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Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry


eISSN: 14617021 | ISSN: 13591045 | Current volume: 29 | Current issue: 1 Frequency: Quarterly

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry is an international interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that brings together clinical practice and clinically relevant research of the highest distinction focusing on understanding emotional well-being, mental health and treatment issues for children adolescents and young adults, aged 0 – 25 years. Practitioners, health care researchers, and patient support groups are invited to submit manuscripts for publication consideration. The manuscript management system is completely online and includes prompt and unbiased peer reviews.

Authors will have:

· A rigorous peer review of your research

· Have prompt publishing

· Reach to a multidisciplinary audience

· High visibility for global exposure

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry brings together clinically oriented, peer reviewed work of the highest distinction from an international and multidisciplinary perspective, offering comprehensive coverage of clinical and treatment issues across the range of treatment modalities.Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry advances theory, practice and clinical research in the realm of child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry and related disciplines.

The journal focuses on issues related to clinical practice, including related topics on ethics of treatment and the translation of research to practice.

Multidisciplinary in approach, the journal includes work by, and is of interest to, child and adolescent psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists, paediatricians, family medicine, nurses, social workers and all other professionals in the fields of child and adolescent and young adult emotional and mental health.

Editor
Deborah Christie University College London Hospitals, UK
Social Media Editor
Rachel Pulham University College London Hospitals UK
Statistics Editor
Mark Shevlin Ulster University
Former Editors
Anna Brazier Department of Child & Adolescent Psychology, University Hospital of Wales, UK
Rudi Dallos University of Plymouth, UK
Eilis Kennedy Tavistock Clinic, UK
Bryan Lask (Founding Editor) St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK, and Huntercombe Hospitals, UK
Michael Tarren-Sweeney University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Arlene Vetere University, Oslo, Norway
Bernadette Wren Tavistock Clinic, London, UK
Associate Editors
Amina Abubakar Aga Khan University, Kenya
Kavita Arora Co-Founder, Director and Consultant Psychiatrist, Children First, India
Cherrie B. Boyer University of California, San Francisco, USA
April Elliott University of Calgary, Canada
Gail Dovey-Pearce Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Angela Griffin University Hospital Southampton, UK
Lee Hudson GOSH UCL Institute of Child Health, UK
Monique Jericho  Alberta Children's Hospital, Canada
Nicholas Long University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
Kathy McKay University of Liverpool; Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Hitesh Raval University of Essex, UK
Pierre-Paul Tellier McGill University, Canada
Nicholas Westers UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Panel of Assessors
Anouk Goemans Leiden University, Netherlands
Alan Carr University College Dublin, Ireland
Mark R. Dadds University of Sydney, Department of Clinical Psychology, Australia
Rudi Dallos University of Plymouth, UK
Daniel Boduszek University of Huddersfield, UK
Ian M Evans Massey University, New Zealand
Ronald Feldman Columbia University, New York, USA
Halina Flannery University College London Hospitals, UK
Robert Friedberg Ellis Human Development Institute, Dayton, USA
Danya Glaser Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
Per Gustafsson University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
Judith Lask Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
Maria Loades University of Bath, UK
Maria Vang Ulster University, Northern Ireland and The Danish Children Centres, Denmark
Menachem Ben-Ezra Ariel University, Israel
Michelle Desir University of Minnesota, USA
Rhian Murphy University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Sadegh Nashat University of Geneva, Switzerland
Marcin Owczarek Ulster University, Ireland
Ross Parsons Africa University in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Philip Messent Independant practice, London
Aisling Pigott University Hospital Wales, UK
Christine Puckering University of Glasgow, UK
Farrah Quintyne University College London Hospitals, UK
John Richer John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Allan Rushton Kings College, London UK
Sarah Wayland University of Sydney, Australia
Thomas D. Steensma Department of Medical Psychology Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
Sally Swartz University of Cape Town, South Africa
Fiona Tasker Birbeck University of London, UK
Jeremy Turk Kings College, University of London, UK
Charlie Tyack Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Ulf Wallin Centre of Eating Disorders, Lund, Sweden
Marc van Roosmalen C.A.M.H.S, UK
Veronica Ranieri Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Simon R. Wilkinson Akershus Univeristy Hospital, Norway
Hessel Willemsen Private Practice, London, UK
Bernadette Wren Tavistock Clinic, London, UK
Bill Yule Maudsley Hospital, London, UK
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    Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ccpp to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.

    Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry will be reviewed.

    There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this Journal. Open Access options are available - see section 3.2 below.

    As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.

