https://revista.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT <p>The <strong>Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental e Social | Portuguese Journal of Behavioral and Social Research</strong> [RPICS|PJBSR] is a multidisciplinary journal with peer review published biannually by the Department of Research &amp; Development of the Instituto Superior Miguel Torga.</p> <p>The <strong>RPICS</strong>|<strong>PJBSR</strong> is committed to providing a platform for disseminating original and high-quality research, promoting the advancement of knowledge in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, and giving a voice to emerging researchers. With our <a href="https://www.coalition-s.org/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diamond Open Access policy</a>, we facilitate the participation of new researchers from all over the world and encourage young talents to emerge in the field of research. We firmly believe in eliminating financial barriers to publication and promoting sharing and collaboration in the scientific and academic fields.</p> <p>The <strong>RPICS</strong>|<strong>PJBSR</strong> is relevant reading for psychologists, social workers, sociologists, and all professionals interested in social and behavioral research.</p> <p>All content is available online and is <a href="https://www.coalition-s.org/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diamond Open Access</a>, meaning that all content is freely available without charge to readers, authors, or institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles or use them for any other lawful purpose without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.</p> <p>The edition is the responsibility of the Department of Research &amp; Development from Instituto Superior Miguel Torga</p> <p><strong>Director</strong>: <a href="https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/E41F-4665-121B" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Helena Espírito Santo</a></p> <p><strong>Editor-in-Chief</strong>: <a href="https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/9E1F-93C9-E6D6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fernanda Daniel</a></p> <p>Coimbra, Portugal</p> <p><strong>ISSN online</strong>: <a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2183-4938">2183-4938</a></p> <p><strong>ERC Register</strong>: 127472 in 2020/12/17</p> <p><strong>IN</strong><strong>DEXATION,</strong> <strong>DIRECTORIES, &amp; REPOSITORIES</strong><strong>: </strong><a href="https://search.crossref.org/?q=%22Revista+Portuguesa+de+Investiga%C3%A7%C3%A3o+Comportamental+e+Social%22&amp;publication=Revista+Portuguesa+de+Investiga%C3%A7%C3%A3o+Comportamental+e+Social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CrossRef</a> | <a href="https://www.base-search.net/Search/Results?lookfor=https%3A%2F%2Frpics.ismt.pt%2Findex.php%2FISMT%2Findex&amp;type=all&amp;l=en&amp;oaboost=1&amp;refid=dchisen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BASE</a> | <a href="https://clasificacioncirc.es/ficha_revista?id=50236" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CIRC</a> | <a href="https://core.ac.uk/search?q=repositories.id:(15268)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CORE</a> | <a href="https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/revista?codigo=24886" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dialnet</a> | <a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2183-4938" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ROAD</a> | <a href="https://doaj.org/search?source=%7B%22query%22:%7B%22filtered%22:%7B%22filter%22:%7B%22bool%22:%7B%22must%22:%5B%7B%22term%22:%7B%22_type%22:%22journal%22%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D,%22query%22:%7B%22query_string%22:%7B%22query%22:%22Revista%20Portuguesa%20de%20Investiga%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Comportamental%20e%20Social%22,%22default_operator%22:%22AND%22%7D%7D%7D%7D,%22from%22:0,%22size%22:10%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DOAJ</a> | <a href="http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&amp;ISSN=2183-4938" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESCI</a> of Web of Science 0.2 (2022) e 0.3 (5 years) Impact Factor, Q3 Impact factor; 0.14 (2022) JCI | <a href="https://dbh.nsd.uib.no/publiseringskanaler/erihplus/periodical/info?id=499097" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ERIH PLUS</a>, | <a href="https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/details?id=50313&amp;lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ICI</a> | <a href="http://www.latindex.org/latindex/ficha?folio=24355" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Latindex</a> | <a href="http://oaji.net/journal-detail.html?number=7773" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OAJI</a> | <a href="https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=DwZdr_kAAAAJ&amp;hl=pt-PT&amp;authuser=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Scholar</a> | <a href="https://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycinfo/coverage#R" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PsycInfo</a> | <a href="https://sucupira.capes.gov.br/sucupira/public/consultas/coleta/veiculoPublicacaoQualis/listaConsultaGeralPeriodicos.jsf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Qualis/Capes B 1</a> |<a href="https://www.rcaap.pt/directory.jsp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCAAP</a> | <a href="https://redib.org/Serials/Record/oai_revista3999-revista-portuguesa-de-investiga%C3%A7%C3%A3o-comportamental-e-social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">REDIB</a> | <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/journal/2183-4938_Portuguese_Journal_of_Behavioral_and_Social_Research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ResearchGate</a> | <a href="https://www.scilit.net/journal/1888783" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scilit </a></p> <p><strong>PUBLIC REGISTRATION OF REVIEWERS</strong>: <a href="https://publons.com/journal/60794/revista-portuguesa-de-investigacao-comportamental-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Publons</a></p> <p style="margin: 0px 0,5px 6px; text-align: justify; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: Optima; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: #000000;"> </p> pt-PT https://revista.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/announcement/view/19 <p>RPICS (PJBSR) begins the continuous publication of articles in 2022. This process guarantees the authors faster dissemination of their work. The system of submission and evaluation of manuscripts is maintained. However, after approval of the article's final version, it can be immediately published and made available to readers. The articles published in continuous flow integrate the issues that RPICS (PJBSR) publishes biannually. Submit your manuscript now!</p> <p>https://rpics.ismt.pt/index.php/ISMT/about/submissions</p> Portuguese Journal of Behavioral and Social Research 2022-01-19