Basic information
The Archives of Clinical Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published 6 times a year. Its abbreviated title is Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo)., and it should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips. |
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Intellectual property
All content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type CC-BY. |
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Scope and policy
The Archives of Clinical Psychiatry was founded in 1972 by A. C. Pacheco e Silva, Fernando de O. Bastos, J. Carvalhal Ribas, and J. R. de Albuquerque Fortes. The mission of the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry is to provide relevant clinical information and clinically oriented research, including also basic research, whose results have potential implications for clinical practice. The scope of the journal encompasses: Human Sciences, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, and Clinical Psychiatry. The Archives of Clinical Psychiatry strives to inform and to educate mental health care professionals and to stimulate debates and further exploration into the nature, causes, treatment, and public health importance of mental health issues. The Archives of Clinical Psychiatry publishes articles within the following categories: Original Articles, Brief Communications, Reviews, Letters to the Editor From 2014 on, the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry accepts only manuscripts written in English. Manuscripts should be submitted on-line through: manuscriptcentral.com and come along with a cover letter (submitted as Supp. files), applying for publication in the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, summarizing the essence of the work and presenting the main results.
For Registration, the author needs to use the following Link https://archivespsy.com/menu-
For Login Purposes, the Author can use the following Link https://archivespsy.com/menu- The cover letter (as well as the abstract) should respond to the following questions: 1. Why this study has been done?, 2. How this study has been done? (Literature Review: consulted databases, number of articles found, number of articles included, inclusion and exclusion criteria, meta-analysis or descriptive work; Original article: study design, number of subjects included, study duration, etc.), 3. What are the key findings?, 4. What significance do your results have for the field and for the broader community? Upon receipt, manuscripts are primarily evaluated by the Journal Editor and/or Assistant Editors for their originality, validity, and importance of content and conclusions. Manuscripts with insufficient priority for publication are rejected promptly. Other manuscripts are forwarded anonymously to the correspondent Editor of the area. |
Manuscript preparation
Peer Review All papers are evaluated anonymously by at least two independent experts. With few exceptions, the authors will be notified within 2 months whether the paper is accepted for publication in the form that it was submitted, acceptable after a revision (which, in general, will be reviewed again), or rejected. Once accepted for publication, the manuscript becomes permanent property of the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry. This copyright transfer subsumes exclusive and unlimited entitlement of the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry to publish and distribute the full contents of articles in whichever publishing medium, including press and electronic media, in Brazil and abroad. Structure and Preparation of Manuscripts
ORIGINAL ARTICLES Typically, original articles contain new data derived from a sizable and representative sample of patients or subjects. Original articles should not exceed 3'500 words and include a maximum number of 6 tables and/or figures and 30 references. Word count includes only the main body of the text (i.e., not tables, figures, abstracts or references). The abstract should describe in brief the essence of the work in no more than 200 words and be structured as follows: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Discussion.
These 5 topics should also define the structure of the main text: Introduction (containing the elements Background and Objectives), Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgment (if available), and References. Brief reports are short manuscripts with maximal 1'500 words, being structured the same way, containing the same topics as an original article (see instructions above) and maximal 1 table or figure and 15 references. The abstract should describe in brief the essence of the work in no more than 200 words and be structured as follows: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The main text should be structured as follows: Introduction (containing the elements Background and Objectives), Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgment (if available), and References.
Manuscripts that report results of experimental investigation and interviews with human subjects include under "Methods" a statement that written informed consent was obtained, according to the regulation of clinical research in the correspondent country, and that the study was approved by a Research Ethical Board. Furthermore, they must confirm that animal trials are in accordance with ethical care standards required for animal experiments. Reviews should contain maximal 5'000 words and 6 tables or figures. Tables and figures must not exceed the sum of 6 items, and there is no numerical limit for bibliographic references, although it is recommended to include only the essentials. The abstract should describe in brief the essence of the work in no more than 200 words and be structured as follows: Background, Objectives, Methods ((including keywords, database(s), and any year or language limits used), Results (number of located, included an excluded articles, reasons for exclusion, main findings of the review), and Discussion. The main text should be structured as follows: Introduction (containing the elements Background and Objectives), Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, References, and further chapters if required.
Publication of meta-analyses and systematic reviews are preferred. Letters to the Editor are considered for publication if they do not contain material submitted to other publications. They should not exceed 500 words, contain maximal 1 figure or table, and 10 references. Letters critical of an article published in the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry should be submitted within 3 months of the article's publication. All letters are subject to discretionary selection of the Editor. |