Journal Guide

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law is a fully refereed journal with outstanding academic and professional representation on its editorial board and is aimed at health, mental health and legal professionals. The journal aims to publish and disseminate information regarding research and development in forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology and areas of law and other disciplines in which psychiatry and psychology have a relevance. Features of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law include review articles; analyses of professional issues, controversies and developments; case studies; original empirical studies; book reviews; special issues dealing with a particular topic in depth; and legislation and case commentaries.Psychiatry, Psychology and Law is the professional journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL). Established in the late 70s, ANZAPPL is committed to exploring the relationship between psychiatry, psychology and the law. The Association promotes co-operation and communication between the disciplines of psychiatry, psychology and law related fields, as well as encouraging research into relevant issues and problems, and professional discussion in forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology, and areas of law and other disciplines in which psychiatry and psychology have a relevance. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the relationship between mental health and the law. Disclaimer The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law and Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, the Society and Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not necessarily the views of the Editor, the Society or Taylor & Francis.

Psycho-Oncology is concerned with the psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical aspects of cancer. This subspeciality addresses the two major psychological dimensions of cancer: the psychological responses of patients to cancer at all stages of the disease, and that of their families and caretakers; and the psychological, behavioral and social factors that may influence the disease process. Psycho-oncology is an area of multi-disciplinary interest and has boundaries with the major specialities in oncology: the clinical disciplines (surgery, medicine, pediatrics, radiotherapy), epidemiology, immunology, endocrinology, biology, pathology, bioethics, palliative care, rehabilitation medicine, clinical trials research and decision making, as well as psychiatry and psychology. This international journal is published twelve times a year and will consider contributions to research of clinical and theoretical interest. Topics covered are wide-ranging and relate to the psychosocial aspects of cancer and AIDS-related tumors, including: epidemiology, quality of life, palliative and supportive care, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, social work, nursing and educational issues. Special reviews are offered from time to time. There is a section reviewing recently published books. A society news section is available for the dissemination of information relating to meetings, conferences and other society-related topics. Summary proceedings of important national and international symposia falling within the aims of the journal are presented.

Psychoanalytic Social Work provides social work clinicians and clinical educators with highly informative and stimulating articles relevant to the practice of psychoanalytic social work with the individual client. Although a variety of social work publications now exist, none focus exclusively on the important clinical themes and dilemmas that occur in a psychoanalytic social work practice. Existing clinical publications in social work have tended to dilute or diminish the significance or the scope of psychoanalytic practice in various ways. Some social work journals focus partially on clinical practice and characteristically provide an equal, if not greater, emphasis upon social welfare policy and macropractice concerns. Some social work journals seem to restrict themselves to a particular population or practice domain (e.g., children and adolescents). While journals such as these may be important for other reasons, they are not often attuned to the educational needs of the psychoanalytically oriented social worker.Psychoanalytic Social Work gives you an impressive range of exciting and original contributions carefully selected by a panel of expert reviewers, who are themselves prominent members of the psychoanalytic social work community. Articles range from detailed intensive single-case studies to scholarly discussions of theoretical psychoanalysis and will provide readers with contemporary perspectives, theories, clinical methods, and techniques that fall within the domain of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The journal, with no adherence to any particular body of psychoanalytic thinking, also focuses on the special requirements, adaptations, and problems associated with a psychoanalytic approach to treatment in social work settings and with traditional social work populations.Psychoanalytic Social Work also spotlights the practicing social work clinician, giving a high priority to those articles most relevant to practice including, but not limited to clinical case studies reviews of the literature psychoanalytic approaches to special populations and in work with minorities and the underserved applications of specialized or innovative psychoanalytic techniques and methods in the treatment of various clinical problems (hypnoanalytic treatment of the borderline personality) important psychoanalytic themes, such as the transference-counter-transference matrix, narrative versus historical reality, or the application of infant research to the treatment of children and adults research studies that are clinically focused and that investigate various aspects of psychoanalytic psychotherapy or psychoanalytic developmental psychology.

Psychological Injury and Law is a journal designed as a multidisciplinary forum for the dissemination of research articles and scholarly exchanges about issues pertaining to the interface of psychology and law in the area of trauma, injury, and their psychological impact. The journal intends to help build the evidentiary research base of the field, and to critically examine its concepts and practice. Psychological impairments and disabilities may arise from physical and/or mental injuries ascribed to alleged negligent actions. They need to be judiciously assessed for their validity, and treated when evaluated as valid. They lead to legal and related action when there are long term or permanent effects.

