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Journal of Psychopharmacology

The Journal of Psychopharmacology is a fully peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles on preclinical and clinical aspects of psychopharmacology and serves researchers and practicing clinicians.

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Subject Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Psychiatry
Impact Factor 5.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0269-8811
eISSN 1461-7285
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC varies by journal title under Sage Choice pricing.

Submission Instructions

Journal of Psychopharmacology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Papers

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must concisely state the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions.
Manuscript There are no word limits for this article type. Manuscript must include a structured abstract, at least 4 keywords, and a 'Statements and Declarations' section at the end of the article after the Acknowledgements and Author Contributions sections if applicable. Include a minimum of 4 keywords after the abstract, include all required subheadings within 'Statements and Declarations' with 'Not applicable' where relevant, and include figures, charts, and tables created in Word in the main text while submitting files created outside Word separately with placeholder notes in the text.
References References must follow Sage Harvard style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be embedded in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be uploaded separately with a placeholder note in the manuscript text. Figures must be numbered consecutively and include a number and title, and tables must be labeled as tables with a number, title, and header row and/or column and must be editable text rather than images.
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Research Reports

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. Cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission by a non-author on behalf of the authors.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must concisely state the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions.
Manuscript There are no word limits for this article type. Manuscript must include a structured abstract between the title and main body and a 'Statements and Declarations' section at the end of the article after the Acknowledgements and Author Contributions sections if applicable. Manuscript must include a minimum of 4 keywords after the abstract and include each required subheading in the 'Statements and Declarations' section with 'Not applicable' used when a declaration does not apply.
References References must follow Sage Harvard style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both locations.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text for separately submitted figures. Figures must be numbered consecutively in text order, and tables must be labeled as tables with a number, title, and a header row and/or column.
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Full Papers

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. Cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must concisely state the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions.
Manuscript There are no word limits for this article type. Manuscript must include a structured abstract, at least 4 keywords, and a 'Statements and Declarations' section at the end of the article. Include a minimum of 4 keywords after the abstract and include each required subheading in the 'Statements and Declarations' section, stating 'Not applicable' where relevant.
References References must follow Sage Harvard reference style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively and have a number and title, and tables must be labeled as tables with a number, title, and header row and/or column.
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Review Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. Cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must concisely state the purpose of the research, major findings, and conclusions.
Manuscript There are no word limits for this article type. Manuscript must include a structured abstract between the title and main body and a 'Statements and Declarations' section at the end of the article after the Acknowledgements and Author Contributions sections if applicable. Manuscript must include a minimum of 4 keywords after the abstract and include each required subheading within the 'Statements and Declarations' section, stating 'Not applicable' where relevant.
References References must follow Sage Harvard reference style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text for separately submitted figures. Figures must be numbered consecutively and include a number and title, and tables must be labeled as tables and include a number and title.
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General Reviews

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission by a non-author on behalf of the authors.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript There are no word limits for this article type. The manuscript must include a structured abstract between the title and main body and a 'Statements and Declarations' section at the end of the article. The manuscript must include at least 4 keywords after the abstract and include each required subheading within the 'Statements and Declarations' section, stating 'Not applicable' where relevant.
References References must follow Sage Harvard style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with placeholder notes in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively and have a number and title, and tables must be labeled as tables with a number and title.
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Short Reports

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission made on behalf of the authors by a non-author.
Abstract A structured abstract not exceeding 250 words is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript There are no word limits for this article type. The manuscript must include a structured abstract, at least 4 keywords, and a 'Statements and Declarations' section at the end of the article. Include a minimum of 4 keywords after the abstract, and include a 'Statements and Declarations' section with each required subheading, using 'Not applicable' where relevant.
References References must follow Sage Harvard style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively, and tables must be labeled as tables with a number and title and be editable within Word rather than submitted as images.
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Null Results In Brief

