JCPP Advances invitations manuscripts for a particular challenge entitled “Transdiagnostic Approaches to Youngster and Adolescent Psychological Well being” to be edited by Dr. Alessio Bellato, Dr. Giorgia Michelini, Prof. Catharina Hartman, Prof. Stephen Becker, Prof. Henrik Larsson, Prof. Emily Jones, Dr. James Li, Dr. Samantha Lynch, and Dr. Jill Ehrenreich-Might, and due for publication in June 2026.
authors ought to submit a letter of intent as a Microsoft Phrase doc to the JCPP Advances editorial workplace with ‘JCPPA Particular Problem 2026’ within the topic line by twenty eighth March 2025.
In regards to the particular challenge
This particular challenge goals to advance our understanding of transdiagnostic mechanisms throughout medical dimensions in baby and adolescent psychological well being by high-quality empirical research and proof synthesis, together with systematic evaluations and meta-analyses.
Co-occurrence of kid and adolescent psychiatric circumstances is the rule moderately than the exception. Many youngsters referred to psychological well being companies current with advanced medical and danger profiles, characterised by dimensional variations throughout a number of diagnostic classes. Equally, sure psychopathological processes (similar to emotion and arousal dysregulation, and cognitive impairments) are shared throughout completely different problems, posing important challenges for medical decision-making and observe.
Lately, transdiagnostic approaches (e.g., RDoC, HiTOP, transdiagnostic medical staging fashions) have emerged as beneficial frameworks for understanding co-occurring circumstances, overlapping medical shows, and shared underlying mechanisms. Nevertheless, as research have primarily used cross-sectional designs and samples missing ethnic-racial variety, there was restricted consideration to developmental processes and cross-cultural views. Moreover, translation of those approaches into medical care has been restricted.
This particular challenge will highlight progressive approaches to medical evaluation, prevention, and intervention that concentrate on shared core processes/mechanisms and cross-disorder medical dimensions. We additionally welcome research investigating the transdiagnostic validity of novel elements or domains and the way they form particular medical shows, in addition to basic analysis within the subject of developmental psychopathology.
We invite submissions on transdiagnostic processes and mechanisms (e.g., emotion regulation, arousal regulation) and medical dimensions (each established and novel) chopping throughout diagnostic classes, with an emphasis on (however not restricted to):
- Variations and similarities in developmental trajectories throughout baby and adolescent psychiatric circumstances (e.g., early danger elements, delicate/vulnerability intervals, improvement of transdiagnostic dimensions)
- Cultural and contextual influences on transdiagnostic mechanisms and dimensions (e.g., the cultural validity of transdiagnostic fashions and frameworks)
- Revolutionary and multidisciplinary methodologies related to understanding transdiagnostic constructs and mechanisms (e.g., ecological momentary evaluation, community evaluation, computational modelling, machine studying, genetics, psychophysiological or neuroimaging approaches)
- Alternatives and sensible challenges in translating transdiagnostic analysis into medical settings, coverage, or public well being methods.
We significantly welcome contributions from underrepresented areas and involving individuals with lived expertise, and analysis that focuses on various populations to make sure broad and inclusive views within the subject.
Submissions ought to adhere to open and reproductible science practices, similar to pre-registration of hypotheses earlier than information evaluation, information sharing in public repositories, and use of adequately powered samples, as relevant. Systematic evaluations ought to adhere to particular reporting tips (e.g., PRISMA), as acceptable, and protocols must be pre-registered. We additionally welcome narrative evaluations, methodological views, and medical opinions.
Submission Info
authors ought to submit a letter of intent as a Microsoft Phrase doc to the JCPP Advances editorial workplace (finley.overland@acamh.org) with ‘JCPPA Particular Problem 2026’ within the topic line by twenty eighth March 2025.
The letter ought to embody:
- A tentative title
- A short description of the proposed submission (as much as 500 phrases) together with a transparent assertion of the strategies and findings
- A short clarification of the distinctive contribution made by the proposed manuscript (underneath 100 phrases)
- Names of co-authors
- Contact info for the corresponding creator.
A novel facet of this particular challenge is that the Editors will probably be straight concerned in assessing letters of intent, dealing with submissions, and serving as peer reviewers along with exterior, impartial reviewers. It will assist streamline the evaluation course of whereas sustaining excessive requirements of peer evaluation and editorial high quality.
The editors will evaluation all submissions and invite shortlisted authors to submit full manuscripts. The editors will contact all authors by no later than nineteenth April 2025 to tell them on whether or not they have been invited to submit a full manuscript. If you don’t hear again by this date, please do notify the editorial workplace (finley.overland@acamh.org). The submission of full manuscripts will probably be due by no later than 27th August 2025.
Please word that, following the letters of intent, all submitted full manuscripts will probably be topic to the usual sturdy peer evaluation course of and ultimate acceptance shouldn’t be assured. In some situations, some manuscripts could also be accepted for publication in regular JCPP Advances points outdoors of the Particular Problem 2026. Papers accepted into JCPP Advances will probably be revealed on Early View forward of showing within the Particular Problem 2026.
Our group of editors are properly completed researchers and lecturers and usher in experience from numerous areas of kid and adolescent psychological well being. They’re themselves prolific authors and reviewers and have contributed to numerous worldwide journals. They’re all dedicated to the reason for JCPP Advances and are very eager to assist authors publish prime quality papers.
Open Entry Charges and Funding Info
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