Journal Details
Psychotherapy Research
Instructions for Authors
The instructions below are specifically directed at authors that wish to submit a manuscript to Psychotherapy Research. For general information, please visit the Publish With Us section of our website.
Psychotherapy Research considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Psychotherapy Research, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Psychotherapy Research incurs and their papers will not be published.
- Papers are accepted in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. American English spelling and punctuation is preferred.
- There is no word limit for articles.
- Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgements; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
- Abstracts of 100 words are required for all papers submitted.
- Keywords are not required for this journal.
- Section headings should be concise.
- Biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
- For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
- Authors must adhere to SI units. Units are not italicised.
- When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.
- References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the article and referred to in the text by name and year in parentheses.
- When a work has at least three authors but fewer than six, all authors' names are given at the first citation in the text; thereafter, only the first author's name is given, followed by et al. When a work has six or more authors, cite only the name of the first author, followed by et al., for the first and subsequent citations. The reference list should contain all authors' names as well as titles of papers.
- Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide. Visit CiteRefs for assistance in ensuring accurate referencing according to APA style.
3. Figures
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Figures (photographs, drawings, diagrams, and charts) are to be numbered in one consecutive series of Arabic numerals and should follow the tables, or again be uploaded as separate files. The captions for figures should be listed separately, either at the end of the main document or when prompted on file upload if separate files.
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Photographic images should be of high resolution, showing high contrast.
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Drawings/graphs should be prepared electronically, with sharp lines wide enough to reproduce well when copied (1/4 point or larger). Whenever possible, figures should be submitted in the size they will appear in the journal (maximum width of 5-1/2 inches or 12-1/2 cm) or in a size that can be reduced to that width without losing clarity.
4. Tables
Tables should be numbered and referred to by number in the text in order of their appearance. Each table is to be included on a separate page after the references, or uploaded as a separate file; tables should not be integrated into the text.
6. Informed consent
Manuscripts must include a statement that informed consent was obtained from human subjects. Authors should protect patient anonymity by avoiding the use of patients' names or initials, hospital number, or other identifying information.
7. Code of experimental ethics and practice and confidentiality
Contributors are required to follow the procedures in force in their countries which govern the ethics of work conducted with human or animal subjects. The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) represents a minimal requirement.
For human subjects or patients, describe their characteristics. For human participants in a research survey, secure the consent for data and other material - verbatim quotations from interviews, etc. - to be used. Specific permission for any facial photographs is required. A letter of consent must accompany any photographs in which the possibility of identification exists. It is not sufficient to cover the eyes to mask identity.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the confidentiality of patients is maintained. All clinical material used in your article must be disguised so that it is not recognisable by a third party. Where possible and appropriate, the permission of the patient should be obtained. Authors are invited to discuss these matters with the editor if they wish.
8. Conflict of Interests
All authors of accepted articles are required to reveal any possible conflict of interest in the conduct and reporting of research.
Manuscript submission
All submissions should be made online at the Psychotherapy Research ScholarOne Manuscripts site. This site can also be reached through the Society for Psychotherapy Research website. New users should first create an account. Once logged on to the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre. Online user guides and access to a helpdesk are available on this website.
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Manuscripts may be submitted in any standard word processing format. This journal does not accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents. Please use Word's "Save As" option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type. Only LaTeX files should be converted to PDF prior to submission because ScholarOne Manuscripts is not able to convert LaTeX files into PDFs directly.
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All papers must be typed, double-spaced in 12-point type, with margins of 1 inch (2-1/2 cm) on all sides.
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Please ensure that all pages are numbered, and that all tables and figures are included.
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To permit anonymous review, identifying information about the authors and their affiliations should not appear in the body of the manuscript. These details (full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses) must be entered when prompted on submission. One author should be identified as the Corresponding Author. Authors should be aware that should any identifying information be included in the main document, peer-review may go ahead unmasked.
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Authors whose first language is English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese should submit their work in these languages, unless their command of English is exceptional.
After submission
Papers are initially examined by the editorial staff and are then usually sent to outside peer reviewers for anonymous review. Authors are usually notified within three to four months about the acceptability of a paper. After acceptance by the action editor, the author is responsible for preparing an English version. The translated manuscript is then passed on to the editor, who can be expected to require further revisions.
Books for Review
Barry Wolfe,
2325 Glenmore Terrace,
Rockville, MD 20850,
USA.
Books published in German, French, or Spanish should be sent to:
Henning Schauenburg,
Georg-August-Universität Göttigen,
Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie,
von Siebold-Strasse 5,
D-37075 Göttigen,
GERMANY.
Copyright and authors' rights
Exceptions are made for Government employees whose policies require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties. We ask that a signed statement to this effect is submitted when returning proofs for accepted papers.
Reprints
Corresponding authors can receive 50 free reprints, free online access to their article through our website (http://www.informaworld.com/) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Complimentary reprints are available through Rightslink® and additional reprints can be ordered through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk.
iOpenAccess
Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication have the option to pay a one-off fee of US$3250 to make their article free to read online via the Psychotherapy Research website. Choosing this option also allows authors to post their article in an institutional or subject repository immediately upon publication.