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter must indicate that the submission is for the Null Results In Brief category and should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication.
Abstract A brief abstract is required. The abstract must be 100 words. A brief abstract is required, but no structured or unstructured format is explicitly stated.
Manuscript The manuscript must contain 800 words of text. The manuscript should provide only brief methodological details sufficient for readers to evaluate the results and should clearly specify hypotheses that demonstrate a clear rationale for the data presented. The manuscript must include at least 4 keywords after the abstract and a 'Statements and Declarations' section at the end of the article.
References The manuscript must include 8 or fewer references. References must follow Sage Harvard style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and corresponding citations must match in spelling and year.
Figures & Tables The manuscript may include up to 2 figures and/or tables. Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively, and tables must be labeled as tables with a number and title and include a header row and/or column.
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Letters To The Editors

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission made by a non-author on behalf of the authors.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript There are no word limits for this article type. The manuscript must include a structured abstract between the title and main body and a 'Statements and Declarations' section at the end of the article. The manuscript must include a minimum of 4 keywords after the abstract and include required subheadings in the 'Statements and Declarations' section, using 'Not applicable' where a declaration does not apply.
References References must follow Sage Harvard style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively, and tables must be labeled as tables with a number, title, and header row and/or column.
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Case Reports

Cover Letter A cover letter must be submitted. The cover letter should indicate why the manuscript is suitable for publication and must disclose any third-party writing or editing assistance or submission by a non-author on behalf of the authors.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured.
Manuscript There are no word limits for this article type. Case reports generally need to reflect findings from more than a single case. The manuscript must include at least 4 keywords after the abstract and a 'Statements and Declarations' section at the end of the article.
References References must follow Sage Harvard style. Every in-text citation must have a corresponding reference list entry and vice versa, with identical spelling and year in both places.
Figures & Tables Figures, charts, and tables created in Word should be included in the main text, while figures and other files created outside Word should be submitted separately with a placeholder note in the text. Figures must be numbered consecutively, and tables must be labeled as tables with a number and title.
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Recent Publications

Psychotropic medication prescribing to children and young people mental health inpatient services: An English national study

David Branford, Anne Webster, Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Shermin Imran, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Tina Irani, Teresa Randon, Kirsten Peebles, Rohit Shankar

10.1177/02698811261473383
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Impact of adjunctive dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers on mental health outcomes in people with severe mental illness: A target trial emulation in English electronic health records

Naomi Launders, Alvin Richards-Belle, Stephanie M. Wu, Kenneth K. C. Man, Ian C. K. Wong, David P. J. Osborn, Joseph F. Hayes

10.1177/02698811261473408
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AUT00206, a novel and selective Kv3.1/3.2 channel modulator, restores cognitive dysfunction and negative symptoms in an animal model for schizophrenia symptomatology

Marianne Leger, Daniela Cadinu, Jennifer Fletcher, Agostino Marasco, Giuseppe Alvaro, Daniel Umbricht, Charles Large, Ben Grayson, Joanna C. Neill, Michael K. Harte

10.1177/02698811261473459
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What are the clinical implications of mixed features in major depressive disorder? A VAST-D report

Sidney Zisook, Lori L. Davis, Trisha Suppes, Gary Johnson, A. John Rush, Beata Planeta, Somaia Mohamed

10.1177/02698811261474121
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The occurrence and potential role of mystical experiences in MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD: A secondary analysis

Tijmen P.L. Bostoen, Erwin Krediet, Annette M. van Schagen, Nic J.A. van der Wee, Erik J. Giltay

10.1177/02698811261464502
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Median time to first decision is 20 days, median time in peer review is 53 days, median time from submission to acceptance is 145 days, and median time from acceptance to online publication is 50 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required. It should explain why the manuscript is suitable for publication. Null Results in Brief submissions should state that category in the cover letter. Writing or editing assistance and third-party submission arrangements must also be disclosed in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

APC varies by journal title under Sage Choice pricing.

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Research Topics

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Schizophrenia research and treatment Treatment of Major Depression Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Psychedelics and Drug Studies Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Memory and Neural Mechanisms Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Tryptophan and brain disorders Stress Responses and Cortisol Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Sleep and Wakefulness Research Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Sleep and related disorders Mental Health Research Topics Pain Management and Placebo Effect Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

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