Journal Guide

he Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience publishes original research articles and review papers in psychiatry and in neuroscience that advance our understanding of the mechanisms involved in the etiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This includes studies on patients with psychiatric disorders, healthy humans, and experimental animals as well as studies in vitro.The Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience is the highest-ranking free access journal in the psychiatry and neuroscience categories monitored by the Institute for Scientific Information.The Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience is published by the Canadian Medical Association. All editorial matter in the journal represents the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Canadian Medical Association.The Canadian Medical Association assumes no responsibility or liability for damages arising from any error or omission, or from use of any information or advice contained in the journal, including articles, editorials, reviews, abstracts, letters and advertisements.

An authoritative peer-reviewed periodical containing timely information of a multidisciplinary nature for clinicians and other professionals in the drug abuse field; Journal of Psychoactive Drugs consistently addresses complex issues such as the disease concept of addiction, drugs and mental health, use and abuse of hallucinogens, ethnographic drug research, drug dependence and the family and more!Throughout its forty-four year history, the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs has been on the leading edge of developments in the study of substance use and abuse from a multidisciplinary perspective. It was the first journal established in the United States to focus on psychoactive drug abuse, and continues to introduce groundbreaking work in topics such as drug use and criminality, therapeutic communities, dual diagnosis, psychotherapy/counseling, methadone maintenance treatment, and culturally relevant substance abuse treatment. The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs publishes research, case reports and other studies dealing with the experimental and policy issues of drug use as well as the treatment of drug abuse.

The Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment (JPA) provides psychologists with current information about psychological and educational assessment practices and instrumentation. JPA is known internationally for the quality of its assessment-related research, theory and position papers, practice applications, and book and test reviews. JPA's topics include "best practices" in assessment, cross-cultural assessment, differential diagnoses, and psychometric properties of instruments, plus much more.

The Journal of Psycholinguistic Research covers a broad range of approaches to the study of the communicative process, including: the social and anthropological bases of communication; development of speech and language; semantics (problems in linguistic meaning); and biological foundations. It also examines the psychopathology of language and cognition as well as the neuropsychology of language and cognition. The journal publishes carefully selected papers from the several disciplines engaged in psycholinguistic research, providing a single, recognized medium for communications among linguists, psychologists, biologists, sociologists, and others.

Journal of Psychology and AI aims to bridge the understanding between artificial intelligence (AI) technology and its implications, applications, and interactions within psychological realms. The journal seeks to promote interdisciplinary research, fostering dialogue between technologists developing AI systems and psychologists exploring human behavior, cognitions, and emotions. The scope of the journal includes research from all types of psychological inquiry as well as allied disciplines.
In addition to publishing reports on direct human interaction with AI technology, the journal seeks submissions of research on how AI has wide-reaching influences on the way in which humans interact with and think about the world. Due to the rapid advances in AI technology, the scope of the journal also includes work about robots being embodied forms of AI. For that reason, this journal also covers topics about social robotics, human-robot interaction, robotics in education, and everything that can be included under robopsychology, defined as the psychology of, for, and by robots, robotics, and AI.

Findings from psychological research in Africa and related regions needs a forum for better dissemination and utilisation in the context of development. Special emphasis is placed on the consideration of African, African-American, Asian, Caribbean, and Hispanic-Latino realities and problems. Contributions should attempt a synthesis of emic and etic methodologies and applications. The Journal of Psychology in Africa includes original articles, review articles, book reviews, commentaries, special issues, case analyses, reports and announcements.

The journal publishes articles on research investigations that enhance understanding of psychopathology and mental disorders applicable to all ages, deviant or abnormal behaviors, including those related to medical conditions and trauma, and constructs descriptive of personality. It fosters inquiry into assessment, description, and classification of normal and abnormal behaviors, psychobiological factors predisposing, precipitating, and maintaining psychopathology, and theories of psychopathology and behavior change. Coverage spans studies of normal personality constructs and positive personal attributes, personal and environmental factors influencing behavioral outcomes, and interactive models of cognitive, emotional, and behavior resource factors as impacting normal and abnormal behaviors. The journal includes articles focusing on therapeutic interventions and accepts reviews, particurlary meta-analytic reviews.

The Journal of Abnormal Psychology® publishes articles on basic research and theory in the broad field of abnormal behavior, its determinants, and its correlates. The following general topics fall within its area of major focus: psychopathology—its etiology, development, symptomatology, and course; normal processes in abnormal individuals; pathological or atypical features of the behavior of normal persons; experimental studies, with human or animal subjects, relating to disordered emotional behavior or pathology; sociocultural effects on pathological processes, including the influence of gender and ethnicity; and tests of hypotheses from psychological theories that relate to abnormal behavior. Theoretical papers of scholarly substance on abnormality may be appropriate if they advance understanding of a specific issue directly relevant to abnormal psychology and fall within the length restrictions of a regular (not extended) article. The priority is empirical papers. Each article should represent an addition to knowledge and understanding of abnormal behavior in its etiology, description, or change. In order to improve the use of journal resources, it has been agreed that the Journal of Abnormal Psychology will not consider articles dealing with the diagnosis or treatment of abnormal behavior, and the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology will not consider articles dealing with the etiology or descriptive pathology of abnormal behavior. Therefore, a study that focuses primarily on treatment efficacy should be submitted to the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. However, a longitudinal study focusing on developmental influences or origins of abnormal behavior should be submitted to the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Essential ReadingThe Journal of Psychopharmacology is a fully peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes original research and review articles on preclinical and clinical aspects of psychopharmacology. The journal provides an essential forum for researchers and practicing clinicians on the effects of drugs on animal and human behavior, and the mechanisms underlying these effects.International ForumThe Journal of Psychopharmacology is truly international in scope and readership. This is reflected by its editorial board which has brought together the very best of clinical and preclinical psychopharmacology from around the world.Regular FeaturesPublished monthly, the Journal of Psychopharmacology provides readers with an extensive array of regular features, including: * Original Research - original scientific papers addressing preclinical and clinical aspects of psychopharmacology * Critique - papers on topics of general interest and importance written by experts, commentaries by other authorities and their rejoinders provide the reader with a rounded understanding of the issues involved * Perspectives - pithy, thought-provoking, short and focused reviews * Letters - facilitating an ongoing dialogue on key issues of psychopharmacology, the letters address issues raised by published articles, or report significant new findings that merit rapid dissemination The Journal of Psychopharmacology is published monthly. The Journal regularly includes supplementary issues for subscribers at no extra cost. A Full Range of Custom Services The Journal of Psychopharmacology provides an excellent international platform from which to present important clinical and pre-clinical research and an effective way to promote key products to your target audience in supplement or reprint formats. The journal offers the full range of custom services to meet your individual printing requirements, including: Journal Supplements - Rapidly produced (under 12 weeks from acceptance to delivery) and competitively priced, should you wish to sponsor an entire Supplement of new and original research material. All supplements are peer reviewed. Reprints and author offprints - Including customized gloss laminate covers and full printing to requirements, saddle-stitched binding and standard shrink-wrapping at no additional cost. These can be used for: o Sales support materials o Exhibit and meeting handouts o Direct mail inserts o Physician education o Seminar literature o Educational tools o Collections of articles on particular topics o Sponsored subscription opportunities o Translations o Advertising - Including conference listings and related events and launches o Discounts - For multiple orders and advance orders in a one year period.