GUIDELINES FOR THE AUTHORS

Why a new journal on Art Therapy?

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For more than seventy years, we have been importing art therapy, knowledge about it, and professional art therapists in Croatia. Interest in art therapy exists in Croatia, as confirmed by clients who have experienced and recommended the art psychotherapy process. Evidence of the effectiveness of art therapy is also available from a rapidly growing research archive. However, no public media space in Croatia allows professionals to meet the public to form a more realistic view, image, and attitude towards art therapy. In national publications, there is a lack of valid and verified information about art therapy and expressive therapies in general. The information that is available is incomplete, poorly translated, and sometimes provides unfounded, ambiguous, and confusing information.

Transfer journal invites authors to contribute new, previously unpublished research, professional articles and review papers, articles and interviews related to the broader field of art therapy, papers relevant to the development of the field of mental health in general and art therapy in particular, papers that promote and encourage a better understanding of art therapy and related sciences and promote art therapy as a psychotherapeutic and scientific branch and its connection with other sciences in the field.

 

Transfer offers authors editorial work, proofreading and text translation, peer review in the field of art therapy, psychology, psychotherapy, social sciences, pedagogy, art, and, finally, a printed copy of the magazine.

Open access allows a wider public to acquire knowledge of art therapy and is also connected to other portals for scientific works in Croatia.

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GUIDELINES FOR THE AUTHORS

 

Content

1. Guidelines for writing the article

     1.1. Text formatting

             1.1.1. Basic guidelines

     1.2. Structure of the article

     1.3. Images, tables, and appendices

     1.4. Citation and References formatting

             1.4.1. In-text citation

             1.4.2. Reference list formating

2. Process of accepting an article to the Journal

      2.1. Categorization of works

3. Code of conduct, ethical considerations

4.  Terms of use / Licensing

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1. Guidelines for writing the article

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1.1. Text formatting

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1.1.1. Basic Guidelines

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Articles are submitted as a Word Document in two versions:

1. the anonymous version of the article for the review process does not have the specified author in the text or in the signature of the Word document; AND

2. A version of the article with name, title, affiliations, and contact/website/social.

 

The article, depending on the category and what it has to say, can be between 3,500 and 10,000 words.

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We recommend using Times New Roman or simpler fonts with the size of the basic text being 12pt. The page should be double-spaced, with the margins set to Normal (on the top drop-down menu under Layout/Margins).

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The title hierarchy is indicated by the font size (e.g., article title 16 pt, bold; Subheadings 14 pt, bold; third line of subtitles 12 pt, bold.) and the number of chapters (e.g., 1. Introduction; 1.1. Literature review; 1.2. Basic terms; 2 Methodology, etc.).

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1.2. Structure of the article

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Original scientific papers must include the following chapters: Introduction (with literature review or as a stand-alone chapter, review of basic concepts), Methodology (with necessary subtitles; in the case of research: form of research, population, screening...; procedure; data analysis), Results, Discussion (practical implications, basic idea, limitations), Conclusion (with the main ideas emphasized and results concisely explained) and Literature arranged alphabetically.

The article is preceded by an Abstract (250-300 words) with highlighted Key Terms (3-5 terms, e.g. obsessive-compulsive disorder are three words that make up the term, i.e., the keyword)

 

1.3. Images, tables, and appendices

 

In case the images are not inside the document, they are sent separately. The minimum resolution for printing images is 300 dpi, maximum size is up to 20 x 17 cm.

Any document, test, or table should be sent as a separate document if not included in the document.

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1.4. Citation and references

 

When making a statement that is outside the category of common knowledge, we must cite the source. The citation style used by Transfer, a journal of art therapy and related sciences, is APA 7.

APA 7 has an author-date notation system, so the citations for all sources (books, articles, web documents) within the text are the same and represent the author's last name and the year of publication in parentheses.

Example: (Glaxo, 2019)

(Smith & Klein, 2022)

(Glaxo, Smith & Klein, 2022)

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1.4.1. In-text citation

Within the text, citations are presented in two ways:

• As a direct reference, in case the text we are quoting directly is not too long, we put the quote in quotation marks, and at the end of the quote, in parentheses, we give the author's last name, the year of publication and the page number on which the quote is.

Example: (Glaxo, 2019, p.58.)

• By paraphrasing, the source, i.e., the author's name and year, is mentioned in the text, and his point of view is presented. In that case, we put only the year of publication in parentheses.

Example: Glaxo (2019) showed that neurobiological reactions to tissue have the opposite effect.

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When the same author is cited later in the paragraph from the same publication, the year is placed in parentheses after the part of the text cited without adding the name.

Example: "...characteristic of the subject of the cited research (2019)."

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When we cite multiple sources, they are separated by semicolons and listed alphabetically.

Example:

While other positive psychology constructs (e.g., resilience, hope, core self-evaluations, social support) have been studied in people with MS (Alschuler et al., 2018; Arewasikporn et al., 2018; Farber et al., 2015; Lee et al., 2020; Lynch et al., 2001; Madan & Pakenham, 2014), there is a dearth of research examining grit in this population.

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1.4.2. Reference List Formatting

At the end of the article, on a separate page, under the centrally placed chapter name, References / Reference List, all the sources used in the article are listed.

The list is arranged in alphabetical order.

The first line of quotations starts from the left margin, while the second line is indented by 5-7 spaces.

