Editorial Guide Lines

General structure of the text

• Font: Times New Roman 12 pt (or similar, legible).

• Spacing: double-spaced text, 2.54 cm margins.

• Paragraphs: first line indented 1.25 cm.

• Headings and subheadings: use APA hierarchy (up to 5 levels).

• Numbers: write out numbers from one to nine (except for measurements or statistics); use numerals for 10 and above.

2. In-text citations

• Short quotations
  Use quotation marks “…” and indicate author, year, and page.
  Example: “Death is a social fact” (Durkheim, 1912, p. 23).

• Long quotations (40+ words)
  Block text, no quotation marks, indented 1.25 cm.
  Always indicate author, year, and page.

• Paraphrases
  Include author and year, page optional.
  Example: According to Durkheim (1912), death is…
  
  

3. Reference list

The final bibliography must be alphabetized by author and follow APA format.

• Books
  Surname, N. (Year). Title in italics. Publisher.
  Example: Ariès, P. (1977). L’homme devant la mort. Seuil.

• Book chapters
  Surname, N. (Year). Title of chapter. In N. Surname (Ed.), Book title (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
  Example: Pentaris, P. (2021). Death studies today. In C. Foster (Ed.), Contemporary perspectives on death (pp. 45–62). Routledge.

• Journal articles
  Surname, N. (Year). Title of article. Journal Title, xx(x), xx–xx. https://doi.org/xxxx
  Example: Walter, T. (1994). The revival of death. British Journal of Sociology, 45(1), 23–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071319408541838
  
  

4. Tables and figures

• Must be numbered sequentially (Table 1, Figure 1…).
  
  

• Provide a clear title and, if necessary, an explanatory note.
  
  

• Cite the source if not original.
  
  

5. Notes and abbreviations

• Use footnotes only if strictly necessary.
  
  

• Abbreviations must be spelled out at first occurrence.
  
  

6. Ethical considerations

Authors must ensure that texts comply with ethical standards of research and citation, avoiding all forms of plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

👉 For further details, authors are invited to consult the official manual:
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). APA.