Psychology & Sexuality is an important new international journal which publishes high-quality quantitative and qualitative psychological research on sexualities. The journal aims to advance knowledge and understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, heterosexual and queer issues in psychology and allied disciplines. Psychology & Sexuality is progressive and radical with regard to current debates in critical psychology, while also drawing from work traditionally seen as outside the remit of psychology to inform debate. The content is predominantly empirical and theoretical papers from both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, but review articles and essays are welcome, along with book reviews. Special features and issues are welcome along with papers that address user engagement and activism. Occasional interview pieces are included along with historical articles on key figures in the field. Please contact either of the editors if you wish to discuss a special feature/issue or other non-standard article submission. Topics covered include (though note this list is not exclusive): sexual identities and practices, relationships, families, LGBTQ studies, queer theory, counselling/psychotherapy with sexual minority clients, attitudes, prejudice and discrimination, health, violence, intergroup relations, the intersection of sexualities and other important demographic characteristics/lines of power (e.g. gender, class, disability, race/ethnicity, age, religion). Submissions addressing these topics and others from a variety of approaches and methodologies - qualitative and quantitative - are most welcome. 'Psychology & Sexuality offers a valuable and exciting contribution to the field. This journal promises to present important challenges to both psychology and sexuality studies. It is exciting to have a new journal that encourages interdisciplinary debates that may otherwise not feature in psychology journals.' Katrina Røn, University of Oslo, Norway 'This truly is a ground-breaking journal. It is a high-quality publication with an international focus - the first of its kind.' Kathleen Ritter, California State University, Bakersfield, USA 'This new journal will no doubt soon become a vital tool for research and practice across a range of disciplines in its call for a truly inclusive and progressive approach to the study of genders and sexualities.' Dr. Damien W. Riggs, University of Adelaide, Australia 'A cutting edge journal of great value to clinicians and researchers working in this field who are interested in a non-pathologising and inclusive perspective.' Dominic Davies FBACP, Director, Pink Therapy 'Congratulations on the first issue - it looks really interesting! It promises valuable new perspectives on cutting edge research and theory.' Dr Fiona Tasker, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK 'At last - a place for cutting edge writing about sexuality within Psychology. Psychology and Sexuality looks set to become a 'must read' journal within the field.' Professor Rosalind Gill, King's College London, UK 'Psychology & Sexuality showcases a diverse range of cutting-edge research in the field, and is set to become the leading international journal in LGBTQ Psychology' Elizabeth Peel, Aston University, UK 'What is striking about this new psychology journal is its willingness to extend beyond the boundaries of the discipline in order to encompass a wide range of critical approaches to the study of sexuality. This makes the publication unique and provides a resource that will be indispensable both to psychologists wishing to keep informed about relevant developments and debates in neighboring disciplines and to scholars in other fields who seek to understand the latest psychological perspectives on sexuality.' Prof. Lisa Downing, Director of the Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Sexuality and Gender in Europe (CISSGE), UK 'For decades, Psychology has been slow and rigid when it comes to sexual issues, but Psychology & Sexuality promises to overcome the drawbacks of the past.' Gert Hekma, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Editorial policy Our editorial policy is progressive in that a strongly non-pathological stance will be taken whilst remaining inclusive of the variety of positions in the field and encouraging vigorous debate. To this end, controversial papers will be acceptable, subject to the usual peer-review criteria, and debate within the journal - replies and rebuttals - are encouraged. A broad position will be taken with respect to the scope of psychological work that will be acceptable. Work outside and on the boundaries of the discipline will be acceptable provided it addresses contemporary issues in research and writing on sexualities. Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work is actively encouraged. Work which treats sexualities, of any kind, as pathology in need of treatment and cure will not be acceptable, as will work which does not directly address issues in contemporary human sexualities research. Comparative work will be treated cautiously due to the inherent difficulties in research and writing of this kind but not automatically excluded. Research and writing which is only about the biology of sexualities and/or that which seeks to identify the 'causes' of sexualities is also not within the remit of this journal. All papers will be subject to the usual system of peer-review, usually by two reviewers in addition to one or both of the editors. Disclaimer Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 'Content') contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy,completeness or suitability for any purpose of the content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether expressed or implied to the maximum extent premitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

Psychology in the Schools, which is published eight times per year, is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, opinion, and practice. The journal welcomes theoretical and applied manuscripts, focusing on the issues confronting school psychologists, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other personnel workers in schools and colleges, public and private organizations. Preferences will be given to manuscripts that clearly describe implications for the practitioner in the schools.