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Calls for papers

Sports Psychiatry publishes articles on all aspects of sports psychiatry and we welcome submissions on those topics at any time. Moreover, we are currently soliciting papers on the following topics in particular. 

Topic “Interpersonal violence in sports”

We invite submission of manuscripts for publication in an issue of Sports Psychiatry – Journal of Sports and Exercise Psychiatry, on the topic of “Interpersonal violence in sports”.

We welcome conceptual or empirical manuscripts with an international focus on the topic. This can include review articles, meta-analyses, consensus statements, full original research reports, or brief communications, in keeping with the usual article types for Sports Psychiatry.

New deadline: Authors are invited to submit a full manuscript by December 15, 2022. An optional letter of intent should be emailed to ralph.schmidt(at)pukzh.ch. All manuscripts will be subject to full editorial board and peer review. All accepted papers will be published in advance. We anticipate that the issue will be published in the 1st quarter 2023.

Read the full call here (PDF).

We are looking forward to your submissions!

Carla Edwards, M.D., Guest Editor
Ralph E. Schmidt, Ph.D., Guest Editor
Malte C. Claussen, M.D., Editor-in-Chief

Topic “Physical activity and sport in child and adolescent psychiatry”

We invite submissions of manuscripts for publication in an issue of Sports Psychiatry – Journal of Sports and Exercise Psychiatry, on the topic of "Physical activity and sport in child and adolescent psychiatry".

We welcome conceptual or empirical manuscripts with an international focus on the topic. This can include review articles, meta-analyses, consensus statements, full original research reports, or brief communications, in keeping with the usual article types for Sports Psychiatry.

Authors are invited to submit a full manuscript by January 15, 2023. An optional letter of intent can be emailed to sebastian.ludyga(at)unibas.ch. All manuscripts will be subject to full editorial board and peer review. Accepted papers will be published online in advance. We anticipate that the issue will be published in Spring 2023.

Read the full call here (PDF).

We are looking forward to receiving your submissions!

Sebastian Ludyga, Ph.D., Guest Editor
Alain Di Gallo, M.D., Guest Editor
Peter Weber, M.D., Guest Editor
Malte Claussen, M.D., Editor-in-Chief

Topic “Sports psychology and sports psychiatry”

We are soliciting manuscripts for inclusion in an issue of Sports Psychiatry – Journal of Sports and Exercise Psychiatry, with the topic on “Sports psychology and sports psychiatry”.

We welcome conceptual or empirical manuscripts with an international focus on the topic. This can include review articles, meta-analyses, consensus statements, full original research reports, or brief communications, in keeping with the usual article types for Sports Psychiatry.

Authors are invited to submit a full manuscript due August 15, 2023. An optional letter of intent should be emailed to philipp.roethlin(at)baspo.admin.ch. All manuscripts will be subject to full editorial board and peer review. All accepted papers will be published in advance. We anticipate that the issue will be published in Winter 2023.

Read the full call here (PDF).

We are looking forward to your submissions!

Philipp Roethlin, PhD, Guest Editor
Shaunna Taylor, PhD, Guest Editor
Anders Håkansson, M.D., PhD, Guest Editor
Malte Claussen, M.D., Editor-in-Chief

Editing and translation services

Hogrefe has negotiated a 20% discount for authors who wish to have their manuscript professionally edited or translated into English by the experts at Enago before submission. Please note that the service is independent of Hogrefe and use of it has no bearing on acceptance decisions made by individual journals.