Actualidades en Psicologia

Aims & Scope

Actualidades en Psicología (Current Trends in Psychology, CTP) is an official, peer-reviewed journal of the University of Costa Rica (UCR).

The journal, sponsored by Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIP), also a part of the University, has as its main purpose the dissemination of scientific production in every branch of the psychological sciences and related subjects.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Psychology, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) as a Theoretical Framework to Understand Behavior Change

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Ralf

• Predictores de síntomas emocionales durante la cuarentena domiciliar por pandemia de COVID-19 en El Salvador

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Carlos Iván, Ligia María

• Motivación escolar, inteligencia emocional y rendimiento académico en estudiantes de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Pablo, Carlos

• Tecno-estrés, compromiso con la carrera, satisfacción con la vida y la interacción trabajo-familia en trabajadores de la información y tecnologías de la comunicación

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Mary Sandra, Guilherme Welter, Alice P.

• Violencia en el noviazgo: perpetración, victimización y violencia mutua. Una revisión

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Manoella, Adriana

• El bienestar subjetivo, psicológico y social como predictores de la salud mental en ecuatorianos

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Rodrigo, Claudio, Paulina, William, Ismael

• Revisión sistemática de literatura sobre suicidio: factores de riesgo y protectores en jóvenes latinoamericanos 1995-2017

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Roy David, Maikol

• Innovations in Measurement: Visual Analog Scales and Retrospective Pretest Self-Report Designs

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Brittany K., Jacob, Todd Daniel, Pavel

• Parent-child conversations in three urban middle-class contexts: Mothers and fathers reminisce with their daughters and sons in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Germany

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Lisa, Heidi, Astrid

• High point narrative structure in mother-child conversations about the past and children’s emergent literacy skills in Costa Rica

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Alison, Ana María, Marcela