The Puerto Rican Journal of Psychology (reps) is the official journal of the Psychological Association of Puerto Rico.

The reps is a forum in which psychologists and professionals from areas relevant to psychology can: 1) disseminate scientific knowledge through the use of quantitative, qualitative or mixed methodologies, among others, 2) elucidate theoretical, academic and profession-related debates, 3) communicate the position of their professional guild in relevant situations with the potential to help establish public policy, 4) disseminate information that promotes the professional and academic development of psychology and, 5) permanently collect the history and development of psychology in Puerto Rico.

The reps is published three times per year with open access. It includes high-quality peer-reviewed articles.

Relevant aspects:

a fast review process has been established in a period of approximately three months for the first round of evaluation process. The journal has a multidisciplinary scope, so professionals from various disciplines with relevance to psychology (i.e., sociology, anthropology, medical sciences, political science, public health, among others) are encouraged to submit articles that are consistent with the objectives the journal.

  • A fast review process has been established in a period of approximately three months for the first round of evaluation process.
  • The journal has a multidisciplinary scope, so professionals from various disciplines with relevance to psychology (i.e., sociology, anthropology, medical sciences, political science, public health, among others) are encouraged to submit articles that are consistent with the objectives the journal.
  • There is no cost for the authors in the process of submitting manuscripts.

The reps is indexed in the following international databases:

  • APA PsycINFO
  • REDALYC
  • Latindex
  • Dialnet
  • PsicoDoc
  • EBSCO Host
  • CONUCO Puerto Rico
  • REDIB


Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodríguez, PhD., FAED
Editor-in-Chief
Puerto Rican Journal of Psychology

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Artículo de investigación

Posttraumatic growth in the climate change context: Protective factors among university students during hurricane Maria

Valerie M. González-Velázquez, Aida L. Jiménez Torres, Lisa Fortuna, Michelle V. Porche, Jesús J. Marrero-Centeno
350-364

Socioemotional needs of minors released from parental authority from the perspective of their caregivers

Sylvia Martínez Mejías, Juliana Seda Raffucci, Corina Delfino Blanco, Emmanuel Peña Serrano, Keiliany Rivera Santiago, Patricia Aponte Rosa, Viviana Rosado De Medeiros, Gabriela Soto Ríos, David Pérez Jiménez
366-382

Allies in healing: The human-animal relationship in trauma recovery

Úrsula Aragunde Kohl, Ivemarie Hernández-Rivera, Kiana M. Aldwen-Cruz
384-398

Evidence-based interventions for trauma in minors: identification by the JPBE-PR

Melanie Negrón-Marín, Loggina S. Báez Ávila, Betzaida Santiago Rodríguez, Xiomara Hernández González, Alfonso Martínez-Taboas, Andel V. Nicasio
400-418

Attitudes about spirituality and religion in mental health graduate students in Puerto Rico

Ilia I. Sotomayor Gonzalez, Yazdel Guzmán Echevarría, Elizabeth Torres Millayes , Legna Vargas Batiz
434-446

Otros (e.g., revisión de libro, anuncios)

Fechas importantes

  • Fecha límite para someter resumen (abstract): 30 de septiembre de 2025
  • Notificación de aceptación de resumen será enviada en o antes del 30 de octubre de 2025.
  • Someter manuscrito completo del resumen aceptado en o antes del 15 de enero de 2026.

Enviar por correo electrónico al Dr. Walter Rodríguez Irizarry, un resumen del artículo (con un máximo de 300 palabras) en o antes del 30 de septiembre de 2025 a [email protected]

Para ver un ejemplo del resumen acceda a https://www.repsasppr.net/index.php/reps/submission-instructions

Fecha límite: 30 de julio de 2025

Instrucciones:

  • Los artículos serán sometidos a través de la plataforma del Open Journal System de la reps [Revista Puertorriqueña de Psicología (repsasppr.net) en o antes de la fecha límite (30 de julio 2025). Favor de seguir las guías para someter artículos Envíos (repsasppr.net).
  • En la carta de presentación “cover letter” favor de indicar que quiere que su artículo sea considerado para la convocatoria especial “Tributo a las contribuciones de Guillermo Bernal a la psicología”
  • Los artículos pueden someterse en español o en inglés

Cualquier duda, puede comunicarse con la editora general al [email protected].