Call for Papers: “Developmental Dyscalculia”
A Topical Issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie
The past three decades have seen a significant expansion of research on developmental dyscalculia (DD), which is a specific learning disorder affecting mathematical abilities such as calculation, basic number processing, or mathematical fact retrieval. Although substantial scientific progress has been made in the field, a full account of the causal mechanisms of DD is still elusive, and several controversial research issues remain. The aim of this topical issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie on “Developmental dyscalculia” is to highlight some of these controversial topics. This may include both state-of-the-art reviews that are concerned with a specific and well-defined aspect of DD (also in the form of a meta-analysis) and original empirical articles with a background in neuroscience, developmental psychology, educational psychology, psychological assessment, or applied research. In addition, shorter research notes and opinion papers are also encouraged. We invite researchers from various areas of psychology, education, and medicine to submit their abstracts on potential papers electronically.
How to submit: Interested authors should submit a letter of intent including: (1) a working title for the manuscript, (2) names, affiliations, and contact information for all authors, and (3) an abstract detailing the content of the proposed manuscript to guest editor Jörg-Tobias Kuhn (mailto:t.
There is a two-stage submissions process. Initially, authors are requested to submit only abstracts of their proposed papers. Authors requested to submit full papers should then do so. All papers will undergo full peer review.
- Deadline for submission of abstracts is April 15, 2014.
- Deadline for submission of full papers is August 15, 2014.
The journal seeks to maintain a short turnaround time, with the final version of the accepted papers being due by November 15, 2014. The topical issue will be published as issue 2 (2015).
For additional information, please contact:
Jörg-Tobias Kuhn (mailto:t.
About the journal
The Zeitschrift für Psychologie, founded in 1890, is the oldest psychology journal in Europe and the second oldest in the world. One of the founding editors was Hermann Ebbinghaus. Since 2007 it is published in English and devoted to publishing topical issues that provide state-of-the-art reviews of current research in psychology.
Guidelines for Article Preparation
- –Only English-language submissions can be considered.
- –Contributions must be original (not published previously or currently under review for publication elsewhere).
- –Review and orginal articles should not exceed 45,000 characters and spaces in length, including references, figures, and tables (allowances for figures and tables should be deducted on the basis of size – approximately 1,250 characters for a quarter-page figure/table).
- –Other submission formats (research summaries, opinion pieces, etc.) may be considered, please contact the guest editor for details.
- –Reference citations in the text and in the reference list should be in accordance with the principles set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) – see also any recent issue of the journal.
For detailed author guidelines, please see the journal’s website at www.hogrefe.com/journals/zfp/
