Information for Authors & Reviewers
Authors
GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS ON PREPARING MANUSCRIPTS
Click here for a detailed overview on preparing your
manuscript, including general policies, the review process, types of manuscripts
published, and guidelines for preparing tables and figures.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
The American Journal of Psychiatry has implemented a web-based manuscript
submission and tracking system to accelerate the peer review process and shorten
the time from manuscript submission to publication decision. The Journal
will no longer accept manuscripts and letters by mail.
To submit your paper, please visit the manuscript submission site at Manuscript Central and either create an account or use your
existing account. Then follow the instructions to upload your manuscript. All submissions
must include a title page and be accompanied by a cover letter and list of suggested
reviewers.
AUTHORSHIP, DISCLOSURE, AND COPYRIGHT TRANSFER FORMS
Review Guidelines for Authors on Preparing Manuscripts
for policy information.
PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY
Broad access to the research literature and the rights of our authors are important
to APP, the publisher of The American Journal of Psychiatry.
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. APP 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, APP 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 APP’s guidelines for research
funded by NIH and other funders.
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Reviewers
BECOMING A REVIEWER
Individuals interested in reviewing for The American Journal of Psychiatry
should visit Manuscript
Central and create an account.
Abstracts of articles within a reviewer’s given area of expertise are sent via e-mail
to the reviewer. Within 3 days, the reviewer is asked to indicate willingness to
review and availability to perform the review within a 2-week time frame.
COMPETING INTERESTS
Most competing interests, financial or otherwise, do not disqualify one from participating
in the peer review process, but the Journal requests that you indicate any
conflict that you may have in reviewing any particular manuscript. You can also
notify the Journal if you feel that you cannot review a manuscript because
of a competing interest. This will not affect your reviewer status in any way.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Manuscripts must be reviewed with due respect for authors’ confidentiality. 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 within with anyone without expressed 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 The American Journal of Psychiatry.
The Editor and Deputy Editors 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/or 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 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 then 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 (up to 15 credits). The
APA Department of CME will maintain CME records on file for 10 years in keeping
with ABPN requirements for recertification.
To be eligible, potential reviewers must complete and submit to the Journal office
an annual disclosure form, available here.
CME Opportunities
Contact the Editorial Office
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