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Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry

The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry is a monthly psychiatry journal serving the Asia-Pacific region and publishing original articles describing research or reporting opinions of interest to psychiatrists.

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Subject Psychiatry
Impact Factor 3.7
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0004-8674
eISSN 1440-1614
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Hybrid open access articles are published for an article processing charge; open access agreements or institutional accounts may help cover APCs.

Submission Instructions

Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review Articles

Cover Letter The cover letter must state any third-party writing or editing assistance and any submission made on behalf of the authors by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be 250 words. The abstract must be structured.
Manuscript Review Articles must not exceed 6000 words. The manuscript must include Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, and Statements and Declarations sections as applicable. Four to five keywords must be included after the abstract, and a declaration of conflicting interests must be provided.
References Sage Harvard reference style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Tables must be self-contained, numbered consecutively, editable in Word, free of vertical lines and color shading, and have brief headings with abbreviations defined in footnotes.
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Research Articles

Cover Letter A covering letter is required. The covering letter must state any third-party writing or editing assistance and any submission made on behalf of the authors by someone not listed as an author.
Abstract An abstract is required. The abstract must be 250 words. The abstract must be structured.
Manuscript The manuscript must not exceed 4000 words. The manuscript must include the headings Acknowledgments, Author Contributions, and Statements and Declarations, with Statements and Declarations containing Ethical considerations and Consent to participate sections where applicable. Four to five keywords must be included after the abstract, and a declaration of conflicting interests, funding statement, and data availability statement must appear on the title page.
References Harvard References must follow Sage Harvard style, and every in-text citation must have a matching reference list entry and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Tables must be self-contained, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, use no vertical lines, define abbreviations in footnotes, and figures and tables must be labeled appropriately with self-explanatory legends for figures.
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Short Communications

Cover Letter A covering letter must state any third-party writing or editing assistance and any submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Short Communications must not exceed 1200 words. The article must include an Acknowledgments section, an Author Contributions heading, and a Statements and Declarations section after Acknowledgments. The manuscript must include 4-5 keywords after the abstract and include a declaration of conflicting interest, a funding statement, and the required ethics, consent, and publication consent statements where applicable.
References Sage Harvard Every in-text citation must have a corresponding entry in the reference list and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Tables must be self-contained, numbered consecutively, use no vertical lines, define abbreviations in footnotes, and figures and tables must be labeled appropriately with self-explanatory figure legends.
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Correspondences

Cover Letter A covering letter must be submitted. It must state any third-party writing or editing assistance and any submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Headings must follow a logical order without skipping levels, and the manuscript must include Author Contributions and Statements and Declarations sections after the Acknowledgments section when applicable. Four to five keywords must be included after the abstract, and declarations such as conflicts of interest, funding, ethical considerations, consent to participate, and consent for publication must be stated where applicable.
References Sage Harvard. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Tables must be self-contained, numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, use no vertical lines, define abbreviations in footnotes, and figures must have self-explanatory legends.
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Research Letters

Cover Letter A covering letter must state any third-party writing or editing assistance and, if applicable, that the submission is made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract An abstract is not required.
Manuscript Research Letters must not exceed 1200 words. Research Letters will generally have sections headed Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The manuscript must include 4 to 5 keywords, an Author Contributions heading, and a Statements and Declarations section.
References Research Letters may include a maximum of 9 references. Sage Harvard Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa.
Figures & Tables Research Letters can include 1 table and 1 figure. Tables must be self-contained, numbered consecutively, use no vertical lines, define abbreviations in footnotes, and figures must be labeled as figures with self-explanatory legends.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must state any third-party writing or editing assistance and any submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract An abstract is not required.
Manuscript Letters to the Editor must not exceed 800 words. The title must use the format "Letter to the Editor regarding '(title of the original paper)'", and the submission may have no more than 3 authors and must include the required title-page declarations.
References Letters to the Editor may include a maximum of 3 references. Sage Harvard. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and every reference list entry must have a corresponding in-text citation.
Figures & Tables Tables must be self-contained, numbered consecutively, editable in Word, free of vertical lines and color-based meaning, and figures must fit specified widths with self-explanatory legends.
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Recent Publications

Mobilising community-managed organisations: A call to action to confront physical health inequities in people living with complex mental health challenges

Oscar Lederman, Hamish Fibbins, Evelyne Tadros, Justin Chapman, Mark Orr, Philip B. Ward, Andrew Watkins, Gemechu Wirtu, Regan Lamble, Jackie Curtis, Simon Rosenbaum

10.1177/00048674261450383
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Initial physical health assessment for psychosis in Australia and New Zealand: 2026 recommendations

Nicola Warren, Cullen O’Gorman, Frances Dark, Susanna Every-Palmer, Sean Halstead, Nicole Korman, Julia Lappin, Sharon Lawn, Brian O’Donoghue, Shuichi Suetani, Andrew Thompson, Samantha M. Loi, James G. Scott, Naomi Runnegar, Toby Pillinger, Robert A. McCutcheon, Graham Blackman, Thomas Skerlj, Jessemin Firman, Dan Siskind

10.1177/00048674261435740
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Oral health care for Australians living with mental ill-health: unaffordable, inaccessible and invisible

Amanda J Wheeler, Victoria Stewart, Caroline V Robertson, Bonnie Clough, Tan Nguyen, Santosh Tadakmadla, Easter Joury, Mahmoud Bakr, Alison Yung, Robert S Ware, Steve Kisely

10.1177/00048674261436938
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Improving the care of people with psychosis and other severe mental illnesses

Steve Kisely

10.1177/00048674261449628
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Psychiatrists’ role in disaster situations: A narrative review of empirical evidence

Ruta Karaliuniene, Renato de Filippis, Rodrigo Ramalho, Victor Pereira-Sanchez, Sachin Nagendrappa, Helen Herrman

10.1177/00048674261445764
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

First decision: 4 days; peer review: 53 days; submission to acceptance: 112 days; acceptance to online publication: 44 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is not explicitly required. Third-party writing or editing assistance must be disclosed in the Acknowledgements section and in the covering letter if applicable.

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What are the publication costs?

Hybrid open access publishing is available for an article processing charge; institutional open access agreements may cover APCs.

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Research Topics

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