Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China

NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS

The journal is published by Phoenix Publishing House, www.firingthemind.com

In preparing your submission, please refer to the Phoenix Publishing House Instructions to Authors. References are based on APA 6th Edition and should be compiled using the format employed by Phoenix Publishing House. Further details can be found at www.firingthemind.com Go to “Journals” and then to “Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China”. Click on any icon listed and scroll down to “Instructions to contributors” section.

Please make sure your full contact details are visible on the outside of all documents you are sending to the editor-in-chief.

Papers are accepted for consideration on condition that you will agree as author to transfer copyright to the publisher.

We welcome submissions on any topic within psychological therapies (i.e. psychotherapy, counselling, counselling psychology, applied psychology) that considers the remit of the journal and that it is inclusive of the academic community at large.

Contributions to PPC must report original research and will be subject to review by referees at the discretion of the editorial office.

We welcome new or recent books which are relevant to the focus of the journal and which you consider would be useful to review for readers.

Journal policy prohibits an author from submitting the same paper for consideration by another journal and does not allow publication of a paper that has been published in whole or in part by another journal. Exceptions to this policy are at the discretion of the editor-in-chief.

1. Guidelines

Language: Papers are accepted in English only. Exceptions at the discretion of the editor- in-chief. British English spelling and punctuation is preferred. Non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms must not be used.

Referencing: All papers should follow the referencing guidelines of Phoenix Publishing House available at www.firingthemind.com as above.

Abstracts: Structured abstracts of no more than 250 words are required for all papers submitted. Authors should supply three to six keywords.

Headings: Section headings should be concise.

Word count: typical contributions are 3,500 to 8,000 words, (14–32 double spaced pages

including references). Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length and may be published where inclusion of data (e.g. excerpts from interviews) warrant it. Short papers of 1,500–2,500 words, including references are also invited. Authors should include a word count with their paper. The word count (which includes all text including the abstract, article, notes, tables, figures, etc.) should appear at the end of the paper.

Font: All papers must be typed in 12-point font in Arial and double-spaced throughout including the reference section, with wide (3 cm) margins. All pages must be numbered.

Papers should be compiled in the following order:

Title of paper
Author(s) name(s) and title(s)
Abstract
Keywords (no more than six)
Correspondence/contact details including author(s) affiliation(s). Mailing address and
phone number as well as email
Main text
Acknowledgements
References
Appendices (as appropriate)
Table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages)
Author(s) biographical outline (50 to 100 words)
Author’s address and email

Please supply in a separate file information about your research interests/ specialisations—up to five.

Two separate papers must be submitted.

The first version must be a complete version containing all the above together with confirmation in a separate file confirming that the paper is not under consideration or submitted to another journal. Use the following statement: I confirm that the paper submitted, title: ... is not under consideration or submitted to another journal.

The second version must be entitled “For blind review” and must not contain the author(s)’ name(s) or contact details or any identifiable author(s) information. This will allow for the second version to be sent anonymously to reviewers.

2. Infographics

You are welcome to include graphs, tables, and diagrams in your submission, but the following must be observed when supplying information:

All graphics must be supplied in their original format, either as digital artwork or statistical data.
Any graphics copied from the internet and cited from other publications are not accept-able on their own.
Graphics files must be supplied separately to text. Please do not embed graphics in the text file.
Figures should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2). In multi-part figures, each part should be clearly labelled (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b)).
Each figure should include a title caption and full source e.g. Figure 1 The incidence of mental health issues in the UK adult population, World Health Organization, Report on World Mental Health Issues, 2013
The filename for the graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a. n Avoid the use of colour and tints for purely aesthetic reasons.

3. Reproduction of copyright material

As an author, you are required to secure written permission for the use of all previously published material that is in copyright as follows. If you want to reproduce any figure or table, (including where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source). If you use more than one line of a short poem or a few lines from a long one or any words or music of a copyrighted song. If you quote more than 500 (cumulative) words from the same book or 300 cumulative words from the same article of paper, or use a sentence or more as an epigraph (i.e. where there is no discussion of the author’s work). Where no permission is required, the original work must be clearly defined and attributed to the original source. This applies to direct reproduction as well as “derivative reproduction” (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source).

4. Copyright and authors’ rights

It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their papers, including abstracts, to the journal Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in China. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the paper, and of course the journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.

5. Proofs

Manuscripts will be copy-edited for journal house style. Authors will receive page proofs for checking. At this point, no substantial changes can be made to the paper. It is essential that proofs are checked and returned within 48 hours.

6. Submission details

All submissions should be made online to the editor-in-chief at https://submission.pubkit.co/publisher/165/journal/814/login?reason=

7. Disclaimer

The editor-in-chief makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in its publications. However, any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of the editor-in-chief. Responsibility for confidential material and consent obtained to use in publications is that of the authors.