Proposte

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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 Article furnished to the journal is an original work, it has not been published previously, nor is it under consideration for publication elsewhere, either in print or in electronic form.
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Linee guida per gli autori

Please use our article template (for articles written in English) and stick to the following standards when submitting your paper. Only articles in Greek should contain an extra first page with the title, author names, abstract, keywords, and authors’ affiliations in English (template for articles written in Greek with English abstract)

Authors are required to strictly adhere to the latest version of APA (American Psychological Association) style, currently APA 7. 

For better results, authors are advised to use a citation manager, whether commercial or open source (like zotero etc).

Homo Virtualis publishes original research papers, theoretical discussions, book reviews, and young scholars research (undergraduate and postgraduate). It also welcomes special issue proposals and proposals for interviews.

Editors, reviewers, and readers of Homo Virtualis appreciate concise, coherent, and clearly presented research papers. Articles exceeding 7,000 words will be considered for publication if they are of exceptional significance and require an extended presentation. Submissions that successfully present the research in 3,000 to 5,000 words are particularly welcome, as concise and focused articles that enable the journal to make a greater range of research available to its readership.

Please get in touch with the editor if you wish to discuss ideas or work in progress which may be suitable for publication.

All submissions will be read anonymously by a minimum of two reviewers, and as such are subject to double blind academic peer review.

Feedback will be sent by the editors to the authors as soon as possible.

Submissions that do not follow the style guide will be returned to authors.

Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished manuscripts will be considered. Simultaneous submissions are not acceptable. Manuscript submission is interpreted as a statement that the work is original and it has not been published previously, nor is it under consideration for publication elsewhere, either in print or in electronic form. It is the author’s responsibility to obtain proper permission for the use of any copyrighted materials in the manuscript, prior to the submission of the manuscript to Homo Virtualis.

Articles

Original articles are peer-reviewed contributions that present new empirical findings or theoretical advancements in the fields of cyberpsychology, psychology, and related social and behavioral sciences related to cyberpsychology. These articles should make a substantial and original contribution to scientific knowledge by advancing understanding of human behavior, cognition, and social interaction in both online and blended contexts.

Empirical articles should be based on rigorous quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods research, clearly outlining research questions, methodology, results, and implications. Authors are encouraged to discuss the theoretical and practical relevance of their findings, as well as limitations and directions for future research.

Theoretical articles should offer critical analyses, conceptual developments, or integrative reviews that refine, expand, or challenge existing theoretical frameworks relevant to cyberpsychology and psychology. These papers should demonstrate depth of scholarship and provide novel insights that can guide future empirical inquiry.

Submissions should be between 5,000 and 7,000 words (excluding references and appendices) and written in a clear, scholarly style accessible to a broad academic audience.

Student Research

Student Research aims to familiarize students with academic thought and writing, in a systematic way. Innovative research, theoretical concepts and applications proposed and implemented by students provide an open horizontal dialogue between the student community

Book Reviews

A useful resource for critical book reviews with added value:

Chenail, R. J. (2010). How to Read and Review a Book like a Qualitative Researcher. The Qualitative Report, 15(6), 1643-1650. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol15/iss6/20

Vignettes

Vignettes are short narrative or multimodal pieces, non-traditional scientific genres that communicate substantial information in alternative, performative and evocative formats.

Commentaries

Commentaries are short critical articles, up to 1000 words, discussing fresh and original ideas, reflecting on urgent problems, presenting authors’ own opinions, replying to previously published articles, or announcing special Issues. Commentaries are not peer-reviewed and need to be approved by a journal editor.

Tutorials

Tutorial articles are peer-reviewed instructional papers designed to support teaching, learning, and applied research in the fields of cyberpsychology, psychology, and related social and behavioral sciences. These articles provide clear, accessible, and learner-oriented guidance on topics such as research methodology, data analysis, psychometrics, and digital research practices.

Tutorials should help readers gain a deeper understanding of methodological approaches and their practical applications. Authors are encouraged to include illustrative examples, software demonstrations, and real or simulated datasets. Whenever possible, datasets, code, and related materials should be made publicly available to encourage transparency and replication.

Submissions should be concise yet comprehensive, with a length between 2,000 and 5,000 words (excluding references and appendices). Tutorials should be suitable for postgraduate students, educators, and applied researchers seeking clear, practical instruction in contemporary psychological and cyberpsychological research methods.

Informativa sui diritti

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

· Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

· Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g. post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

· Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (preferably in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

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