes are proposed, regardless of whether he or she accepts these changes. Reviewers must return the reviewed article directly to the Journal Administrator, by e-mail, within a period of one month. This method is to ensure that reviewers make concrete suggestions and requirements, in addition to the general considerations, also valid, which were to be submitted via the Journal's online utility.

     4. In acknowledgment of this task, the names of participating reviewers will be listed in the last issue of the Journal for each year (both printed and electronic versions). Articles will each be reviewed by two or three reviewers, who may come from the academic or practitioners' arena or from both. A listing of reviewers is published in both printed and electronic versions of the Journal under the heading Advisory Board. The Editor.