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Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science publishes work in psychopathology and clinical science. The journal has an impact factor of 3.9, a journal citation indicator of 1.24, covers volumes 1-135 and years 1906-present, and is edited by Aidan G. C. Wright.
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Subject
Psychiatry, Psychology, Clinical
Impact Factor
3.9
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Closed
ISSN
2769-7541
eISSN
2769-755X
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
APAs publication costs for color figures are $900 for one figure, $600 for the second figure, and $450 for each subsequent figure. APA online color publication is available without print color charges; primary publication costs are not otherwise stated.
Submission Instructions
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Empirical Papers
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required for masked review to be specifically requested. The cover letter must request masked review.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract, a Method section with Transparency and openness and constraints on generality subsections, and a discussion section with a Constraints on generality subsection. Up to five keywords or brief phrases must follow the abstract, and the manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary in nontechnical language.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order, and each listed reference must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Figures and tables may be included in the manuscript, with graphics files uploaded separately. Tables must be created using Word's insert table function, multipanel figures must be assembled into one file, and graphics must meet the specified file-format and resolution requirements.
Systematic Reviews
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Masked review must be specifically requested in the cover letter.
Abstract
An abstract is required. No more than 250 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract and a discussion subsection titled "Constraints on generality," and it must also include a Transparency and openness subsection. Up to five keywords or brief phrases must appear after the abstract, and the manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary, a Transparency and openness subsection, and a Constraints on generality subsection.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order, and each listed reference must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Graphics files must be provided separately, and multipanel figures must be assembled into one file. Graphics files must be provided in TIFF or JPG format, vector-based files in EPS format, and figures must be understandable in both online color and print black-and-white formats.
Meta-Analyses
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required for masked review to be specifically requested. The cover letter must request masked review.
Abstract
An abstract is required. No more than 250 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract and a discussion subsection titled "Constraints on generality." Up to five keywords or brief phrases must appear after the abstract, and the manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order, and each listed reference must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be created using Word's insert table function, graphics files must be provided in TIFF, JPG, or EPS format as appropriate, and multipanel figures must be assembled into one file.
Regular Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. A masked review request must be made in the cover letter.
Abstract
An abstract is required. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
Regular Articles must not exceed 9,000 words including the abstract, body text, tables, table captions, figure captions, footnotes, author notes, appendices, and references. The manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract and a discussion subsection titled "Constraints on generality," and the Method section must include a subsection titled "Transparency and openness." Up to five keywords or brief phrases must be provided after the abstract.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order and each listed reference must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Null. Tables must be created using Word's insert table function, graphics files must be provided in TIFF or JPG format and vector-based files in EPS format, multipanel figures must be assembled into one file, and figure captions must be understandable in both online color and print black-and-white formats.
Extended Article
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. The cover letter must provide a justification for using the Extended Article format.
Abstract
An abstract is required. No more than 250 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract and a discussion subsection titled "Constraints on generality," along with Method section subsections titled "Transparency and openness." The manuscript must include up to five keywords or brief phrases after the abstract.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order and each listed reference must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be created using Word's insert table function, and figures must be supplied in the specified image formats with captions understandable in both color and black-and-white.
Case Studies
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required to request masked review. The cover letter must specifically request masked review.
Abstract
An abstract is required. No more than 250 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract and a discussion subsection titled "Constraints on generality," and the Method section must include a "Transparency and openness" subsection. Up to five keywords or brief phrases must appear after the abstract.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order and each listed reference must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Graphics files must be provided in TIFF or JPG format, vector-based files in EPS format, multipanel figures must be assembled into one file, and figure captions must work in both color and black-and-white formats.
Case Series
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required to request masked review. The cover letter must specifically request masked review.
Abstract
An abstract is required. No more than 250 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract. The manuscript must include up to five keywords or brief phrases, a General Scientific Summary, and CRediT author contributions at initial submission.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order and each listed reference must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be supplied as TIFF, JPG, or EPS as appropriate, multipanel figures must be assembled into one file, and tables must be created using Word's insert table function.
Brief Report
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Masked review must be specifically requested in the cover letter.
Abstract
An abstract is required. No more than 250 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
No more than 5,000 words including the abstract, body text, tables, table captions, figure captions, footnotes, author notes, appendices, and references. The manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract, a subsection titled "Constraints on generality" in the discussion, and a subsection titled "Transparency and openness" in the Method section. Up to five keywords or brief phrases must be supplied after the abstract.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order and every listed reference, as well as all data, program code, and other methods, must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Brief Reports may include a maximum of two figures. Supplementary materials and figures are excluded from the word count, and graphics files must be provided in TIFF, JPG, or EPS format.
Replications
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required for submission. Masked review must be specifically requested in the cover letter.
Abstract
An abstract is required. No more than 250 words. Unstructured. The abstract must include the phrase "A Replication of XX Study" and report the final analyzed sample size, the diversity of the study sample, the generalizability of the findings, and the year or years of data collection.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include a general scientific summary below the abstract, a subsection titled "Constraints on generality" in the discussion, and a subsection titled "Transparency and openness" in the Method section. Up to five keywords or brief phrases must appear after the abstract, the manuscript subtitle must include "A Replication of XX Study," and the manuscript must include author contribution information according to the CRediT taxonomy.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order and each listed reference must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Tables must be created using Word's insert table function, and figure captions must be understandable in both online color and print black-and-white formats.
Registered Reports
Cover Letter
A cover letter is required. Masked review must be specifically requested in the cover letter.
Abstract
An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Unstructured.
Manuscript
The first-step submission must be a partial manuscript that includes hypotheses, rationale, experimental design, and methods, and the full manuscript must report deviations from the preregistered design. Up to five keywords or brief phrases must follow the abstract, and the manuscript must include a General Scientific Summary below the abstract.
References
APA. References must be listed in alphabetical order, and every listed reference must be cited in the text.
Figures & Tables
Graphics files must be provided separately, and multipanel figures must be assembled into one file. Tables must be created using Word's insert table function, graphics must be supplied in TIFF, JPG, or EPS format as appropriate, and figure captions must remain understandable in both color and black-and-white formats.
Recent Publications
Humanizing “multimodal” digital phenotyping of serious mental illness.
Alex S. Cohen, Michael D. Masucci, Ole E. Granrud, Kiara K. Warren, Aubree T. Corporandy, Ashley N. Zollicoffer, Gregory P. Strauss
10.1037/abn0001134
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Addictive use of social media scales are not necessarily measuring problematic behavior: Evidence from the international 2017 health behaviour in school-aged children study.
Víctor Ciudad-Fernández, Loïs Fournier, Stéphanie Baggio, Pierre Maurage, Joël Billieux
10.1037/abn0001138
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The p factor and associations across partners, time, and generations: Commentary on Caspi et al. (2026).
Erik Pettersson
10.1037/abn0001086
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The promise of transdiagnostic prevention and treatment for youth and caregiver psychopathology: Commentary on caspi et al. (2026).
Jill Ehrenreich-May, Lauren Milgram
10.1037/abn0001085
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The relationship’s the thing: Commentary on Caspi et al. (2026).
Susan C. South
10.1037/abn0001089
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Initial submissions are format free. Revised manuscripts must follow APA 7th edition formatting. Extended article submissions exceeding 9,000 words require justification. Accepted manuscripts may be copyedited for bias-free language.
Reformat to Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
Cover letters are not required, though authors may include one. A cover letter is required for masked reviews and for extended articles, which should include a justification for that format.
Reformat to Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
APA online color publication is available without print color charges. For print color figures, the charge is $900 for one figure, $600 for the second figure, and $450 for each additional figure.
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