Collections consist of articles on a specific topic, often overseen by a select group of expert Guest Editors. You can highlight your work and enhance your visibility within your field and community by submitting to one of our calls for papers for upcoming collections in Psychology.
Calls for Papers - Psychology
Collection
Open: 13-Apr-2023
Deadline: 31-Jul-2024
ICD-11 and Mental Disorders: Important changes, controversies, and future directions
BMC Psychiatry invites all experts in the field of psychiatry to contribute to the discussion on how ICD-11 might affect clinical practice in their specific areas of psychiatric medicine. This collection discusses the influence the ICD-11 may have on the diagnosis and treatment of addiction disorders, personality disorders, trauma-related and stressor-related disorders, mood disorders, and schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
Dr Florian Seemüller: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
Collection
Open: 15-Feb-2023
Deadline: 15-May-2024
Mental health promotion through philosophical practice
This Guest Edited Collection in Humanitities and Social Sciences Communications is dedicated to exploring the role of Philosophical Practice in promoting mental health. Authors are invited to submit theoretical or empirical research (quantitative, qualitative, case studies), or review papers investigating the development and application of PP or comparing PP with other helping professions.
Xiaojun Ding: Xi’an Jiaotong University, China; Peter Harteloh: Erasmus Institute for Philosophical Practice, Netherlands; Tianqun Pan: Nanjing University, China; Young E. Rhee: Korea University, South Korea; Feng Yu: Wuhan University, China
Collection
Open: 16-Nov-2023
Deadline: 16-May-2024
AI and human decision making
This Communications Psychology Collection will bring together research from the computational cognitive sciences and social psychology that advance our understanding of the role that LLMs can play in understanding human decision making, in informing human decision making, or that provide new insights into the conditions for successful interactions between humans and LLMs to improve decisions.
Dr Marike Schiffer: Chief Editor, Communications Psychology
Collection
Open: 18-Aug-2023
Deadline: 17-May-2024
Telemedicine and telehealth in geriatric care
This BMC Geriatrics collection aims to explore the impact and potential of telehealth and telemedicine in addressing the unique healthcare needs required by older people. We encourage submissions from a range of disciplines, including geriatric medicine, telemedicine, nursing, psychology, public health, and healthcare technology. Through the exploration of the opportunities and challenges involved, this collection aims to advance the topic and contribute to development of policy and practice.
Dr Leonard C. Gray: The University of Queensland, Australia; Dr Milena Soriano Marcolino: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Collection
Open: 23-Aug-2023
Deadline: 20-May-2024
Digital technology and the future of mental health treatment
As the world grapples with a mental health crisis, we are turning to digital technologies to provide mental healthcare services. For this collection in BMC Digital Health, we are inviting papers focusing on the future role of digital technologies in mental healthcare. Topics that will be considered include, but are not limited to, digital therapeutic interventions, AI's role in mental health, data privacy, integration challenges, and the role of IoT and wearables in mental health.
Dr Anna Price: University of Exeter Medical School, UK; Dr Alastair van Heerden: Human Sciences Research Council & University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Collection
Open: 27-Nov-2023
Deadline: 27-May-2024
Neurodevelopment and neurodiversity
This collection in Scientific Reports welcomes evidence-based studies in Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience, reporting empirical research on neurodevelopment, neurodevelopmental conditions, and neurodiversity.
Prof Masahiro Hirai: Nagoya University, Japan; Prof Enrico Tongiorgi: University of Trieste, Italy; Dr Pierluigi Zoccolotti: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Collection
Open: 28-Nov-2023
Deadline: 28-Jun-2024
Climate change and mental health
The Editors at Communications Psychology, Communications Medicine, and Communications Earth and Environment invite submissions of public health, medical, environmental, and psychological research that shed light on the predictors, mechanisms, and knock-on effects of the interaction between climate change and mental health.
Dr Marike Schiffer: Chief Editor, Communications Psychology; Dr Heike Langenberg: Chief Editor, Communications Earth & Environment; Dr Andreia Cunha: Chief Editor, Communications Medicine
Collection
Open: 29-Nov-2023
Deadline: 29-May-2024
Risk and reward processes in decision-making
Greater risks may be compensated by greater rewards, but what are the cognitive and neural processes underlying human judgement in risk-reward scenarios? How might these processes differ across individuals and as a function of experience? This Collection in Scientific Reports seeks to answer these questions by welcoming original research articles investigating risk and reward processes in human decision-making.
