<p>Mar del Plata, September 21<sup>th</sup>, 2020.</p>
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<p>Dear Editor of the Interamerican Journal of Psychology,</p>
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<p>We are pleased to submit this article as an original research article paper titled:&nbsp; Before and After the Pandemic: Alcohol Consumption and Related Problems in Argentina, to be considered for a regular issue, and hope you will consider it for publication in your Journal. This paper describes the changes in alcohol use and related problems in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown in Argentina.</p>
<p>We feel that the findings of this study will be of interest to a wide global readership and hence our decision to submit to your journal.</p>
<p>Karina Conde contributed to the design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of results, as well as the manuscript writing. Paula Victoria Gimenez and Tomás Salomón contributed to the design, acquisition of data and writing of the manuscript. Raquel Inés Peltzer and Sebastian Laspiur contributed to the study design, data acquisition, and critical review of the content of the manuscript. Mariana Cremonte had a substantial role in the study design, acquisition of the data, interpretation of results, writing of the paper draft and critical review of the content.</p>
<p>All authors have read and approved the final manuscript for submission. The manuscript has not been published or currently being considered for publication elsewhere. All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.</p>
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<p>Yours sincerely,</p>
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<p>Dr. Karina Conde, on behalf of the co-authors.</p>