Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ISSN: 1719-8429)

Description

The Journal is an open access, interdisciplinary, international publication that seeks to advance knowledge in child and adolescent mental health and foster critical debate and discussion around controversial topics. Manuscripts are welcome on any topic relevant to child and adolescent mental health, including advocacy and social policy, education and professional development, ethics and health care delivery, nursing, pediatrics, pharmacology and psychotherapy, psychiatry, psychology, and social work.
Manuscripts exceeding word limits will not be accepted without permission from the Editor. Manuscripts of excessive length may be returned.
Authors may submit to any of the following categories.
Original Research
Original research consists of scientific reports of the results of original work with data not published elsewhere. Original research can be qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods and may include intervention studies, randomized trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, epidemiologic assessments, other observational studies, surveys with high response rate, studies of screening and diagnostic instruments, meta-analyses, etc. The text is limited to 3000 words excluding abstract, tables, figures and references. The abstract is not to exceed 250 words. Tables and figures are limited to 5 in total, and up to 40 references are acceptable.
Brief Communications
These manuscripts are short reports of original studies or evaluations or unique, first-time reports of clinical case series. Recommended maximum length is 1500 words, not including abstract, tables, figures, references, with no more than a total of 3 tables and/or figures and 20 references.
Review Articles
Review articles are accepted either as submissions by authors or as solicited by the editor. Authors in their reviews should seek to 1) not duplicate existing reviews available elsewhere, and 2) critically appraise the literature for gaps in knowledge and controversial areas. The editor may accept on occasion scholarly theoretical papers (essays) with potential implications for theory building, especially in interdisciplinary areas. Please submit a pre-submission inquiry before writing a review article for the Journal. All review articles undergo the same peer-review and editorial process as original research reports. The text is limited to 3000 words excluding abstract, tables, figures and references. The abstract is not to exceed 250 words. Tables and figures are limited to 5 in total, and up to 40 references are acceptable.
Commentaries
Commentaries are brief, accessible pieces covering a wide variety of timely topics of relevance to mental health care of children and adolescents. Commentaries are limited to 1200 words; they may include one figure or table and a maximum of 5 references.
Clinical Rounds in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
This section of the Journal presents clinically based case discussions of relevant mental health areas. The case is used to illustrate and discuss a more narrowly defined clinical question, or aspect of a disorder/condition, and, made explicit through one or two learning objective(s). The clinical questions can include, but are not restricted to, the following: clinical manifestations of a disorder/condition, differential diagnosis, investigation of etiological factors, contribution of laboratory or diagnostic imaging findings, epidemiology, prognosis, therapy and prevention. The clinical question may also emphasize appreciation for how patients understand and find meaning to the experience of a mental health problem. The Section Editor may identify an independent discussant to provide expert commentary. Clinical rounds submissions are limited to 1200 words; they may include one figure or table and a maximum of 5 references.
Letters to the Editor
The Journal encourages opinion, controversy, and preliminary ideas. We invite reader comments on the articles we publish, as well as issues of concern to child and adolescent mental health. Letters to the Editor are considered for publication provided they do not contain material that has been submitted or published elsewhere and are subject to editing and abridgment at the discretion of the Editor. Not all letters will be published. The Editor reserves the right to solicit and publish responses or commentaries from the authors of articles and others. The author of the original letter waives the right to review or respond to those responses or commentaries. All letters are subject to editing and shortening. The text is limited to 400 words excluding references.
Ethics
Research involving human beings must be conducted ethically with due regard for informed consent. Submissions must include a statement of approval and description of consent procedures. Patient anonymity must be protected and any identifying information must be omitted from all submissions.
Conflict of Interest
Authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial and other ties that might appear to be a conflict of interest. Authors must provide a listing of all current financial ties with for-profit enterprises which may include industry research funding, stockholdings/ownership interest, consulting relationships and speakers bureaus. Financial benefit from instruments, technology or treatments must also be disclosed. If all of the authors have nothing to disclose, include the statement: “The authors have no financial relationships to disclose.”
Authorship
Manuscripts are considered with the understanding that they represent original material and have not been submitted or accepted elsewhere, either in whole or in part. Give authorship credit only if substantial contributions have been made to all of the following: conception and design of study or analysis and interpretation of data; critically drafting or revising the manuscript for intellectual content; and, approval of the final version for publication.