About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Bangladesh Journal of Psychology (BJoP) is the only official journal of the Bangladesh Psychological Association (BPA). It is dedicated to showcasing cutting-edge research in psychology and invites researchers, scholars, and practitioners to contribute to the dialogue shaping our understanding of human behavior and its associated processes—mental, physical, and social. The BJoP is committed to fostering a platform for disseminating high-quality research that advances the understanding of psychological phenomena and their applications. 

Scope of Submissions 

The BJoP welcomes submissions across a broad spectrum of psychological research, including but not limited to the following areas:

  • School Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Psychometrics
  • Emerging Trends in Psychology
  • Research Methodology
  • Positive Psychology
  • Sports Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Psychology

Review Process

  1. Submission of Paper: The corresponding author submits the paper to the journal via email.
  1. Appraisal by the Editor: The editor checks that the paper adheres to the journal’s Author Guidelines requirements. The editor also assesses its scope, originality, and merits. The editor may reject the paper at this stage. The approximate required time between submission and the first decision is 15 days.
  1. Invitation to Reviewer: The editor sends invitations to the appropriate reviewers– commonly, this is 2, but there is some variation due to the reviewer's availability. Reviewers are requested to return their review report within two weeks.
  1. Response to Invitations: Potential reviewers consider the invitation against their expertise, conflicts of interest, and availability. They then accept or decline the invitation to review.
  1. Review is Conducted: The reviewer will read the paper, taking notes to build a detailed point-by-point review. The review report is then submitted to the journal, with the reviewer’s recommendation (e.g., to revise, accept, or reject the paper).
  1. Journal Evaluates the Reviews: The editor considers all the returned reviews before making a decision.
  1. The Decision is communicated: The editor sends a decision email to the author, including any relevant reviewer comments. Comments will be anonymous, as the journal follows a double-blind peer review process.

Guide to Reviewers (General Instructions):  

  1. Reviewers should go through the whole manuscript with special emphasis on methods, analyses, figures, tables, findings, arguments, and the overall clarity of the presentation with standard and error-free linguistic expressions.
  2. Considering the Review Reports provided, reviewers should critically analyze all specific sections and the key concepts of the manuscript so that the authors may correctly understand and address the points recommended for revisions.
  3. If the manuscript needs improvement, reviewers can recommend citations of work that is highly relevant to the reviewed manuscript.
  4. Reviewers will maintain a neutral tone and focus on providing constructive criticism using the most relevant comments that might help authors improve their work. Derogatory comments are highly discouraged by the reviewers.
  5. Reviewers must not use AI-assisted tools (e.g., ChatGPT) to review submissions and/or prepare peer review reports. They are solely responsible for the content of their reports and are bound to maintain double-blind peer review ethics and confidentiality during the review process.

Review Reports

Please provide your valuable opinions as per the issues/points mentioned below:

  1. Do you consider the Title of the manuscript original, well-defined, and truly representative of the contents of the study? Please give reasons in support of your opinion (whether yes/no):
  2. What is the main question addressed by the research? Do you consider the research question relevant and interesting? Please indicate Yes or No.
  3. Exactly what type of study design did the contributor(s) follow? Please write your observations below:
  4. Do you find the data analysis techniques consistent with the main study question? Please indicate Yes or No.
  5. Are the conclusions consistent with the evidence and arguments presented? – Please indicate Yes or No. Do they address the main study question? Please indicate Yes or No.
  6. If the paper includes tables or figures, do they aid understanding, or are they superfluous? Please write your comments.
  7. Do the citations in the text and the reference list follow the APA 7th Style? Please indicate Yes or No.
  8. Did the contributor(s) maintain the ethical standards? Please write your comments
  9. Decision regarding acceptance or rejection of the Manuscript. Please indicate your answer by putting a tick mark on any one below:

                     a. The paper may be accepted without any change;

                     b. The paper may be accepted after the changes and corrections suggested in appropriate places in the body of the text of the paper;

                     c. The paper cannot be accepted.

If your response is 9(b) or 9(c), please put your valuable arguments below. 

Publication Frequency

The Bangladesh Journal of Psychology (BJoP) is published once a year (December, one volume). 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Article Processing Fees

Our journal is free to everyone. Full text of all the contents is always available. There are no article processing charges (APCs) or submission charges. Our readers can copy, distribute, and use their attributed research for non-commercial purposes free of charge. Our journal retains copyright of the articles through a Creative Commons Attribution- Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Source of Support

Bangladesh Psychological Association (BPA), Dhaka, bears all the costs of publication of the journal.

Publisher

Bangladesh Psychological Association (BPA), Dhaka