Author Guidelines

Thank you for choosing to submit your paper to the European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy.  The journal aims to be an accessible forum that advances the theory and practice of therapy and promotes practitioner orientated research.  In seeking to celebrate the qualitative values of openness, inclusiveness, creativity and respect for diversity, we welcome contributions from diverse methodological and cultural perspectives.

We recommend a word count for articles of approximately 8000 words, including title, abstract, tables, references and any endnotes but we can be flexible. (Please discuss any variations with the Editor.)   Given our online format, we have the space to be creative and offer longer appendices.  For example, it might be helpful to provide quotations from participants and other data in the original language of the author/participants.

All submissions need to comply with the following:

• The author ensures that their research has been conducted in an ethical and responsible manner with attention paid to legal requirements and relevant professional guidelines.
• A separate title page with author details is attached with the following information (which will get published within the article): i. work position/ institution; ii. email address/contact details; iii. authorship declaration statement (confirming authorship and that it is all the author's work plus a statement that there are no competing interests or interests are transparently declared).
• The paper starts with a summarising abstract of fewer than 200 words. In the case of empirical research reports, the abstract should clearly state the research aims, methodology, findings and conclusions.
• For empirical research papers, the standard headings of Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Findings and Discussion (of findings and critical evaluation of methodology) is recommended though not essential.
• If the research was not originally conducted in the English language, authors are invited to submit data in the original language in an appendix. (Being an online journal we can support this extra element).
• Given the practice orientation of the journal, authors are encouraged to explore critically and explicitly the relevance to, or implications for, practice in the paper.
• Where possible, give the doi (the link to the online source) using any of the following formats (though try to be consistent). 
  • https://doi.org/10.1037/arc0000014
  • http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/arc0000014
  • doi:10.1037/arc0000014
• The author ensures that the source of all cited and reproduced material is appropriately acknowledged and adheres to the particular referencing requirements outlined in the APA Guidelines (6th edition). For example:
• Journal article:

  Halling, S. (2002). Making phenomenology accessible to a wider audience. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, 33(1), 19-38.Hill, H.R.M., Crowe, T.P., & Gonsalvez, C.J. (2016). Reflective dialogue in clinical supervision: A pilot study involving collaborative review of supervision videos. Psychotherapy Research, 26(3), 263–278.

  van Manen, M. (1989). By the light of anecdote. Phenomenology & Pedagogy, 7, 232-253.

  Van Der Merwe, H., & Wetherell, M. (under review). The emotional psychologist: A qualitative investigation of norms, dilemmas and contradictions in accounts of practice. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology.

  Hamfi, A.G. (1981). The funny nature of dogs. E-journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48. Retrieved from http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/fdo

• Book:

  DeYoung, P.A. (2003). Relational psychotherapy: A primer. New York, NY: Brunner-Routledge. 

  Erskine, R.G., Moursund, J.P., & Trautmann, R.L. (1999). Beyond empathy: A therapy of contact-in-relationship. London: Taylor & Francis.

  Merleau-Ponty, M. (1962). Phenomenology of perception (C. Smith, Trans.) . London, UK: Routledge & Kegan Paul. (Original work published 1945)

  Rowan, J., & Jacobs, M. (2002). The therapist’s use of self. Buckingham, UK: Open University Press.

  Denzin, N.K., & Lincoln, Y.S. (Eds.). (2005). Handbook of qualitative research (3^rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

• Chapter:

  Wertz, F.J. (1985). Methods and findings in an empirical analysis of "being criminally victimized". In A. Giorgi (Ed.), Phenomenology and psychological research (pp. 155-216). Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press.

  Richardson, L., & St. Pierre, E.A. (2018). Writing: A method of inquiry. In N.K. Denzin, & Y.S. Lincoln (Eds.), The Sage handbook of qualitative research (5th ed.). (pp. 818-838). Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications.

  Wertz, F.J. (1985). Methods and findings in an empirical analysis of "being criminally victimized". In A. Giorgi (Ed.), Phenomenology and psychological research (pp. 155-216). Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press.

• Edited book:

  Giorgi, A. (Ed.), Phenomenology and psychological research (pp. 155-216). Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press.Travis, C. B., White, J. W., Cook, S. L., & Wyche, K. F. (Eds.). (2018). APA handbook of the psychology of women: Vol. 2. Perspectives on women’s private and public lives. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000060-000

  Translated book:

  Merleau-Ponty, M. (1962). Phenomenology of perception (C. Smith, Trans.). London, UK: Routledge & Kegan Paul. (Original work published 1945)

• Webpage:

  Victoria Transcultural Mental Health (2017). Working with Interpreters: A resource for service providers engaging with interpreters in transcultural situations. Retrieved from http://www.vtmh-workingwithinterpreters.online/

• Newspaper article: 

• Tóibín, C. (2016, January 22). How I wrote Nora Webster. The Guardian, Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/22/guardian-book-colm-toibin-how-i-wrote-nora-webster/

Review Process

On receipt of the article, the Editor will try to ensure that all references to the author’s identity are removed. The Editor will then send the article to appropriate members of the review panel for a blind review. When review comments have been sent back, the Editor will return these review comments to you (anonymously). Comments will aim to offer supportive guidance and suggesting relevant edits if publication is recommended (without changes or with minor or major edits requested). Decisions to publish will be based on the paper’s relevance, quality, originality, interest and clarity given the remit and readership of the journal.  Reviewers will consider if the research methodology adopted is appropriate and whether the author/s demonstrate sufficient critical thinking, rigour, trustworthiness, and reflexivity. They might also comment on the clarity of the writing and/or suggest further attention is paid to ensure APA referencing guidelines have been consistently followed.

Peer-reviewed journals rely on the support they receive from the scholarly/professional community. Journals like our European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy would not be able to function without the support, dedication and conscientiousness those who share their time and expertise to act as reviewers for submitted manuscripts. We are grateful for the support received and thank both peer reviewers and members of the Editorial Board for contributing and ensuring the quality of submissions.  

Copyright

The copyright of content in the European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the Journal. Journal articles are published as Open Access under a Creative Commons License which allows free download and use of the articles with appropriate attribution (to both the author and European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy) for educational and other non-commercial use.