Editors Guidelines
Standards and responsibilities for editors serving the psychotherapy research community at IJPPR.
Editorial Excellence in Mental Health Science
IJPPR editors uphold rigorous standards ensuring published psychotherapy research meets the highest quality benchmarks for clinical psychology and therapeutic intervention science.
Editors are responsible for fair and timely manuscript evaluation, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring adherence to ethical standards throughout the peer review process for psychotherapy submissions.
Manuscript Evaluation
Assess submissions for scientific merit, originality, and contribution to psychotherapy and mental health clinical practice.
Reviewer Selection
Identify qualified peer reviewers with appropriate clinical psychology or therapeutic expertise matching manuscript topics.
Decision Making
Render fair editorial decisions based on reviewer input and scientific quality criteria for mental health research.
Editors must identify and manage conflicts of interest, recusing themselves from decisions involving personal relationships or competing interests. Confidentiality of submissions must be maintained throughout the evaluation process for psychotherapy manuscripts.
Conflict management: Editors should not handle manuscripts from collaborators, institutional colleagues, or situations where personal relationships could influence judgment on psychotherapy research.
- Provide constructive feedback synthesizing reviewer comments for psychotherapy authors
- Communicate decisions promptly with clear rationale and revision requirements
- Respond to author inquiries professionally and timely throughout the process
- Maintain respectful communication with all stakeholders in mental health research
Editors ensure manuscripts meet formatting standards, ethics requirements, and reporting guidelines appropriate for psychotherapy research before acceptance. Final reviews verify completeness of required documentation for clinical psychology studies.
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