Focus and Scope

Psychological Research and Intervention is a biannual, peer-reviewed, and accredited scientific journal proudly published by the Department of Psychology at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. Established in 2018, the journal serves as a dynamic platform for the dissemination of high-quality research in psychological science and psychological interventions. We welcome a wide spectrum of scientific manuscripts, including original empirical research, whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed/multi-method approaches, as well as various forms of reviews, such as scoping reviews, systematic literature reviews, meta-analyses, and traditional narrative reviews.

As an open-access journal, Psychological Research and Intervention is committed to fostering accessibility and knowledge sharing without imposing publication fees. By providing free access to current research, we aim to advance psychological science and support scholarly exchange in Indonesia and on a global scale. Manuscripts are accepted in both English and Bahasa Indonesia. However, since the journal publishes exclusively in English, authors submitting manuscripts in Bahasa Indonesia will be required to have them translated into English, incurring a translation fee.

Section Policies

Original Research Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Literature Review

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

1. Each manuscript submitted to the journal will be selected by member of Editorial Boards.
2. Manuscripts that met the criteria of the journal will be forwarded to the reviewers. Whereas manuscripts that did not pass the criteria of the journal will be returned back to the author without review.
3. During the review process, manuscript will be returned to the author for further revision should the reviewer deemed the need of it. Author(s) are expected to make revision and improvements to the manuscript in accordance with the inputs, comments, and ratings of the reviewers. Afterwards, authors must submit the revised manuscript to be re-reviewed.
4. Each review process will be conducted with single-blind review method.
5. Reviewing process will be emphasized on novelty, objectivity, method, scientific impact, conclusion, and references of the manuscript.
6. The final decision whether a manuscript is approved for publication will be decided by the Editor-in-Chief on the basis of recommendation from the reviewer.
7. Plagiarism screening will be conducted using turnitin and google schoolar plagiarsm checker.

Publication Frequency

Psychological Research and Intervention is published bi-anually, every June and December.

Open Access Policy

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.

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

Publication Ethics

This statement provide guidelines for ethical behaviour of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in Psychological Research and Intervention, including the authors, the editors, the peer-reviewers and the publisher (Department of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta [UNY]). This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the authors, the journal editors, the peer reviewers, the publisher and the society.

Department of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) as publisher of this Journal takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing extremely seriously and we recognize our ethical and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, UNY and the Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

The Editorial Board of Psychological Research and Intervention are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the PRI's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

The editor 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.

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Results from peer review process will 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 reviewer 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.

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

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.

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.

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. Non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms must not be used.

When necessary, authors will be 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 (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Furthermore, authors must avoid fabrication (make up the data and results of a study), falsification (manipulating research materials, equipment, processes, changing the data or intentionally discarding data or results), and Fragmentation (breaking research data into different themes of manuscript so that the discussion cannot become in-depth)

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 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. An author who has already passed away during the time of submission and publication but has contributed in the writing should be included as a co-author. Disagreement regarding authorship is not a basis for paper retraction.

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

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.

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.