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GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
ON PREPARING MANUSCRIPTS
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for a detailed overview of manuscript preparation, including general
policies, the review process, types of manuscripts published, guidelines
for preparing tables and figures, and tips for uploading the manuscript to ScholarOne Manuscripts, the journal’s web-based submission and peer review system.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
Psychiatric Services
uses a web-based submission system
to accelerate the peer review process and shorten the time from manuscript
submission to publication decision. Thus, the journal will no longer accept manuscripts and letters by mail.
To submit a paper, please visit the
manuscript submission site at ScholarOne Manuscripts and either create an account or use an existing account.
Then follow the instructions to upload the manuscript. All submissions
must be blinded and must include a title page with disclosure information.
AUTHORSHIP, DISCLOSURE, AND COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORMS
Review Information
for Contributors on the journal’s website for policy information.
Please visit the American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (APPI), website
for forms.
PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY
Broad access to the research literature and the rights of our authors
are important to APPI, the publisher of Psychiatric Services. Read our public
access policy for guidelines on deposit mandates for research funded
by NIH and others and institutional repositories.
NIH-Funded Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Revised Policy on Enhancing Public
Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research (Public
Access Policy), which took effect on April 7, 2008, requires all investigators
funded by the NIH to submit or have submitted for them their final peer-reviewed
manuscript upon acceptance for publication to the National Library of
Medicine’s (NLM) PubMed
Central (PMC) to be made publicly available no later than 12 months
after the official date of publication. APPI acknowledges that the Author
retains the right to provide a copy of the manuscript to the NIH upon
acceptance for publication (i.e., after all modifications from the peer
review process but before copyediting, formatting, and production work
performed to produce the final published article) for public archiving
in PubMed Central. Except for special circumstances in which specific
arrangements have been made, APPI does not deposit manuscripts on
behalf of authors. The NIH has developed a password-protected, web-based
NIH
Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) system to implement the NIH Public Access
Policy.
Learn more about APPI’s guidelines
for research funded by NIH and other funders.
COMPLIMENTARY COPIES AND AUTHOR REPRINTS
All authors receive one complimentary copy of the issue in which their article is published. All copies are mailed to the corresponding author shortly after the first of the month.
No author reprints are furnished gratis. A reprint order form will be
sent to the corresponding author before publication of the article. Reprints
should be ordered after the journal has been published, when page numbers are available. Articles, columns, book reviews, and letters to the Editor can be downloaded by subscribers from
the journal website at ps.psychiatryonline.org.
Click here for information on ordering bulk reprints for commercial use.
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Reviewers
BECOMING A REVIEWER
Individuals interested in reviewing for Psychiatric Services should contact
the Editorial Officepsjournal{at}psych.org.
Abstracts of articles within a reviewer’s
given area of expertise are sent via e-mail to the reviewer. Reviewers are asked to complete the review within three weeks. The e-mail provides instructions for declining the invitation to review and for accessing the manuscript on ScholarOne Manuscripts.
COMPETING INTERESTS
Most competing interests, financial or otherwise, do not disqualify a reviewer
from participating in the peer review process, but the journal requests
that reviewers indicate any conflict they may have in reviewing a particular
manuscript. Reviewers who have a competing interest can decline to review and inform the Editorial Office. Reviewer status is not affected in any way.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Psychiatric Services uses a double-blind review.
In submitting their manuscripts for review, authors entrust the journal
with the results of their scientific work and creative effort, on which
their reputation and career may depend. Authors’ rights may be violated
by disclosure of the confidential details of the review of their manuscript.
Reviewers should never copy, share, or discuss a manuscript under review
or the data reported in it with anyone without written permission of
the journal’s Editor and the authors.
RECEIVE CME CREDIT FOR REVIEWING
The American Psychiatric Association (APA), in keeping with American Medical Association (AMA) guidelines, offers AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for review of manuscripts submitted to Psychiatric Services.
The Editor will award credit for reviews submitted on time that provide a comprehensive and constructive critique of a manuscript and reveal an extensive knowledge of the literature and evidence base. A review deemed worthy of CME credit should not only assist an author in preparing a revision suitable for publication but also provide an important educational service to clinicians and investigators regarding their medical/scientific writing.
By submitting such a review, participants also will have improved their own skills by performing critical analysis of the medical literature, identifying gaps in knowledge, and obtaining new information to contribute to their research and practice.
Once a review has been judged worthy of CME credit, the reviewer will be notified by the APA Department of CME. An evaluation will be provided quarterly to all participants in the form of an Impact Survey. Participants will complete the Impact Survey and then indicate the number of credits earned and check a box to confirm Attestation of Credit. A CME certificate will be generated by APA and sent to the participant. Up to three AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ per manuscript review may be granted, with up to five reviews per year (total of 15 credits per calendar year). The APA Department of CME will maintain CME records on file for ten years in keeping with ABPN requirements for recertification.
To be eligible, reviewers must have a disclosure form on file in the journal’s Editorial Office before the review is submitted. Credits will not be awarded retroactively. The disclosure form is available here.
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