    If you have any questions about publishing with Sage, please visit the Sage Journal Solutions Portal

    1. What do we publish?
      1.1 Aims & Scope
      1.2 Article types
      1.3 Writing your paper
      1.4 Plain Language Summaries
    2. Editorial policies
      2.1 Peer review policy
      2.2 Authorship
      2.3 Acknowledgements
      2.4 Funding
      2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests
      2.6 Research ethics and patient consent
    3. Publishing policies
      3.1 Publication ethics
      3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement
      3.3 Open access and author archiving
    4. Preparing your manuscript
      4.1 Formatting
      4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics
      4.3 Supplementary material
      4.4 Reference style
      4.5 English language editing services
    5. Submitting your manuscript
      5.1 ORCID
      5.2 Information required for completing your submission
      5.3 Permissions
    6. On acceptance and publication
      6.1 Sage Production
      6.2 Online First publication
      6.3 Access to your published article
      6.4 Promoting your article
    7. Further information

     

    1. What do we publish?

    1.1 Aims & Scope

    Before submitting your manuscript to Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.

    1.2 Article Types

    Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry is interested in advancing theory, practice and clinical research in the realm of child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry and related disciplines. Articles should not exceed 6,000 words (including abstract, references, tables and all other elements) and be clearly organized, with a clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings (3 weights maximum). Manuscripts exceeding the word limit cannot be considered for publication by the editor. Note, plain language summaries (PLS) are not included in the 6,000 word count.

    • Registered Reports:

    These submissions are reviewed in two stages. In Stage 1, a study proposal is considered for publication prior to data collection. Stage 1 submissions should include the complete Introduction, Method, and Proposed Analyses. High-quality proposals will be accepted in principle before data collection commences. Once the study is completed, the author will finish the article including Results and Discussion sections (Stage 2). Publication of Stage 2 submissions is guaranteed as long as the approved Stage 1 protocol is followed and conclusions are appropriate. Full details can be found here.

    1.3 Writing your paper

    The Sage Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources. Sage Author Services also offers authors a variety of ways to improve and enhance their article including English language editing, plagiarism detection, and video abstract and infographic preparation.

    1.3.1 Make your article discoverable

    When writing up your paper, think about how you can make it discoverable. The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article through search engines such as Google. For information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords, have a look at this page on the Gateway: How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online.

    1.4 Plain Language Summaries

    A plain language summary (PLS) must be provided for all article types that require an abstract. The plain language title (approx. 50 words) and plain language summary (approx. 300 words) should describe the article using non-technical language, making it accessible to a wider network of readers. More information and guidance on how to write a PLS can be found on our Author Gateway.

    The PLS publishes directly below the scientific abstract and are open access making it available online for anyone to read. Peer review of the PLS will be conducted following our PLS reviewer guidelines. When submitting, authors should enter their plain language title and plain language summary into the box provided in the submission system. The PLS does not need to be provided in the manuscript text or as a separate file. Manuscripts without a PLS, or a PLS which is a direct copy of the scientific abstract, will be returned. If the article type does not require an abstract and therefore does not require a PLS please enter “N/A” in each box.

    If you need professional help writing your Plain Language Summary, please visit our Author Services portal.

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    2. Editorial policies

    2.1 Peer review policy

    The Editor will screen manuscripts for their overall fit with the aims and scope of the journal, especially in terms of having clear relevance for clinicians. Those that fit will be further reviewed by two or more independent reviewers in terms of merit, readability and interest.

    2.2 Authorship

    All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.

    Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.

    2.3 Acknowledgements

    All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.

    Any acknowledgements should appear first at the end of your article prior to your Declaration of Conflicting Interests (if applicable), any notes and your References.

    2.3.1 Third party submissions

    Where an individual who is not listed as an author submits a manuscript on behalf of the author(s), a statement must be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and in the accompanying cover letter. The statements must:

    •    Disclose this type of editorial assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input 
    •    Identify any entities that paid for this assistance 
    •    Confirm that the listed authors have authorized the submission of their manuscript via third party and approved any statements or declarations, e.g. conflicting interests, funding, etc.

    Where appropriate, Sage reserves the right to deny consideration to manuscripts submitted by a third party rather than by the authors themselves.

    2.4 Funding

    It is the policy of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry to require a declaration of conflicting interests from all authors enabling a statement to be carried within the paginated pages of all published articles.

    Please ensure that a ‘Declaration of Conflicting Interests’ statement is included at the end of your manuscript, after any acknowledgements and prior to the references. If no conflict exists, please state that ‘The Author(s) declare(s) that there is no conflict of interest’. For guidance on conflict of interest statements, please see the ICMJE recommendations here.

    2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests

    Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry encourages authors to include a declaration of any conflicting interests and recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the Sage Journal Author Gateway.

    It is the policy of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry to require a declaration of conflicting interests from all authors enabling a statement to be carried within the paginated pages of all published articles.

