Academic Psychiatry

Editor-in-Chief: Laura Roberts, M.D., M.A.
Deputy Editor: Richard Balon, M.D.
Deputy Editor: John Coverdale, M.D., M.Ed., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.
Associate Editor: Eugene Beresin, M.D.
Associate Editor: Alan Louie, M.D.
Assistant to the Editors: Michelle Goldsmith, M.D., M.A.
Senior Editorial Associate: Ann Tennier, B.S., ELS

Academic Psychiatry is a premier peer-reviewed journal that publishes new knowledge and innovation in psychiatric education; seeks to advance the field of Academic Psychiatry; fosters clinical excellence, professional development and leadership of psychiatrists throughout academic medicine; and assists all who are involved in preparing the psychiatrists of the future.

Articles present empirical research and critical analysis of important topics in Academic Psychiatry and address teaching, research, administrative, clinical, organizational, and economic issues relevant to the academic missions of departments of psychiatry.

Academic Psychiatry is available through University Microfilms, Inc., in microform, electronic, or paper formats and is abstracted or indexed in the following:

Abstracts Research Pastoral Care
Automatic Subject Citation Index
Chicago Psychoanalytic Literature
Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences
Current Opinion in Psychiatry
EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
MEDLINE
Psychological Abstracts
Research Alert
Social Sciences Citation Index
Social SciResearch
Information Updates

Our journal is international in scope and highlights innovation in academic medical contexts.

We seek to advance the field of Academic Psychiatry and assist all who are involved in preparing psychiatrists of the future.

Our Web-based manuscript submission and tracking system accelerates the peer review process and shortens the time from manuscript submission to publication decision.

Editorial Board for 2011-2012

Editorial Board terms are staggered so that several board members rotate off each year. All members are given the opportunity to be considered for renewal at the end of their initial term. Duties include acting as advisors to editors, serving as AP reviewers (5-7 times/year on average), developing ideas for theme issues/special features, helping to render decisions on complex manuscripts, meeting from time to time to discuss issues of importance to the Journal, and helping to stimulate interest by authors, readers, and reviewers in the Journal.

Our 2011-2012 Editorial Board members are as follows:

Melissa Arbuckle, M.D., Ph.D. New York, NY
David A. Baron, M.S.Ed., D.O. Los Angeles, CA
Robert J. Boland, M.D. Providence, RI
James A. Bourgeois, O.D., M.D. Hamilton, ON, Canada
Adam M. Brenner, M.D. Dallas, TX
Jason P. Caplan, M.D. Phoenix, AZ
R. Gregg Dwyer, M.D., Ed.D. Charleston, SC
Randall Espinoza, M.D., M.P.H. Los Angeles, CA
Robert E. Feinstein, M.D. Aurora, CO
Harinder Ghuman, M.D. Tucson, AZ
Anthony P. S. Guerrero, M.D. Honolulu, HI
Michael D. Jibson, M.D., Ph.D. Ann Arbor, MI
Ruth M. Lamdan, M.D. Philadelphia, PA
John Lauriello, M.D. Columbia, MO
Francis G. Lu, M.D. Sacramento, CA
John Luo, M.D. Los Angeles, CA
Dennis P. Mcneilly, S.J., Psy.D. Omaha, NE
Christine Moutier, M.D. San Diego, CA
Alpna Munshi, M.D. Toronto, ON, Canada
David Ndetei, M.D. Nairobi, Kenya
Thomas S. Newmark, M.D. Camden, NJ
Guy K. Palmes, M.D. Winston-Salem, NC
Michelle Riba, M.D. Ann Arbor, MI
Robert Rohrbaugh, M.D. West Haven, CT
Brenda J.B. Roman, M.D. Dayton, OH
Sy Atezaz Saeed, M.D., M.S. Greenville, NC
Steven C. Schlozman, M.D. Boston, MA
Jerome J. Schultz, Ph.D. Cambridge, MA
Ann Schwartz, M.D. Atlanta, GA
Jess P. Shatkin, M.D., M.P.H. New York, NY
Richard J. Shaw, M.D. Stanford, CA
Melton Strozier, Ph.D. Macon, GA
Paul Summergrad, M.D. Boston, MA
Vesna Sv&s11;ab, M.D., Ph.D. Ljubljana, Slovenia
Glendon R. Tait, M.D., M.S.c., F.R.C.P.C Toronto, ON, Canada
Nutan Vaidya, M.D. Chicago, IL
Art Walaszek, M.D. Madison, WI
Christopher Warner, M.D., FAAFP, MAJ(P),MC Fairbanks, Alaska
Sidney Zisook, M.D. La Jolla, CA
Eva Helena C. Cardoso Zoppe, M.D. São Paulo, Brazil

Positive Trend in Submissions

In the last few years, we have seen an overwhelmingly positive trend in submissions to Academic Psychiatry. This is due to many factors, including several “hot topic” theme issues; an increase in publication frequency, which means shorter publication queues and quicker publication of accepted pieces; and our online submission system, which helps to facilitate communication with reviewers, authors, and our publishing contacts. We hope that you will consider submission of your own work as we move forward!

