Submissions

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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission file complies with the journal template.
  • The length of the title, abstract, and main text complies with the limits specified in the template.
  • The text complies with all the requirements of APA Style (7th edition).
  • The file is in Microsoft Word format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The submission has not been previously published nor submitted to another journal (or, where applicable, an explanation is provided to the editor in the comments).
  • None of the authors has published a contribution in the previous issue of the journal.

Author Guidelines

Reference format
Articles submitted to LLL must be prepared using and complying with the journal template (2026 update). The journal adopts the APA (American Psychological Association) style, seventh edition.

A brief guide to APA style in Italian is available at this link. The full version of the guide (in English) can be purchased at http://www.apastyle.org/.

Language of articles
Articles may be written in Italian or in British English.


Maximum length
Research articles and literature reviews: 40,000 characters. Research reports should follow the structure recommended by APA style. Literature reviews should follow a recognised review methodology and clearly report the search strategy, eligibility criteria, study selection process, and methods of analysis and synthesis.


Theoretical contributions: 30,000 characters.

Character limits include spaces. The length includes all components of the article (title, abstract, tables, references, etc.).

Files required for submission
To submit a proposal, two files must be prepared, one of which must be anonymised. Authors are strongly advised to write the article using the journal template.
Please note: submissions must be original and must not duplicate another article or any part thereof; they must not be included in a volume already published, nor in a volume scheduled for publication in the same year as the journal issue.

The reference list must be specific and include only works cited in the article.


Additional notes
At the time of submission, each author must declare that the article has not been published and must undertake not to submit it to other journals until a decision of acceptance or rejection by the anonymous reviewers has been communicated. This rule also applies to articles not subject to anonymous peer review, for which the editorial board decides on acceptance or rejection. The editorial board may also invite contributions from leading experts on a given topic; such submissions are designated as invited articles.

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