Each author is presented in this order:

• Author: Surname, first name initial,

• Year of publication: in round brackets

• All citations in the bibliography end with a period, except when the citation ends with a link to a website or a DOI number.

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Example:

Lee, B., Rumrill, P., and Tansey, T.N. (2022). Examining the role of resilience and hope in grit in multiple sclerosis. Frontiers in Neurology, 13, Article 875133. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.875133

 

1.4.2.1. The Journal articles citing

The Journal articles are listed as follows:

• The surname(s) of the author(s) is separated by a comma followed by the initial of the first name

• Year of publication in round brackets

• Article title followed by a period.

• Journal title (in italics) followed by a comma

• Magazine volume (in italics)

• Issue number of the magazine (no italics) followed by a comma

• Page range followed by a period.

• DOI number in the form of a hyperlink (https://doi.org/xxxxx)

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Example: Ruxton, C. (2016). Tea: Hydration and other health benefits. Primary Health Care, 26(8), 34-42. https://doi.org/10.7748/phc.2016.e1162

1.4.2.2. The Books

A book reference must include:

• Author or authors. The surname is followed by first name initials.

• Year of publication of the book (in round brackets).

• Book title (in italics).

• Edition (in round brackets), if other than the first edition.

• Publisher.

• DOI (where a book has a DOI, this must be included, even if you are referring to a print book).

• The first line of each citation is left adjusted. Every subsequent line is indented 5-7 spaces.

 

Example: Arnott, G. D. (2017). The disability support worker (2nd ed.). Cengage Learning.

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Check and correct your citations with citation engines at:

https://www.citationmachine.net/apa

Or:

https://libraryguides.vu.edu.au/apa-referencing/7FormatsAndExamples

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2. Process of accepting an article to the Journal

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Authors are invited to submit their articles by April 10. at transferjournal@gmail.com.

Following a receipt of the two versions of your article, the editorial board will decide on its acceptance in accordance with the subject, field of interest, form of delivery, and execution. If the article is accepted by the editorial board, the review and editing stage follows. During this process, the editor will communicate with the author to ensure the necessary changes and corrections of the text are made.

After accepting the article for publication, the article undergoes proofreading and correction, as well as translation into English or Croatian, depending on the language in which the article was submitted, and proofreading and correction of the translation.

After reviewing, proofreading corrections, and translation, the article is ready for design and layout within the journal.

We look forward to your contribution!

2.1. The review process

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2.1.1. Categorization of works

 

Articles are categorized by reviewers and in accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia:

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• An original scientific paper or original research contains original research that has not yet been published at the time of publication and is presented in an objectively verifiable manner.

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• The preliminary communication contains new results of (scientific) research that require rapid publication. It does not have to enable verification of the presented results.

 

• Review article/paper must be an original, concise, and critical presentation of an area or part of it in which the author actively participates. The role of the author's original contribution to the field in relation to already published works must be emphasized, as well as an overview of these works.

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• A presentation from a meeting or a conference paper, previously referred to at such a meeting, must be published in the form of a complete article, and only if it was not previously published in the proceedings of the meeting.

 

• A professional paper contains already known, published results of scientific research and focuses on their application in practice or their dissemination (educational purpose). The professional work contains useful contributions from the field of the profession that are not related to the author's original research, and the observations presented do not have to be new in the profession.

 

The review process is carried out by a double-blind principle. The reviewers are professionals from the fields of art therapy, psychology, psychotherapy, social sciences, pedagogy, art, medicine, and psychiatry.

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3. The Code of Conduct

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Reviewing is conducted according to the ethos of fairness, appropriate reviewer expertise, constructive criticism, and professional frameworks of good practice.

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Transfer magazine respects the code of good practice in the sense of honorable scientific relationships for the purpose of expanding and deepening knowledge, opinion, and awareness.

Authors are provided with all the support in terms of publishing quality scientific work that will leave a mark in the history of scientific publication and are invited to communicate with the editors as openly as possible.

In turn, the author is expected to be professional and efficient in terms of meeting agreements and deadlines.

In the case of the need to correct the article, the author will have the opportunity to improve the article and rework it with the help of the editor, and after the correction, the review of the article will be repeated.

In the event that the article is not accepted for publication, the author will be given reasons and an explanation, as well as instructions for the eventual submission of the paper for the following year.

 

In case of citing non-existent data, plagiarism, or recycling of texts, the author will not be given the opportunity to republish in Transfer journal.

Transfer journal reserves the right to withdraw an article from the online version of the magazine in case there is a reason to suspect incorrect information or information that leads to wrong conclusions, as well as plagiarism. Retraction of articles will only be done after thorough verification by an independent professional source.

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In the event of a conflict of interest, the person is invited to express his opinion to the editorial board, who will respond to these criticisms within one month.

Conflicts regarding financial matters, personal opinions, ideologies or religions, academic or other intellectual matters are open for discussion and will be explained to the author in case he finds himself in any of these conflicting situations.

The editorial board will take it upon itself to explain and resolve doubts if there really are none or to take the necessary measures in case the conflict is founded and further action is needed.

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4. Terms of use / Licensing

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The articles are published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND license, which enables the sharing and redistribution of the material in all media and formats in an unadapted form, only for non-commercial purposes and with mandatory credit to the author.

The online version of the magazine Transfer, the portal for scientific journals Hrčak, and every digital sharing of the article will be marked by the symbol below that indicates these conditions.

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Read more about the conditions at the following link:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/