Submissions

This journal is not accepting submissions at this time.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The manuscript is submitted in DOCX format.
  • Where available, URLs and DOIs for the references have been provided.
  • The text was prepared with 1.5 line spacing, in Times New Roman font, size 12. The authors prepared the manuscript using the template available on the website. All illustrations, figures, and tables are located in the appropriate sections of the main text and not at the end of the document.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • At the time of manuscript submission, the authors also recommend three expert reviewers.
  • The length of the manuscript does not exceed the character count specified in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Currently, the journal only accepts manuscripts via email. Please send the manuscripts, prepared according to the author guidelines, to the editor-in-chief, Natalia Kocsel, at the following email address: kocsel.natalia@ppk.elte.hu. Thank you for your understanding!

The Journal only accepts empirical research with valid ethical approval. The journal does not verify or evaluate the practices of different institutions – which can sometimes vary significantly – and accepts them unconditionally. In the submitted articles, please include the name of the institution/authority issuing the approval and the ethical approval number.

The editorial office only accepts manuscripts in electronic form, to be sent by email (kocsel.natalia@ppk.elte.hu). The manuscript should be in DOCX format, using 12-point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. The paper should contain no more than two additional heading levels, besides the main title and any subtitles. Emphasized text should be italicized. Please avoid using detailed or numbered bibliographical footnotes within the text. References and bibliography should be formatted according to the journal’s style guide (detailed instructions on the formatting requirements can be downloaded here).

The manuscript should include an English and Hungarian abstract (summary), up to 250 words in length, followed by 3-6 keywords. The structured abstract should be divided into the following sections: Background and aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions (the English abstract should follow the same structure: Background and aims, Methods, Results, Discussion). Figures/tables should be submitted with source data in an editable format.

Please adhere to the character limits specified in the formatting requirements for the manuscript type (these include spaces) as they indicate the maximum length for the entire manuscript (including the reference list and appendices).

For manuscript preparation, please use the downloadable document template.

The Editorial Office can only accept manuscripts for review that fully meet the length and formatting requirements.

Sections

  1. Empirical studies

    Original research, secondary analyses, or meta-analyses as summaries of previous research (maximum length: 60,000 characters including spaces, abstract, references, and appendices).

  2. Workshop

    Presentation of the activities of research or practice workshops; “in-progress” research reports, best practices, training program descriptions and/or impact assessments, theoretical summary/review studies in applied fields that lack widely known and accessible literature in Hungary (maximum length: 80,000 characters, including spaces, abstract, references, and appendices).

  3. Methodological reviews

    Presentation of research strategies, methods, and tools; experiences in adapting questionnaires, descriptions of data analysis techniques and procedures, summaries of methods that lack widely known and accessible literature and/or established applied methodologies in Hungary (maximum length: 40,000 characters, including spaces, abstract, references, and appendices).

  4. Book reviews and conference reports

    Mainly the presentation of recent national and international publications of interest to a broader professional audience, with a focus on critical reviews, summaries and evaluations of important conferences (maximum length: 15,000 characters, including spaces, abstract, references, and appendices).

  5. Announcements

    Introductions, reports (limited in number, usual length maximum 5,000 characters with spaces, including abstract, bibliography, and appendices).

Copyright Notice

The Current Applied Psychology only publishes original, unpublished works in Hungarian or English that are relevant to its profile. Later, the work – with proper reference to the original publication details – may also be published elsewhere (e.g., in a book collection) following written approval from the Editorial Office. No honorarium is provided for studies or articles published in the journal.

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