The Journal will publish original papers (not early published nor in press). Papers submitted for publication should be sent in electronic format, using one of the versions of Microsoft Word, through the e-mail address indicated below. A supplementary version in pdf format (built by means of Acrobat Reader), added to the word file, may be useful to allow a clear vision of the format foreseen for printing. The most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Washington, APA), should be used as the style guide for the preparation of the manuscripts.

The first page of the manuscript should give the title, authors' names and affiliations, and the complete mailing address of one of the authors (included fax number and e-mail address). At least three keywords should be indicated.

The abstract should not exceed 200 words. Theoretical aspects, goals and methods, results and a short discussion should be clearly reported.

The text of the paper should clearly indicate the following sections (example for an empirical paper):

1. Introduction
2. Aims and hypothesis
3. Methods: Sample, Instruments, Procedure
4. Data analysis
5. Discussion

Tables and Figures should be in a limited number. They should be typed in a separate page, and they should report a descriptive title (e.g.: Table 3, Figure III) followed by the legend. Illustrations should be made according to the linked models, and kept modifiable for an editorial work. The approximate location of figures and tables should be clearly indicated in the text.
Decimal point should be used both in the tables and the text. For descriptive statistics, correlations, inferential statistics, etc., two decimal digits have to be reported. Omit zero before decimal digits when the value cannot be greater than 1 (e.g., correlations and significance level)

Citations in the text should be indicated with the author's name, year of publication and page number, e.g.: Achinstein (1968, p.32). A letter should be added to the year of publication if there are two references of the same author in the same year: Orne (1973a). According to A.P.A. norms, in the quotations with more than one author the symbol & should be used if the quotation is enclosed in parenthesis (Estes & Skinner, 1940), otherwise “and” has to be used: e.g. Estes and Skinner (1940).
For three to six authors, all surnames should be cited the first time the reference occurs (es. Wasserstein, Zappulla, Rosen, Gerstman, & Rock, 1994). Subsequent citations should use et al.: Wasserstein et al., 1994. If the authors are more than six, use et al. after the six name. For subsequent citations use et al. after the first author’s name.

References list should be given at the end of the article in alphabetical order, conform to the A.P.A. reference list, as illustrated by the following examples:
Achinstein, P. (1968). Concepts of science. Baltimore: John Hopkins Press.
Anisman, H., Remington, G., & Sklar, L. S. (1979). Effects of inescapable shock on      subsequent escape performance: Catecholaminergic and cholinergic mediation of      response initiation and maintenance. Psychopharmacology, 61 (1), 107-124.
Grossman, H. J. (Ed.). (1973). A manual on terminology and classification in mental      retardation (Rev. ed.). Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Deficiency.
Harter, M. R., & Aine, C. J. (1984). Brain mechanisms of visual selective attention. In R.      Parasumaran & D. R. Davies (Eds.), Varieties of attention (pp. 293-319). New York:      Academic Press.
Lanktree, C., & Briere, J. (1991). Early data on the trauma Symptom Checklist for Children      (TSC-C). Paper presented at the meeting of the American Professional Society on the      Abuse of Children, San Diego, CA.
Piaget, J.(1967). Biologie et connaissance, Paris: Éditions de la Pléïade. (Engl. transl., Biology      and Knowledge. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1971).
Shallice, T. (1972). Dual function of consciousness. Psychological Review, 79, 383-393.

Please be sure that all the citation in the text are reported in the bibliography, while references not quoted in the text should not be included.
Footnotes should be avoided as possible. When their use is absolutely necessary, footnotes should be numbered consecutively using superscript numbers for citation in the text, and inserted in the text according to Microsoft Word criteria for notes at the foot of the page.

The Authors have to sign the statements regarding Conflict of Interest, Informed Consent, and Human and Animal Rights. Please follow the instructions included in the linked file.
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Correspondence should be addressed to the editorial secretary:
Dr. Tommasa Zagaria, Associazione "Oasi" Maria SS. I.R.C.C.S., via Conte Ruggero 73, Troina, 94018 Italy.
Phone: ++39-935-936263/ 936233/ 936111; Faxline: ++39-935-653327;
E-mail: tzagaria@oasi.en.it.

Research articles submitted for publication will be sent anonymously to two members of the editorial board. The evaluation will be sent to the corresponding author normally within three months after the reception of the version prepared according to the notes for contributors.

The copyright of the accepted articles is retained by the publisher.
Authors will receive two free copies of the issue including the printed article.
Reprints may be ordered on a form sent to the authors together with the communication that article is accepted for the publication.