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Academic Psychiatry
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: Our journal is international in scope and highlights innovation in academic medical contexts. Our Web-based manuscript submission and tracking system accelerates the peer review process and shortens the time from manuscript submission to publication decision. International Advisory BoardAcademic Psychiatry’s International Advisory Board connects with prominent international educators and researchers, educational organizations, and medical education journals to enhance the international status of the Journal. Board members encourage submissions of articles and recommend and solicit manuscripts. They also may assist international authors to reach manuscript publication standards. 2009 members are as follows: Richard Balon, M.D., Detroit, MI (chairman) Editorial Board for 2009Editorial 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 2009 Editorial Board members are as follows: David A. Baron, M.S.ED., D.O., Philadelphia, PA Positive Trend in SubmissionsIn 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 ProcedureAcademic 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 Assistant, at atennier@mcw.edu or 414-955-8965. Peer ReviewersIndividuals 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 PapersSpecial Issue of Academic Psychiatry: “Residents as Teachers” In most specialties residents now contribute a major portion of the clinical teaching of medical students, and there is a growing awareness that residents can provide medical students with skills, knowledge, and experiences that are distinct from the faculty’s, but just as essential. As a result, medical educators increasingly recognize the opportunity and the obligation to develop the unique potential of residents as teachers. The specific roles and responsibilities of residents in the curriculum are often not formulated. Residents are often not prepared for their roles, and their effectiveness as teachers is largely untested. This special issue of Academic Psychiatry will highlight the state of art of residents as teachers in psychiatry. Papers should demonstrate new methods for selecting and teaching residents to teach, describe new teaching roles for residents and chief residents, show how residents’ contributions are integrated into course goals, objectives and structure, and provide methods for testing their success. Papers may also address how the teaching role advances the residents’ own education and professional growth. The ultimate goal of this issue is to stimulate additional research on the importance of residents to the overall goals of medical student education and lead to the most effective and creative use of residents as teachers of psychiatry. In keeping with the overall mission of Academic Psychiatry, papers should be evidence-based, drawing upon data and outcome measures, and/or involve multiple sites. Comprehensive reviews and pilot projects are also welcome. All submissions will be peer reviewed in keeping with the Journal’s policy. Submissions are due by June 1, 2009. If you intend to submit a paper but believe you will need additional time to prepare it, please contact us well before the deadline. When submitting manuscripts, please use our online submission system at Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/appi-ap). Please indicate in your cover letter that your submission is for this special issue. For more information, visit the journal’s website at www.ap.psychiatryonline.org. Questions about the submission process should be directed to Ms. Ann Tennier, Senior Editorial Assistant, at 414-955-8965 or atennier@mcw.edu. You can email the guest editors as well; Dr. Polan’s address is jpolan@med.cornell.edu and Dr. Riba’s is mriba@med.umich.edu. Media ColumnThe 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., at eberesin@partners.org. |
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