Editorial Policies

The editorial policies of Nature-Nurture Journal of Psychology (NNJP) are structured around ensuring ethical research practices, transparency, and proper academic conduct. Here's an overview of the key elements:

1. Ethics and Consent:
• Research involving human participants must be approved by an appropriate ethics committee, following the Declaration of Helsinki or APA guidelines.
• Manuscripts reporting studies involving vulnerable groups must include detailed consent information.
• Authors must ensure informed consent to participate and publish personal data, with documented consent if necessary.
• Retrospective ethics approval is typically not acceptable unless explicitly stated and approved.
2. Reporting Standards:
• NNJP encourages complete and transparent reporting, guided by checklists like CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, and others, tailored to different study designs.
• Authors must clearly describe statistical methods and measures, including justifications for chosen tests.
• Transparency and adherence to the APA guidelines for statistical analysis are expected.
3. Competing Interests:
• Authors must declare both financial and non-financial competing interests. Financial interests include funding, patents, and fees from organizations that may benefit from the study.
• Non-financial interests could relate to political, personal, or academic biases.
• The editor may require further information regarding these interests.
4. Authorship:
• Authorship credit is based on substantial contributions to study conception, design, data analysis, or drafting.
• Corresponding authors must ensure proper author approval and transparency in handling data and publication processes.
• Any authorship disputes will be handled according to COPE guidelines.
5. Acknowledgements:
• Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be acknowledged for their support, such as technical help or administrative assistance.
6. Third-Party Submissions:
• Only authors themselves may submit manuscripts; third-party submissions are not allowed.
7. Citations:
• Proper and relevant citations should support claims made in the manuscript. Authors must avoid excessive self-citation and ensure citations are accurate and represent the original work.
8. Duplicate Publication:
• Manuscripts must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. Authors should disclose any overlapping or duplicate content, and any related unpublished manuscripts should be available to the editor if requested.
9. Open Science:
• Authors who have shared data publicly (e.g., through blogs or social media) can still submit their findings, but the editor will assess potential duplication.