Submission Procedure

Academic Psychiatry uses an electronic manuscript submission and peer review system called Manuscript Central, which allows authors and peer reviewers to upload and access information online, creating a virtually paperless process. Authors upload an electronic file of their paper, peer reviewers read and respond to papers online, and all communications regarding each paper, including letters about interim and final decisions, occur via e-mail.

To submit a manuscript for consideration, go to Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/appi-ap) and either create an account or use your existing account. Then follow the instructions to upload your manuscript in the Author Center.

Because the journal’s peer review process is blind, please ensure that the title page of the file you upload for review does not contain any author information. Check the acknowledgments section and delete any author-identifying information. Do not use running heads with author names.

The journal staff and the technicians at Manuscript Central have worked hard to make the process as user friendly as possible. Help is available within the site, including links to a comprehensive question-and-answer database, a contact e-mail address for online customer service, and technical support phone numbers for national and international callers.

Academic Psychiatry requires approval of manuscript submission by all authors in addition to transfer of copyright. Upon acceptance of an article, the author(s) will be required to assign copyright ownership in writing to Academic Psychiatry.

For further information regarding the online submission process or the requirements for submission to Academic Psychiatry, please contact Ann Tennier, Senior Editorial Associate, at acadpsych@gmail.com or 262-346-1461.

Peer Reviewers

Individuals interested in reviewing for Academic Psychiatry should visit Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/appi-ap) and either create an account or update an existing account.

Abstracts of articles within a reviewer’s given area of expertise are sent via e-mail to the reviewer. Within 5 days of receiving the e-mailed invitation, the potential reviewer is asked to indicate willingness to review and availability to perform the review within 3 weeks. Reviewers are then given access to the blinded manuscript and an electronic reviewing score sheet. (All information can be accessed and completed online at Manuscript Central.) Sometimes reviewers are asked to re-review manuscripts after revision, to determine whether any concerns expressed in the initial review were resolved or whether any new concerns developed.

The keywords by which we seek reviewers include Academic Careers; Accreditation; Administration; Boards: ABPN, ECFMG, USMLE; Careers in Psychiatry; Career Development; Child Psychiatry; C-L Psychiatry; CME; Curriculum Development; Economics; Emotional Problems/Support; Evaluation; Faculty Development; Funding of Education; Groups, Residents; Informatics; Interdisciplinary Training; International; International Medical Graduates; Licensure; Media (TV, films); Medical Student Education: Attitudes/Values, Behavioral Sciences, Career Choice, Clerkship, Dean’s Letter, Electives, Emotional Problems, Evaluation, Interview Skills Training, Psychotherapy for Medical Students, Research Training, Socialization, Summer Fellowships, Support, Women; Minorities; Moonlighting; Night Call; Neurology Training; Primary Care Training: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics; Psychoanalysis; Psychological Tests; Residents, Nonpsychiatric; Resident Education: Ambulatory C/L, AIDS, Child & Adolescent, Community Psychiatry, Consultation Psychiatry, Cross-Cultural Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, Emotional Problems of Trainees, Ethics, Evaluation, Family systems, Forensic Psychiatry, Gender Issues, General, Geropsychiatry, Group Therapy, Impaired Resident, Inpatients, Interviewing, Literary Approaches, Neurosciences, PG-1 Internship, Primary Care, Professional Development, Psychopathology, Psychopharmacology, Psychotherapy, Recruitment, Research Training, Rotations, Sexuality/Sexual Orientation, Statistical Analysis, Substance Abuse, Supervision; Subspecialty Training: Child & Adolescent, Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry; Suicide; Teaching by Psychiatric Residents; Teaching Methods; Workforce.

Call for Papers

Media Column

The Media Column of Academic Psychiatry is a regular feature. Year-round, we seek original papers regarding the relationship between media - both print and electronic - and psychiatry. Many of our previous papers have focused on media in psychiatric education, the impact of media on mental health and illness, how mental illness and psychiatry are portrayed in media, and how media may be used for public education, among other topics. These papers are peer reviewed and are encouraged to be evidence-based, educational, creative, innovative, or exploratory. They should be approximately 2,500 words, including references.

For submissions of ideas or manuscripts, please contact Associate Editor Gene Beresin, M.D., through e-mail to the editorial office at acadpsych@gmail.com.

Snap Shots

Snap Shots is a new manuscript format that features peer-reviewed "mini papers" - conceptual or empirical contributions to the literature that generate further scholarly work. Snap Shots embody the mission of Academic Psychiatry by offering original contributions focused on innovative education, professional development, and leadership in psychiatry.

Although brief in nature, Snap Shots include all of the traditional elements of an original article: summary, introduction, literature review, rationale for the work, and a discussion of the implication of the findings.

Unique to Snap Shots is the opportunity to share work that possesses characteristics such as pilot data, single-site or specific context, or small sample size. Although these attributes may otherwise limit the submission’s acceptability in other manuscript formats, such as an Original Article, we recognize that these contributions are valuable to the literature and generate further scholarly work.

Parameters for Snap Shot submissions include a maximum of 1,000 total words, including a 50-75 word summary, no more than 5-6 references, and no more than one figure or table.

For further information, or to discuss a potential Snap Shot submission, please feel free to contact the Snap Shots column co-editors, Michelle Goldsmith, M.D., and Glendon Tait, M.D., via e-mail at the journal’s editorial office: acadpsych@gmail.com.