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European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing a broad understanding of psychopathology in children and adolescents. It is affiliated with the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and welcomes empirical research from neuropsychiatry, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, neuroimaging, pharmacology, and related fields of interest.

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Subject Pediatrics, Psychiatry
Impact Factor 4.9
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1018-8827
eISSN 1435-165X
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Article processing charges (APCs) vary by journal.

Submission Instructions

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Research articles have a recommended length of 6,000 words including abstract, keywords, tables, captions, and references, and the word count must be stated on the title page. Research articles should be structured as Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. Research articles must include a disclosure statement, a word count on the title page, and a Declarations section before the references.
References Citations must be numbered in square brackets with the reference list numbered consecutively. References must include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with DOIs given as full DOI links when available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by captions.
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Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required and must be 150 to 250 words. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Review articles have a recommended length of 12,000 words including abstract, keywords, tables, captions, and references. Review articles must state the word count on the title page. Review articles must include a disclosure statement, a statement identifying who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted and/or critically revised the work, and a Declarations section before the references.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets. The reference list must include only cited published or accepted works, be numbered consecutively, and include full DOI links where available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Tables and figures must be numbered in Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than the figure file.
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Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript should include a paragraph highlighting the clinical relevance and implications of the systematic review or meta-analysis. Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a Declarations section before the reference list with applicable statements including authors' contributions, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part of the manuscript unless it was used only for AI-assisted copy editing.
References Citations must be numbered in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with full DOI links included where available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Each figure and table must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in the text in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a caption with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure file.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Correspondences must not include an abstract.
Manuscript Correspondences have a recommended length of 1,500 words. Correspondences must comment on a recently published article or contribute to an ongoing relevant discussion of general interest to the readership. Correspondences must not include keywords, and the manuscript must include a Declarations section before the reference list with applicable headings retained and marked 'Not applicable' when irrelevant.
References Correspondences must not exceed 10 references. Citations must be numbered in square brackets. The reference list must include only cited published or accepted works, be numbered consecutively, and include full DOI links where available.
Figures & Tables Correspondences may include one figure and/or one table within the word count. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by captions.
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Letter To The Editors

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not be included.
Manuscript Correspondence has a recommended length of 1,500 words. Correspondence must comment on a recently published article or contribute to an ongoing relevant discussion of general interest to the readership. Keywords must not be included, and a Declarations section must appear before the references with all headings included and marked 'Not applicable' when irrelevant.
References References must not exceed 10. Citations must be numbered in square brackets. The reference list must include only cited published or accepted works, with entries numbered consecutively and DOI links included where available.
Figures & Tables Correspondence may include one figure and/or one table within the word count. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text unless file size causes upload problems, in which case large figures should be submitted separately. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a descriptive caption.
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Recent Publications

Associations between infant social withdrawal and disorganized attachment

Anne Christine Stuart, Katrine Røhder, Sophie Reijman, Ida Egmose, Johanne Smith-Nielsen, Eva Back Madsen, Katrine Isabella Wendelboe, Mette Skovgaard Vaever

10.1007/s00787-026-03057-9
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The relation between household dogs and cats during childhood/adolescence with social role outcomes and loneliness among youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Chirag M. Vyas, Joseph J. Locascio, Carri Westgarth, Curtis Huttenhower, Ichiro Kawachi, Magdalena Żebrowska, Susanne Strohmaier, A Heather Eliassen, Francine Laden, Jaime E. Hart, Bernard A. Rosner, Jorge E. Chavarro, Eva S. Schernhammer, Olivia I. Okereke

10.1007/s00787-026-03047-x
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Diagnostic- and age-based measurement invariance of irritability in youths

Jillian M. Russo, Alessandro S. De Nadai, Kathryn Parker, Julianne G. Wilner, Angela Salisbury, Nathaniel P. Shogren, Emily G. Arnott, Sydney M. Tucker, Daniel P. Dickstein

10.1007/s00787-026-03037-z
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Exploring the link between fatty acids, FADS2 expression, and ADHD using structural equation modeling

Sümeyye Koç, Songül Derin, Hacer Efnan Melek Arsoy, Hakan Beyaztaş, Sibel Kuraş, Rumeysa Deniz Dedeli, Selman Aktaş, Feyza Ustabaş Kahraman, Ayşegül Doğan Demir, Ali Güven Kiliçoğlu, Eray Metin Güler, Fatih Gültekin

10.1007/s00787-026-03045-z
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Childhood premorbid adjustment as a marker for 20-year impairments in schizophrenia spectrum disorder: results from the OPUS study

Jiasi Hao, Marie Starzer, Helene Gjervig Hansen, Carsten Hjorthøj, Merete Nordentoft, Wim Veling, Nikolai Albert, Behrooz Z. Alizadeh

10.1007/s00787-026-03043-1
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A cover letter may include mention of unpublished material included in the manuscript. Authors can suggest peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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Research Topics

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Child Abuse and Trauma Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Eating Disorders and Behaviors Child and Adolescent Health Schizophrenia research and treatment Early Childhood Education and Development Family and Disability Support Research Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Infant Development and Preterm Care Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Child Development and Digital Technology Migration, Health and Trauma Mental Health Treatment and Access Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Children's Physical and Motor Development

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