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JPPAS — Journal of Positive Psychology, Agapology and Spirituality

A peer-reviewed, open-access journal of LOVE AND BLISS, published by LAB Press.

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JPPAS welcomes empirical, theoretical and applied scholarship on love, adversity, spirituality and human flourishing. Every accepted article is published open access with a registered DOI.

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Submissions are handled entirely in the JPPAS editorial system. Open the submission workspace, complete the submission record, upload your manuscript and supporting files, and your paper receives a reference and enters automated governance screening immediately.

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You will be asked to sign in first. For editorial queries, contact journal@loveandbliss.org. The complete migrated guidance is preserved in full at Submission guidelines and formatting requirements.

Submission journey

  1. 1

    Submission

    Authors send the manuscript and a blinded copy to the editorial office with a cover letter and author declarations.

  2. 2

    Editorial assessment

    The Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor check scope, ethics, originality and reporting quality before review.

  3. 3

    Double-blind peer review

    At least two independent reviewers assess the blinded manuscript; author and reviewer identities are withheld from each other.

  4. 4

    Revisions

    Authors respond point by point to reviewer comments and submit a tracked revision within the agreed window.

  5. 5

    Final decision

    The Editor-in-Chief issues accept, minor revision, major revision or reject, recorded in the editorial audit trail.

  6. 6

    Production

    Copy-editing, typesetting, proof approval, metadata preparation and DOI registration.

  7. 7

    Publication

    The article is published open access and deposited in the LAB repository with a permanent link and citation.

Article types and length

Research article
6,000–8,000 words
Systematic or narrative review
8,000–10,000 words
Theoretical or conceptual paper
6,000–8,000 words
Brief report
up to 3,500 words
Commentary or essay
1,500–3,000 words

Formatting requirements

  • Word (.docx) manuscript, double-spaced, 12pt, continuous line numbering.
  • Title page (separate file) with author names, affiliations, ORCID iDs and corresponding author details.
  • Fully blinded main document: no names, affiliations, acknowledgements or identifying self-citations.
  • Structured abstract of up to 250 words plus 4–6 keywords.
  • APA 7th edition referencing throughout, including DOIs where available.
  • Ethics statement naming the approving committee and reference number for all human-participant research.
  • Data availability, funding, conflict-of-interest and AI-use statements.
  • Tables and figures numbered, captioned and supplied at print resolution.

Peer review process

How your manuscript is assessed.

Policies

Open access, copyright, licensing and publication ethics.

Calls for papers

Open invitations and special issues.

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Open the submission workspace to create your submission record, upload your manuscript and supporting files, and receive a Submission ID the moment automated governance screening begins.

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