IJOPAT
IDEAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND THEOLOGY
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The scope of the Journal focuses on theories, methods and applications in Psychology and Theology. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts with the theoretical or empirical aspects of the following broadly Subject areas include, but are not limited to the following fields:
Applied Statistics in Psychology
Behavioral Psychology
Comparative Psychology Evolutionary Psychology
Contemporary Issues and Trends in Psychology
Cultural Psychology
Epistemology of Psychology and Basic Psychology
Ethics in Psychology
Human and Social Psychology
Measurement and Evaluation in Psychology
Neurosciences and Psychobiology
Psychology and Human Development
Psychology and Social Behavior
Psychology, Conflict and Social Transformation
Research Methods in Psychology
Social Behavior and Interaction
Testing and Evaluation
Theology;
Reflecting diverse Christian traditions and exploring the full range of theological inquiry:
Biblical Studies,
History of Christianity,
Pastoral Theology,
Christian Ethics,
Systematic Theology,
Philosophy of Religion,
Interdisciplinary Studies.
IJOPAT also publishes original research, creative work, and critical discourse on traditional, contemporary, and popular issues in arts and issues in the field as mentioned above. Contribution can be in the form of conceptual or theoretical approaches, case studies or essays in the field of Psychology and Theology.
The journal is relevant to researchers, theorists and policymakers.
IJOPAT welcomes submissions in any of the seven categories (i) Research Article (ii) Research Note (iii) Research Essay (iv) Research Commentary (v) Theory and Review Article (vi) Issues and Opinions (regional or global) (vii) Case Report.
This is an academic journal and thus does not provide any kind of art appraisals or other commercial services.
Double Blind Peer Review:
The Journal is committed to double blind peer review process in order to publish high quality works with significant policy implications and contribution to the literature. Decision about each manuscript is taken following a rigorous process:
Frequency of Publication: Bi-Monthly (Six times a year)
Publication Status: Published Online
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Any manuscript submitted to the journal must not already have been published in another journal or be under consideration by any other journal. Manuscripts of papers presented at conferences can be submitted unless they have been published as part of the conference proceedings in any journal. Authors are required to ensure that no material submitted as part of a manuscript infringes existing copyrights, or the rights of a third party. Authors who publish with Ideal Journal of Psychology and Theology need to transfer copyright to their work to this Journal to make it open access paper to the global readers.
Ideal Journal of Psychology and Theology (IJOPAT) is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice. It is based, in large part, on the guidelines and standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Authors who submit papers to IJOPAT attest that their work is original and unpublished, and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. In addition, authors confirm that their paper is their own; that it has not been copied or plagiarized, in whole or in part, from other works; and that they have disclosed actual or potential conflicts of interest with their work or partial benefits associated with it.
Duties of Editors:
Decision on the Publication of Articles
The Managing Editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the editorial Policy of the journal and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor may confer with the members of the Editorial Board or reviewers in making this decision.
Manuscripts shall be evaluated solely on their intellectual merit without regard to authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy.
The editors and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate. IJOPAT adapted Open Journal System (OJS) a well known system for scholarly open access journal that prevents unauthorized access to its unpublished contents. In the case of a misconduct investigation, IJOPAT may disclose material to third parties (e.g., an institutional investigation committee or other editors).
Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used by anyone who has a view of the manuscript in his or her own research without the express written consent of the author.
Duties of Reviewers
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Reviewer misconduct
Editors will take reviewer misconduct seriously and pursue any allegation of breach of confidentiality, non-declaration of conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), inappropriate use of confidential material, or delay of peer review for competitive advantage. Allegations of serious reviewer misconduct, such as plagiarism, will be taken to the institutional level.
Duties of Authors
Reporting standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
Data Access and Retention
Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors should adhere to publication requirements that submitted work is original, is not plagiarized, and has not been published elsewhere – fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. If an author has used the
work and/or words of others, that this original is been appropriately cited or quoted and accurately reflects individuals' contributions to the work and its reporting.
Multiple or Redundant Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Fundamental errors in published works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
Neither the editors nor the Editorial Board are responsible for authors' expressed opinions, views, and the contents of the published manuscripts in the journal. The originality, proofreading of manuscripts and errors are the sole responsibility of the individual authors.
All manuscripts submitted for review and publication in the journal go under double-blind reviews for authenticity, ethical issues, and useful contributions. Decisions of the reviewers are the only tool for publication in the journal and will be final
Managing Editor, IJOPAT
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