The journal accepts original manuscripts that serve the advancement of Gestalt-theoretical research and application. In accordance with the goal of multidisciplinarity formulated in the subtitle of GESTALT THEORY, contributions of authors working in various fields of research and practice are welcome (human and social sciences, psychotherapy, natural sciences, economic sciences, architecture, design, art etc.); as a rule it is supposed that the author is familiar with the psychological Gestalt and field theory and (or at least) shows the intention to advance his own special field of work referring to Gestalt theory. The journal publishes articles in German and English.

Manuscripts should be presented in typescript, on one side of A4 or American Quarto paper. They should not exceed the upper limit of 20 pages à 35 lines (not counting illustrations and tables). A clear grouping of the text (sub-titles) would be desirable to further legibility.

Illustrations and tables can be accepted only in limited number; a duplicity in presenting information both in diagrams and tables should be avoided. All figures should be of reproducible standard. Explanatory legends referring to illustrations should be typed on a separate sheet. The position of both tables and figures within the text should be clearly indicated.

Illustrations will be numbered consecutively in arabic numerals. Tables will have their legend in the header and will be numbered consecutively in Roman numerals. Photographs can be published only in exceptional cases, figures in colours can be accepted only on the understanding that the author or an institution will cover the extra costs.

Articles submitted in German should be accompanied by a summary both in German and in English. Authors who submit articles in English and do not have sufficient knowledge of German are welcome to add an English summary only - in that case a translation into German will be provided by the editorial staff. Summaries should not exceed a maximum length of one page pointing out the main content and ideas of the article. Those parts of the article which elaborate on casuistics or methodical questions or present records of experiments should be marked by the author on the margins of the page; these parts as well as the summaries will be published in small print.

Annotations should be used sparingly both in number and length. They are to be numbered consecutively. Bibliographical data should not be put in footnotes, but at the end of the article. Bibliographical references within the text should cite the surname of the author (in capital letters) and the date of publication. In the case of literal quotations this reference has to be complemented with the page number. Publications of the same author or the same group of authors in the same year of publication have to be differentiated by superscript letters after the date. The manuscript should be accompanied by an alphabetically ordered end list of bibliographical references, headed References, including all works mentioned within the text (and no others).

Referencing should be consistent with the guidelines of the German Association for Psychology (DGfP), using the following style:

1. monographies:
METZGER, W. (1975): Psychologie. Darmstadt: Steinkopff.

2. articles in periodicals:
MILLER, G. A. (1969). Psychology as a means of human welfare. American Psychologist, 24, 1063-1075.

3. contributions in omnibus volumes:
GURMAN, A. S. & KNISKERN, D. P. (1981): Family therapy outcome research: Knowns and unknowns. In A. S. Gurman & D. P. Kniskern (eds.), Handbook of Family Therapy (p. 742-775). New York: Bruner/Mazel.

Surnames within the text or the bibliographical list of references should be typed in capital letters. Titles of periodicals should be typed in italics. Authors are sent proofs for checking and correction only if absolutely necessary. By submitting an article for publication the author gives permission to the editorial staff to make minor modifications and complements serving the uniformity of formal appearance of the published texts.

Authors will receive one copy of the journal in publication and 20 offprints of their article. If more than these 20 offprints are required the publishing house should be informed in advance and should be asked about the costs which have to be covered by the author. By accepting a manuscript for publication the publishing house (Westdeutscher Verlag) obtains the copyright for the article including the right for translation.

Manuscripts should be submitted to: Dipl.-Psych. Bernd Runde, Universität Osnabrück, Fachbereich Psychologie, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, Seminarstr. 20, 49069 Osnabrück.

After a manuscript has been accepted for publication it would be highly appreciated if the author could provide a wordprocessing textfile (on diskette, formatted on/for IBM-compatibles, in one of the following wordprocessing formats:

1. WORD f. WINDOWS (2.0, 6.0., 7.0)
2. WORD
3. ASCII
4. RTF
5. DCA (RFT)
6. MS-WORKS
7. WINDOWS WRITE
8. WORD PERFECT (4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1)
9. WORDSTAR (3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5)

Figures and illustrations are suitable only in the standard formats TIF, GIF, PCX, CGM or BMP - if it is not possible to provide them in one of these formats they should be submitted on paper in reproducible quality.