Aims and Scope

The Journal of Positive Psychology and Counselling publishes original research on all aspects of human psychology, including life and living, health and physical sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. The Journal of Positive Psychology and Counselling is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that attracts well-researched empirical and theoretical articles on areas of positive and counselling psychology such as psychotherapies, emotions, motivation, holistic wellness, marriage and life satisfaction, subjective well-being, leisure, interpersonal relationship, mindfulness and optimal performance, love and infatuation, excellence, aesthetics, creativity, and giftedness. The focus also includes optimism, resiliency, wellness across the life span, religions, spirituality and well-being, human strengths, virtues, metacognition, and happiness.

We attract a large number of international submissions each year which make major contributions across the range of psychology, particularly where the work has the following characteristics:
The journal is conceptualised to attract more empirical and theoretical articles about psychological themes that positively impact individuals and communities worldwide. The centerpiece of such articles should be to provide information on ways to generate positive development and happiness in our world. articles or groups of articles dealing with topics that are of interest to researchers from more than one specialism; section of psychology or which addresses topics or issues at the interface between different specialisms or sections of psychology; articles or groups of articles that take different or contrasting methodological or theoretical approaches to a single topic; articles or groups of articles dealing with novel areas, theories or methodologies; integrative reviews, particularly where the review offers new analysis (e.g. meta-analysis), new theory or new implications for practice, articles or groups of articles dealing with the history of psychology; Interdisciplinary work is where the contribution from or to psychological theory or practice is clear.

The journal enjoys a wide international readership and features reports of empirical studies, critical literature reviews, and theoretical contributions that aim to further our understanding of positive psychology. The journal additionally publishes a small number of invited articles by people who lead their field on a topic that provokes discussion. These articles include a short peer commentary.

Instructions to Authors

AUTHORS’ GUIDE

Instructions for authors The instructions for authors include information about preparing a manuscript for submission to the Journal of Positive Psychology and Counselling, criteria for publication and the online submission process.

Ethics Authors must ensure that no part of the manuscript reporting original work is being considered for publication in whole or elsewhere. The corresponding author must affirm that all other authors have read and approved the manuscript. For further information, the authors should visit https://ppacjournals.org Style of Manuscript The manuscript should be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English. It is recommended that you ask colleagues to read over your paper before submission to ensure it is of a high standard and conforms to a high level of scientific writing. Always avoid plagiarism act as it is strongly frowned at. Book Antiqua font style with 12 font size should be used. Manuscripts that do not conform to these requirements and the following manuscript format may be returned to the author for correction. The entire manuscript should be typed 1.5 spaced, with margins of 1 inch on each side. All pages should be numbered consecutively in the bottom centre. Indent new paragraphs. The style of heading and subheading should be as follows: The first heading should be left, justified in bold and in uppercase letters. The other sub-heading should be left-justified, bold and title case. Order of Manuscript The manuscript should not be more than 5000 words and should be presented in the following order: Title Page This should contain the title of the contribution (capitalize the first letter of each word in the title) and the name(s) and address(es) of the author(s). The full postal address, e-mail address, telephone and fax number(s) of the author who will receive correspondence and check the proofs should be included. Abstract All manuscripts must include a brief but informative Abstract. It should not exceed 300 words and should describe the work's scope, hypothesis or rationale and the main findings. The abstract should allow the reader to quickly have a clear idea about the rationale for the work, the experiments conducted, and the results of those experiments before reading the rest of the manuscript. Both common and scientific names should be included; the authorities are not given if they appear in the title. References to the literature and mathematical symbols/equations should not be included. Keywords (3-7) should be provided below the Abstract to assist with indexing the article. Introduction/Literature review The introduction should articulate the problem being addressed. It should provide sufficient background information on the subject allowing the reader to have more insight into what will be presented in the rest of the paper. The aims of the manuscript should be clearly stated. Methods (and Materials) This section should be concise but provide sufficient detail of the material used and equipment and the procedure followed to allow the work to be repeated by others. Design, Population, Sample, Instruments, Procedure and data analysis should be spelled out where necessary. The sources of the laboratory procedures should be cited and any changes made must be noted. Information on the equipment model, manufacturer's name and address, including the city, province/state and country, should be provided. The procedures should be written in the past tense. Results Results should be presented logically in the text, tables and figures. Repetitive presentation of the same data in tables and figures should be avoided. The results should not contain material appropriate to the Discussion. All tables, graphs, statistical analyses and sample calculations should be presented in this section. Discussion The results should be discussed concerning any hypotheses advanced in the Introduction. Comment on results and indicate possible sources of error. Place the study in the context of other work reported in the literature. Only in exceptional cases should the "Results and Discussion" sections be combined. Refer to graphs, tables and figures by number (for example Figure 5 or Table 5). This helps tie the data into the text in a very effective manner. Implications of findings and Conclusion The main conclusions of the experimental work should be presented. The contribution of the work to the scientific community and its economic implications should be emphasized. Acknowledgments The source of financial support must be acknowledged. Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose a conflict of interest in the covering letter submitted with the manuscript. Technical assistance may also be acknowledged. References All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the manuscript's text.

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