Annals of the University of CraiovaPsychology-Pedagogy series
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Author guidelines

Prepare manuscripts in English or French using the journal's required structure, formatting, and reference conventions.

Your works need to be original papers, basic research papers and, more particularly, applied research papers, essays, book reviews and interviews so as to strengthen the experienced and researchers’ sense of belonging to this community of practice, and enhance a most interactive cross-fertilization of ideas.

Academics, researchers affiliated with various higher education institutions or research laboratories and institutes, and young doctoral students coordinated by their PhD supervisors can contribute valuable research studies to our journal.

An author can contribute a maximum of two papers. We only accept a maximum of 3 authors per paper. In this case, please indicate the corresponding author in the paper.

The assessment of the studies will take into account the following aspects: the perspective of the research; the novelty of the issue approached and its theoretical substantiation; the design of the research; the methodology of the research; the results obtained; the consistency and relevance of the discussions and of the interpretations; the consistency of the conclusions; the relevance and timeliness of the bibliography.

Requests for the original typewritten papers:

  1. Chapters or sections should be designated with arabic numerals and subsections with small letters.
  2. Page size: B5 (17 cm x 24 cm)
  3. Margins:
  • up: 2 cm
  • down: 2 cm
  • left: 2 cm
  • right: 2 cm
  1. Spacing: single
  2. Alignment:
  • the body text: to the left and to the right
  • the title of the article: alignment to the middle
  • the titles of the paragraphs: alignment to the left with 1 cm
  1. Characters:
  • the title of the article: TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 BOLD
  • the names of the authors: TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 BOLD and bellow the title
  • position, academic title, institutional affiliation, email address, corresponding author, ORCID ID – TIMES NEW ROMAN 10 as Footnote
  • the titles of the paragraphs: TIMES NEW ROMAN 11 BOLD
  • the abstract (maximum length: 250 words) and keywords (3-5 key words): in ITALICS 11 and bellow the name(s). Proposals in French should include (in the beginning) the title, abstract, keywords, and institutional affiliation of the author(s) in English.
  • the main text: TIMES NEW ROMAN 11 with the paragraphs aligned with the first letter of the titles
  1. Tables and figures
  • Tables and figures are numbered with consecutive Arabic numerals (separately for tables and figures)
  • The number of the tables and their names will be placed above them, marked with Times New Roman, 11, Bold, Center. The possible source of the table will be indicated under the name of the table, on the next row, still centered. The sources cited in the table must be found in the bibliographic list. The text inside the tables must be Times New Roman, 10.
  • The number of figures and their names will be noted below them, with Times New Roman, 11, Bold, Center. The specifications regarding the notation and determination of the cited sources and the characteristics of the text inside the figures are the same as in the case of the tables mentioned above.
  1. Paper length: 10 – 15 pages, in MS Word; book reviews, conference reports, reading notes: 2-4 pages.
  2. Language of the manuscript - We accept only papers in English or French.
  3. Instructions for referencing bibliographic sources

10.1. In the text

  • Bibliographic and webographic references must be formatted in accordance with the American Psychological Association (APA) style, 7th edition.
  • Sources are cited in parentheses, indicating the author’s surname, the year of publication, and the page(s), where applicable.

    Example:

    • (Cook, 2003, p. 71)
    • (Cook, 2003, pp. 71–117)
  • If the author’s name has already been mentioned very recently within the same paragraph, it need not be repeated, but the year must immediately follow.

    Example:

    • ... Cook (2003, p. 15).
  • For two authors, the reference is formed using the symbol “&”.

    Example:

    • (Seifert & Sutton, 2009)
  • Within a paragraph in which the ideas of two authors are cited narratively, “and” is used instead of the “&” symbol.

    Example:

    • Seifert and Sutton (2009) argue that .....
  • For three authors, the in-text reference includes the surnames, the “&” symbol, and the year.

    Example:

    • (Ormrod, Anderman & Anderman, 2019)
  • When citing from multiple sources, the multiple authors are listed in parentheses by name and year, separated by semicolons.

    Example:

    • (Andrews et al., 1996; Gillis, 2017; Gillis, 2019; Shirley & Blythe, 2013)
  • For more than three authors, only the first author’s surname is given, followed by the Latin abbreviation “et al.” to summarize the remaining contributors. This is written in standard (non-italicized) type.

    Example:

    • (Albagawi et al., 2024)
  • If multiple works by the same author, published in the same year, are cited, they must be distinguished by the letters a, b, c, etc., appended after the year of publication.

    Example:

    • (Piaget, 1974a, 1974b, 1974c)
  • For citations from secondary sources, the name and year of the original source must first be indicated in parentheses, followed by the phrase “as cited in” and the name and year of the source actually consulted. This latter source must appear in the reference list.

    Example:

    • There were no changes to .....(Laurence, 2001, as cited in Brooke, 2003).
  • Upon first narrative citation of an organizational author, its full name must be given in full, along with its abbreviation, where applicable. In the parenthetical reference, the organizational author must be cited consistently thereafter.

    Example:

    • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reports (2023) that ... (UNESCO, 2023).
  • For an unknown author, the italicized title and year, and the page number where applicable, must be indicated in parentheses.

    Example:

    • (Global tech stocks face new regulatory hurdles, 2025)
  • If no year is available for the reference, “(no date)” is used.

    Example:

    • World Health Organization (no date) reported that...

