Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology

Editorial Statement

Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology (PPP) focuses on the area of overlap between philosophy and abnormal psychology and psychiatry. PPP seeks to: (a) enhance the effectiveness of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and other mental health care workers as practitioners, teachers, and researchers by illuminating the philosophical issues embedded in these activities; and (b) advance philosophical theory by making the phenomena of psychiatry and clinical psychology more accessible to philosophers. The Editors seek original contributions of a conceptual, empirical, or historical nature. In addition to manuscripts from its core disciplines of philosophy, psychiatry, and abnormal psychology, PPP welcomes pertinent contributions from related fields such as general medicine, neuroscience, social science, anthropology, nursing, law, and theology. Occasionally, the journal publishes a "philosophical case conference" on a particular problem in clinical practice.

Guidelines for Authors 2016

General

Articles in PPP are typically presented in seven types: Main Articles, Commentaries, Responses to Commentaries, Reviews, Philosophical Case Conferences, Clinical Anecdotes, and Key Concepts. PPP does not publish Letters to the Editor or book reviews. Main Articles are typically 3,000 to 7,000 words, but longer papers will be considered, provided they are appropriate to the focus of PPP and the additional length is justifiable in the view of the editors and reviewers. Special instructions for the remaining article formats follow below. Because PPP is a cross-disciplinary journal, authors should adopt a style that is user- and reader-friendly, in particular: (a) a title/ subtitle that signals what the paper is about, (b) an initial abstract, (c) a succinct paragraph structure, (d) use of headings and subheadings as signposts to the discussion, and (e) a conclusion section that summarizes the main points of the paper and indicates future directions, but avoids introducing new material. Technical terms (clinical, scientific, or philosophical), should be avoided if possible. When employed, they should be clearly defined or illustrated. Authors should assume the reader’s background knowledge of philosophy, psychiatry, and/or psychology to be comparable to that of a well-educated college graduate or equivalent degree. For updates and sample articles, see: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/philosophy_psychiatry_and_psychology/

Copyright & Permissions Information

Manuscripts are accepted on the understanding that they are original and not under simultaneous consideration by any other publisher. Publication is entirely at the discretion of the Editors, and all manuscripts are subject to expert refereeing on an anonymous basis. The Johns Hopkins University Press requires the assignment of copyright to the Press on acceptance of the paper for publication. Authors must obtain any necessary permissions for extensive quotations, tables, illustrations, or any other copyrighted material before a paper can be entered into the publication queue. Occasionally PPP will consider English translations of classic papers in the interdiscipline. Authors considering an English translation of a relevant work should contact the Editor-In-Chief in advance. For translations, authors are responsible for obtaining copyright permissions from the holder(s).

Manuscript Preparation and Formatting

Properly formatted manuscripts are a requirement for editorial consideration, and improperly formatted manuscripts will be returned to the author(s), and may be rejected for future consideration. Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout with generous (1 inch) margins, printed on one side only. Placement of page numbers should be bottom center, with the title page as page 1. Please number all pages sequentially. Prepare your manuscript in a plain fashion-avoid righthand flush margins and word-processing codes. Use a Times, Helvetica, or Courier typeface or font. Font sizes should be uniform throughout, and preferably in 12 point size. Do not use word-processing style sheets, varying font sizes, underlining of headings, drop caps, color, etc. Do not submit manuscripts with coding from bibliographic software like EndNote and Reference Manager. If you use these systems for your references, save a version of your manuscript without this coding and submit this version for publication.

PPP uses the APA reference style. All characters to appear in the journal article proper should be visible in the manuscript. Format your manuscript to fit either U.S. 8.5 x 11 inch paper, or UK A4 size paper. The entire manuscript should be double-spaced. Indent...