    Please ensure that a ‘Declaration of Conflicting Interests’ statement is included at the end of your manuscript, after any acknowledgements and prior to the references. If no conflict exists, please state that ‘The Author(s) declare(s) that there is no conflict of interest’. For guidance on conflict of interest statements, please see the ICMJE recommendations here

    2.6 Research ethics and patient consent

    Medical research involving human subjects must be conducted according to the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki.

    Submitted manuscripts should conform to the ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, and all papers reporting animal and/or human studies must state in the methods section that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board provided (or waived) approval. Please ensure that you have provided the full name and institution of the review committee, in addition to the approval number.

    For research articles, authors are also required to state in the methods section whether participants provided informed consent and whether the consent was written or verbal.

    Information on informed consent to report individual cases or case series should be included in the manuscript text. A statement is required regarding whether written informed consent for patient information and images to be published was provided by the patient(s) or a legally authorized representative.

    Please also refer to the ICMJE Recommendations for the Protection of Research Participants

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    3. Publishing Policies

    3.1 Publication ethics

    Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarised other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

    3.1.1 Plagiarism

    If material has been previously published it is not generally acceptable for publication in a Sage journal. However, there are certain circumstances where previously published material can be considered for publication. Please refer to the guidance on the Sage Author Gateway or if in doubt, contact the Editor at the address given below.

    3.1.2 Prior publication

    Before publication, Sage requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. Sage’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants Sage the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than Sage. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit the Sage Author Gateway.

    3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement

    Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry offers optional open access publishing via the Sage Choice programme and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out if your institution is participating by visiting Open Access Agreements at Sage. For more information on Open Access publishing options at Sage please visit Sage Open Access. For information on funding body compliance, and depositing your article in repositories, please visit Sage’s Author Archiving and Re-Use Guidelines and Publishing Policies.

    3.3 Open access and author archiving

    The preferred format for your manuscript is Word. LaTeX files are also accepted. Word and (La)Tex templates are available on the Manuscript Submission Guidelines page of our Author Gateway.

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    4. Preparing your manuscript for submission

    4.1 Formatting

    The preferred format for your manuscript is Word. LaTeX files are also accepted. Word and (La)Tex templates are available on the Manuscript Submission Guidelines page of our Author Gateway

    4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics

    For guidance on the preparation of illustrations, pictures and graphs in electronic format, please visit Sage’s Manuscript Submission Guidelines.

    Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article.

    4.3 Supplementary material

    This journal is able to host additional materials online (e.g. datasets, podcasts, videos, images etc) alongside the full-text of the article. For more information please refer to our guidelines on submitting supplementary files.

    4.4 Reference style

    Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry adheres to the APA reference style. View the APA guidelines to ensure your manuscript conforms to this reference style.

    4.5 English language editing services

    Authors seeking assistance with English language editing, translation, or figure and manuscript formatting to fit the journal’s specifications should consider using Sage Language Services. Visit Sage Language Services on our Journal Author Gateway for further information.

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    5. Submitting your manuscript

    Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry is hosted on Sage Track, a web based online submission and peer review system powered by ScholarOne™ Manuscripts. Visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ccpp to login and submit your article online.

    IMPORTANT: Please check whether you already have an account in the system before trying to create a new one. If you have reviewed or authored for the journal in the past year it is likely that you will have had an account created.  For further guidance on submitting your manuscript online please visit ScholarOne Online Help.

    If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, please refer to the contact details below

    Sumit Kumar: sumit.kumar@sagepub.in

    5.1 ORCID

    As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process Sage is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.

    The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.

    If you do not already have an ORCID iD please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.

     

    5.2 Information required for completing your submission

    You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors via the submission system and identify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on your manuscript. At this stage please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

    5.3 Permissions

    Please also ensure that you have obtained any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please see the Copyright and Permissions page on the Sage Author Gateway.

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    6. On acceptance and publication

    6.1 Sage Production

    Your Sage Production Editor will keep you informed as to your article’s progress throughout the production process. Proofs will be sent by PDF to the corresponding author and should be returned promptly.  Authors are reminded to check their proofs carefully to confirm that all author information, including names, affiliations, sequence and contact details are correct, and that Funding and Conflict of Interest statements, if any, are accurate. 

    6.2 Online First publication

    Online First allows final articles (completed and approved articles awaiting assignment to a future issue) to be published online prior to their inclusion in a journal issue, which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. Visit the Sage Journals help page for more details, including how to cite Online First articles

    6.3 Access to your published article

    Sage provides authors with online access to their final article.

    6.4 Promoting your article

    Publication is not the end of the process! You can help disseminate your paper and ensure it is as widely read and cited as possible. The Sage Author Gateway has numerous resources to help you promote your work. Visit the Promote Your Article page on the Gateway for tips and advice.

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    7. Further information

    Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry editorial office as follows:

    Prof. Deborah Christie, Editor, email: deborah.christie2@nhs.net

    For journal queries: ccp@sagepub.com

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