10.2. In the bibliographic list

  • The reference list must include, without exception, all titles cited in the text, arranged in alphabetical order by the surname of the first author.
  • If a source has multiple authors, the order in which they are listed in the original publication must be preserved.
  • If no author is identified, sources are ordered alphabetically by the first word of their title (excluding “a,” “an,” “the”).
  • Titles of books, journals, and journal volume numbers are italicized. Titles of articles or book chapters are not italicized, are not placed in quotation marks, and the abbreviation “et al.” is not italicized.
  • Wherever possible, for nearly all publication types, it is advisable to specify the DOI or the online source consulted, if available.
  • References are numbered automatically, using Arabic numerals.

For a book with a single author

Author surname, Initial of first name. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher.

Examples:

  • Cook, I. M. (2023). Scholarly podcasting. Why, what, how? Routledge.
  • Mason, J. (2022). Justice and harmony: Cross-cultural ideals in conflict and cooperation. Lexington Books. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781666994322
  • Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

For an edited book

Editor surname, Initial of first name. (Ed.). (Year). Title of the book. Publisher.

Examples:

  • Joița, E. (Ed.). (2011). La formation pédagogique initiale du professeur. Instruments procéduraux cognitifs-constructivistes. European University Edition.
  • Torino, G. C., Rivera, D. P., Capodilupo, C. M., Nadal, K. L., & Sue, D. W. (Eds.). (2019). Microaggression theory: Influence and implications. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119466642

For books with 2, 3, or up to 20 authors (inclusive)

Author 1 surname, Initial of first name of author 1, & Author 2 surname, Initial of first name of author 2. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher.

Examples:

  • Biggs, J., & Tang, C. (2011). Teaching for quality learning at university. What the student does (4th ed.). Open University Press.
  • Socaciu, E., Vică, C., Mihailov, E., Gibea, T., Mureșan, V., & Constantinescu, M. (2018). Etică și integritate academică [Ethics and academic integrity]. University of Bucharest Publishing House. https://eticasiintegritate.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Etica-si-integritate-academica.pdf

For studies with 2, 3, or up to 20 authors (inclusive)

Author surname, Initial of first name. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume(Issue), pages. DOI or link

Examples:

  • Treviño, L. K., Weaver, G. R., & Reynolds, S. J. (2006). Behavioral ethics in organizations: A review. Journal of Management, 32(6), 951–990. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206306294258
  • Kim, M. M., Low, D. M., Lafond, D., Shim, E., Han, M., Kandil, M., Zhang, C., Kitsberg, T., Boccagno, C., Liang, P. P., & Maes, P. (2026). Breaking negative cycles: A reflection-to-action system for adaptive change. Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1438, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3791615

For an organizational author

Name of the organization. (Year). Title. Publisher. DOI or link

Example:

  • UNESCO. (2023). Global education monitoring report 2023: Technology in education – A tool on whose terms? UNESCO. https://doi.org/10.54676/UZQV850

For a book chapter

Author surname, Initial of first name. (Year). Title of the chapter. In Initial of first name Editor surname (Ed.), Title of the book (pages). Publisher. DOI or link

Examples:

  • Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016
  • Mihailov, E., & Constantinescu, M. (2018). Chapter II: How do we analyze an ethical problem? Frameworks for moral evaluation. In E. Socaciu, C. Vică, E. Mihailov, T. Gibea, V. Mureșan, & M. Constantinescu, Etică și integritate academică [Ethics and academic integrity] (pp. 27–41). University of Bucharest Publishing House. https://eticasiintegritate.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Etica-si-integritate-academica.pdf

For a journal article

Author surname, Initial of first name. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume(Issue), pages. DOI or link

Examples:

  • Acheampong, F. (2025). The relationship between growth mindset, grit, and academic achievement: Does goal commitment matter for college of education students? British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies, 6(2), 93–103. https://doi.org/10.37745/bjmas.2022.04280
  • Crocker, J., Brook, A. T., Niiya, Y., & Villacorta, M. (2006). The pursuit of self-esteem: Contingencies of self-worth and self-regulation. Journal of Personality, 74(6), 1749–1772. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00427.x

For an author’s article in an online journal, without volume, issue, or page numbers

The format is:

Author surname, Initial of first name. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume(Issue), pages. DOI or online source

Examples:

  • Hammersley, B. (2004, February 12). Audible revolution. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/feb/12/broadcasting.digitalmedia
  • Bluestein, J. (2006). Making homework work: Building flexibility into your homework policy. https://janebluestein.com/2012/making-homework-work

For an article on a website, with no identifiable author or date

Title of the article. (no date). Name of website. Website address

Example:

  • Educational glossary. (no date). EdGlossary. https://www.edglossary.org/

For an article on a website with no individual author, but an organizational author, and no date

Organizational author. (no date). Title of the article. Website address

Example:

  • World Health Organization. (no date). Digital health. https://www.who.int/health-topics/digital-health#tab=tab_1
  • Websites must be listed at the end of the reference list, numbered as indicated above.
  • Titles must be given in their original language.
  • The publisher’s name must be translated into English.

For details see the template link. 

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Manuscripts for publication, should be submitted to e-mail address: auc.pp.dppd@gmail.com

The deadline for submitting the papers:

You can send papers for publication in the Annals of the University of Craiova as follows:

  • For the first issue, the deadline for sending the papers is May 15;
  • For the second issue, the deadline for submitting the papers is November 15.

Submission and deadlines

Submit manuscripts to auc.pp.dppd@gmail.com. The published annual deadlines are 15 May for the first issue and 15 November for the second issue.