Dr Aaron Drummond: University of Tasmania, Australia; Prof Kesong Hu: University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), USA; Prof Kazuhisa Takemura: Waseda University, Japan
Collection
Open: 15-Nov-2023
Deadline: 31-May-2024
Positive Psychological Environment in the Classroom
Creating a positive psychological environment in the classroom is essential for enhancing the overall well-being, self-compassion, and emotional intelligence of students across various domains. This approach to education focuses on fostering an atmosphere where students feel valued, safe, and supported, which in turn promotes their mental and emotional growth.
Mehmet Engin Deniz, PhD, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Collection
Open: 1-Sep-2023
Deadline: 3-Jun-2024
Anxiety disorders in children
This BMC Pediatrics collection aims to explore the nature of childhood anxiety, its underlying causes, and effective intervention and management strategies, as well as the associations between genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the onset and maintenance of anxiety disorders.
Dr Anne Marie Albano: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, USA; Dr Klaus Ranta: Tampere University, Finland
Collection
Open: 4-Dec-2023
Deadline: 4-Jun-2024
Mental health and illness in older adults
This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on the mental health of older adults, including the incidence, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses.
Dr Weiyun Chen: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA; Dr Stephanie L. Leal: Rice University, USA; Dr Simone Reppermund: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Collection
Open: 12-Dec-2023
Deadline: 12-Jun-2024
Episodic memory and eyewitness testimony
This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research articles investigating all aspects of episodic memory in eyewitness testimony. Articles reporting empirical research that has implications for improving practices in the legal system are particularly welcome.
Dr Celine van Golde: University of Sydney, Australia; Dr Travis M. Seale-Carlisle: University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Collection
Open: 14-Sep-2023
Deadline: 18-Jun-2024
Psychological consequences of war and other conflicts
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, in situations of war or other armed conflicts, one in five people will experience depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychosomatic problems. In light of ongoing and recent conflicts, BMC Psychology welcomes submissions to this Collection on the various aspects of mental health and armed conflicts.
Prof Dominic Murphy: King's College London, United Kingdom; Dr Victoria Williamson: King's College London, United Kingdom
Collection
Open: 20-Dec-2023
Deadline: 20-Jun-2024
Fear, anxiety, and phobias
This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research articles investigating the processes underlying fear, anxiety, and specific phobias. Empirical animal and human research that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of related anxiety disorders is welcome.
Dr Robert M. Sears: New York University Grossman School of Medicine, USA; Dr Andras N. Zsido: Institute of Psychology University of Pécs, Hungary
Collection
Open: 21-Dec-2023
Deadline: 21-Jun-2024
Mood and psychotic disorders
This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research articles investigating recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions that entail mood and psychotic disorders. Studies reporting evidence-based psychological and pharmacological interventions are welcome.
Prof Stefan Borgwardt: University of Luebec, Germany; Prof Xenia Gonda: Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; Prof Suzanne Ho-wai SO: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Collection
Open: 5-Jun-2023
Deadline: 22-Jun-2024
Clinical applications of AI in mental health care
This cross-journal collection in npj Digital Medicine and npj Mental Health Research highlights how AI can be safely, ethically, & impactfully utilized to advance our understanding of mental illnesses and improve patient care.
Eric Kuhn: VA National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division and Stanford University, USA; Maurice D Mulvenna: Ulster University, UK; John B. Torous: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, USA; Raymond Bond: Ulster University, UK
Collection
Open: 29-Sep-2023
Deadline: 28-Jun-2024
Innovations in mental health services
Innovation is key to delivering better mental healthcare in any part of the world and to all age groups, especially during periods of local and global crises. Therefore, BMC Health Services Research invites contributions aimed at exploring significative advancements and transformative practices in the field of mental health services.
Dr Rachelle Ashcroft: University of Toronto, Canada; Dr Rahul Shidhaye, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Collection
Open: 20-Nov-2023
Deadline: 30-Jun-2024
Artificial Intelligence in Psychology: Navigating the Intersection of Minds and Machines
This interdisciplinary Topical Collection in Discover Psychology strives to amalgamate cutting-edge research that navigates the dynamic interplay between artificial intelligence and psychology. Submissions are encouraged to explore the transformative potential of AI not only in understanding and modifying human behavior but also in the crucial domain of diagnosis.
Dana Rad: Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania
