Academic Psychiatry is the premier peer-reviewed journal focused on psychiatric education and professional development in academic psychiatry. The American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry have joined together to sponsor Academic Psychiatry, which is published quarterly by American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Formerly the Journal of Psychiatric Education, Academic Psychiatry is dedicated to the publication of work concerning educational and professional development efforts by and for psychiatrists. Articles that address teaching, research, administrative, clinical, organizational, and economic issues relevant to the academic missions of departments of psychiatry are welcomed by the journal. The Editors invite high-quality submissions that further knowledge in psychiatric education, stimulate improvements in academic psychiatry, and foster professional development of academic psychiatrists at every career stage.

All submissions are reviewed by at least two experts to determine the originality, validity, and importance to the field of their content and conclusions. Authors will be sent reviewer comments that are judged to be useful to them. Academic Psychiatry has initiated a rapid review procedure, and authors can expect to receive notification of the Editor's decision regarding their submission within three months of receipt of the submission by the journal office. To foster rapid publication, any required revisions are expected to be accomplished by the authors within an additional two-month period.

Manuscripts must be prepared according to the manuscript specifications of The American Journal of Psychiatry. All manuscripts will be edited for clarity, conciseness, and conformity to journal style. For full instructions, see the Journal's Web site at http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/misc/ifora.shtml. (Please note, however, that Academic Psychiatry does not publish color figures.) Empirical reports of data derived from studies with human participants should briefly but explicitly describe in the methods section what ethical safeguards were in place in the study, e.g., IRB approval, confidentiality protections, informed consent, conflict of interest disclosure, etc.

Original Articles

Original reports of empirical research or critical analyses of important topics in psychiatric education or academic psychiatry may be submitted in one of the following formats. Special Articles are overview articles that bring together important information on a topic of general interest to academic psychiatrists. Authors who wish to write a Special Article are advised to check with the Editor to ensure that a similar work has not already been submitted or invited. Special Articles may not exceed 5,000 words (20 double-spaced pages), including tables, figures, an abstract of no more than 100 words, and no more than 100 references. Empirical Reports present quantitative results and Original Reports are conceptual in nature. Submissions in these two categories may not exceed 4,000 words (16 double-spaced pages), including references, tables, figures, and an abstract of no more than 100 words. Brief Reports may not exceed 1,750 words (7 double-spaced pages), with up to 10 references, 2 tables or figures, and an abstract of no more than 40 words. Brief reports may be conceptually or empirically oriented. For all articles, a table or figure that fills one-half of a vertical manuscript page equals 100 words of text; one that fills one-half of a horizontal page equals 150 words of text.

New Ideas

This section includes descriptions of innovative programs, curricula, teaching strategies, techniques, and technologies worthy of broad dissemination to the field. Generally, the programs being described should have been implemented, and some form of evaluation should be reported. Submissions for the New Ideas section are limited to 3,750 words (15 double-spaced pages).

Commentary

Submissions for the Commentary section should be tightly reasoned opinion pieces not exceeding 3,750 words (15 double-spaced pages) that address an important issue in psychiatric education, professional development, or academic psychiatry more broadly.

Other Communications

Brief letters will be considered if they include the notation for publication. Editorials and pertinent notices and official actions of the sponsoring organizations will also be published.

The original typescript, three copies, and a cover letter specifying the section of the journal for which the submission is intended should be submitted to Laura Roberts, M.D., Editor-in-Chief (see address below). Upon acceptance of an article, the author(s) will be required to assign copyright ownership in writing to Academic Psychiatry. All inquiries should be directed by mail to the address below.

Submit original manuscripts and three copies to:

Laura Roberts, M.D.

Editor-in-Chief

Academic Psychiatry

1400 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005

For further information, contactBessie Jones at (202) 682-6310, or e-mail bjones@psych.org.