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Harvard Review of Psychiatry

Harvard Review of Psychiatry is a bi-monthly psychiatry journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. The journal lists ISSN 1465-7309, a Psychiatry ranking of 79/288, and an Impact Factor of 3.4.

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Subject Psychiatry
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 1067-3229
eISSN 1465-7309
Invitation Only No

Submission Instructions

Harvard Review of Psychiatry accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must include the article title, all authors’ names, degrees, and primary affiliations, the corresponding author’s full contact information, acknowledgments including support, any meeting presentation details, a statement of originality and exclusive submission, any preprint disclosure, and a statement that all authors approved the final version.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript text must not exceed 6,000 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Text must begin with an introductory section and end with a discussion section. Manuscript must include five keywords or phrases, and use a discussion section that synthesizes the literature, identifies themes and trends, provides broad critiques of the field, and notes areas needing further research.
References References must use a numbered citation style with PubMed abbreviated journal titles. References must be cited as superscript Arabic numbers in order of first appearance, reuse the same number for repeat citations, and list all authors unless there are more than six, in which case the first three are followed by “et al.”.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while tables must be included inline in the main text after first mention. Tables and figures must be cited and numbered sequentially in the order mentioned, and figure legends must be included before the reference section.
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Clinical Challenges

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must include the article title, all authors’ names, degrees, and primary affiliations, the full mailing address and telephone and fax numbers for the reprint-request author, acknowledgments including grant or drug company support, meeting presentation details if applicable, a statement of originality and exclusive submission, any preprint disclosure, and confirmation that all authors approved the final submitted version.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 6,000 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must present a clinical case report followed by expert discussion from multiple perspectives, begin with a detailed case description, include questions for the faculty discussants, and contain 3–4 individual faculty discussion sections. Manuscript must include five keywords or phrases, and any use of non-generative AI tools must be disclosed in the Materials and Methods or similar section with the tool and its use described.
References References must be cited as superscript Arabic numerals in order of first appearance, reuse the same number for repeated citations, use PubMed abbreviated journal titles, and list all authors unless there are more than six, in which case the first three should be followed by “et al.”.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while tables must be placed inline in the main text immediately after first mention. Figure legends must appear before the reference section, and both tables and figures must be cited in the text and numbered sequentially without duplicating text material.
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Perspectives

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must include the article title, all authors’ names, degrees, and primary affiliations, the corresponding author’s full contact information, acknowledgments and support, any meeting presentation details, a statement of originality, any preprint disclosure, and confirmation that all authors approved the final version.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 6,000 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Text must begin with an introductory section, include a description of the methods used to select the reviewed articles, and end with a discussion section. Manuscript must include five keywords or phrases, and any use of non-generative AI tools must be disclosed in the Materials and Methods or a similar section with the tool and its use described.
References References must be cited as superscript Arabic numerals in order of first appearance, with the same number reused for repeat citations, PubMed abbreviated journal titles, and all authors listed unless there are more than six, in which case list the first three followed by “et al.”.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while tables must be included in line with the main text immediately after first mention. Figure legends must appear before the reference section, and tables and figures must be cited and numbered sequentially in the order mentioned.
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Columns

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must include the article title, all authors’ names, degrees, and primary affiliations, the corresponding author’s full contact information for reprint requests, acknowledgments including grant or drug company support, any prior meeting presentation details, a statement of originality and exclusive submission, any preprint disclosure, and a statement that all authors approved the final version.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Columns should be approximately 3,000 words excluding references, tables, and figures. Columns should present a well-argued, thoughtful point of view on a focused topic. Manuscript should include five keywords or phrases, and any use of non-generative AI tools must be disclosed in the manuscript’s Materials and Methods or similar section with the tool and its use described.
References References must be cited as superscript Arabic numerals in order of first appearance, using the same number for repeated citations, with PubMed abbreviated journal titles and all authors listed unless there are more than six, in which case list the first three followed by “et al.”.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded as separate files, whereas tables must be included inline in the main text on the first line after their initial mention. Tables and figures must be cited and numbered sequentially in the order mentioned, and they should not duplicate text material.
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Disruptive Innovation

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must include the article title, all authors’ names, degrees, and primary affiliations, the corresponding author’s full contact information for reprint requests, acknowledgments including grant or drug company support, any meeting presentation details, a statement of originality and exclusive submission, any preprint disclosure, and a statement that all authors approved the final manuscript.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must be 1,500 words or less, excluding references, tables, and figures. Manuscript should be a brief essay proposing a novel area of inquiry or a well-reasoned challenge to orthodoxy in psychiatry-related research, practice, or policy, and it may be written in the author’s own voice. Manuscript should include five keywords or phrases, and any use of non-generative AI tools must be disclosed in the Materials and Methods or similar section with the tool and its use described.
References References are limited to a maximum of 10. References must be cited as superscript Arabic numerals in order of first appearance, with the same number reused for repeat citations, journal titles abbreviated according to PubMed, and all authors listed unless there are more than six, in which case list the first three followed by et al.
Figures & Tables A maximum of one table or figure is allowed. Figures must be uploaded as separate files, while tables must be placed inline in the manuscript immediately after first mention. Figure legends must appear before the reference section, and tables and figures must be cited and numbered sequentially without duplicating the text.
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Recent Publications

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Research Topics

Schizophrenia research and treatment Mental Health and Psychiatry Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Mental Health Treatment and Access Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Treatment of Major Depression Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Mental Health Research Topics Human auditory perception and evaluation Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Tryptophan and brain disorders Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Educational Robotics and Engineering

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