Information for contributors

For Authors: 

Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.

Publication Schedule

Issues are published twice annually in January and July.

Submission Preparation Checklist  Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• References follow the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, which was formerly called the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts. Where available, DOIs for the references have been provided. Please use Endnote Style NLM to format the bibliography.
• The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point Arial font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed at the appropriate place in the text.
• The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in Citing Medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers, 2nd ed. Patrias, Wendling, eds. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/
   
• If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
• The authors have obtained copyright privileges to publish each figure or image submitted. The authors must show proof that they have these privileges. This is the responsibility of the author(s) and not The Journal of Recovery in Mental Health.
• All submitted papers must include a conflict-of-interest statement for all authors in the Acknowledgments section. If authors have no relevant conflict of interest to disclose, this should be indicated in the Acknowledgments section. Relevant conflict of interest (or lack thereof) should also be disclosed in the authors' comments to the editor in the box at the bottom of this submission page.

Author Guidelines  Author Guidelines

Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal Page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.  If you require assistance in registering with the journal please contact us at jrmh@ontarioshores.ca

Publication Schedule

Issues are published twice annually in January and July. 

 1. EDITORIAL OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION

Journal of Recovery in Mental Health Editorial Office
c/o Library
700 Gordon Street
Whitby, Ontario Canada
phone: (905) 430-4015; fax: (905) 430-4014
e-mail: jrmh@ontarioshores.ca

2. REQUIREMENTS

2.1. Copyright Assignment. Authors retain the copyright through the Creative Commons License.

2.2. Conflict of Interest. All submitted papers must include a conflict-of-interest statement for all authors in the Acknowledgments section. If authors have no relevant conflict of interest to disclose, this should be indicated in the Acknowledgments section. Relevant conflict of interest (or lack thereof) should also be disclosed in the authors' comments to the editor during the submission process.

2.3 Ethics. If human or animal subjects were used, either a) state that your institutional review board/ethics committee has approved the experiment and provide reference numbers as appropriate; b) state that IRB approval was not required and explain why; or c) if your institution does not have an IRB, state that the Declaration of Helsinki (http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/b3/) was followed. If informed consent was required, describe how it was obtained in the Methods section and include a copy of the informed consent form used.

2.4. Affiliations. Institutional and/or employment affiliations of all authors should be listed on the title page of the manuscript. In addition, when citing “editorial assistance” or help provided by a colleague, authors are required to list the employer/institution with which that colleague is affiliated.

Example: “The authors acknowledge the editorial assistance of Ian Dawe, Trillium Health Partners.”; “The authors thank Ian Dawe, Trillium Health Partners, for help with preparing the manuscript.”

2.5. Post-Prints. Authors are permitted to submit the accepted version of their manuscript to their funding body or institution for inclusion in that funding body or institution’s database, archive, or repository, or to post the accepted version on their personal website. These manuscripts may be made freely accessible to the public upon acceptance, provided that the following conditions are observed:

Post-prints must include a statement of provenance and, once the final version has been published in the journal, a link to the final published version of the paper on the journal's website. Authors may make changes to the posted version to correct mistakes or may issue an erratum at any time. However, the final published version of the manuscript may not be deposited, posted, or later substituted for the post-print.

3. MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES

Lived Experience Editorial

Written by patient, families, laypersons views of the topic.  These editorials relate personal and professional experiences on a topic important to mental health recovery and align with the issue's topical theme. The goal of this type of editorial is to provide a personal view on a topic, issue, or new technology impacting individuals living with mental illness, their family members, or others touched by mental illness.

Make a new submission to the Lived Experience Editorial section.

Original Research

Original research articles present a medical or scientific advance. These manuscripts should present well-rounded studies reporting innovative advances that further knowledge about a topic of importance to the mental health recovery community. The conclusions of the Original Research Article should clearly be supported by the results.

Original Articles should be arranged in the following order: title page, structured abstract, “Introduction,” “Research Design and Methods,” “Results,” “Conclusions,” “Acknowledgments,” “References,” tables and figure legends.

A structured abstract is required for all Original Research Articles. Abstracts for an original research article should not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be self-contained and clear without reference to the text and should be written for a general journal readership. The abstract format should include four sections: “Objective” (the purpose or hypothesis of study), “Research Design and Methods” (the basic design, setting, number of participants and selection criteria, treatment or intervention, and methods of assessment), “Results” (significant data found) and “Conclusions” (the validity, limitations, and clinical applicability of the study and its results).

A conflict-of-interest statement for all authors must be included in the Acknowledgments section of the main document, which should follow the main text and precede the references. If there are no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose, authors should indicate as such in the Acknowledgments section.

In the case of multicentre studies, authors should provide a list of participating investigators in an appendix to the paper.

Make a new submission to the Original Research section.

Brief Report

This contribution type is intended for manuscripts describing studies with straightforward research designs, pilot or “proof of concept” studies, and replications.

• Word Limit: 2,000 (excluding abstract, references, tables or figures).
• Abstract: 200 words.
• References: 20 are recommended; more are permissible, for cause.
• Figures/Tables: a maximum of 2 essential tables/figures, overall.

Research reports follow a format similar to that of an original research article: an “Introduction” with a clear statement of the purpose of the project or study reported along with a few references to relevant literature, a “Research Design and Methods” section that describes the study in sufficient detail to allow readers to judge validity and reproducibility, a “Results” section presenting major findings or achievements, a “Conclusions” section to discuss the implications of the results, followed by an “Acknowledgments” and “References” section.

Make a new submission to the Brief Report section.

Perspectives, Opinions, Viewpoints

The Perspectives, Opinions and Viewpoints section is intended to provide a place for the expression of views on topical, emerging or controversial issues. It is also a forum in which colleagues can respond, with room for speculation, to previously stated opinions or observations. A successful Opinion piece will make a compelling case for a particular point of view, but will do so, mindful of existing controversies or alternative views, and will make an effort to integrate these into the discussion.

While primary data are typically not included in these submissions, if the author chooses to include data, it should be subjected to rigorous review as would any research article. These articles should be no more than 10,000 words with 3 figures and a maximum of 30 references.

Make a new submission to the Perspectives, Opinions, Viewpoints section.

Letters to the Editor

Letters commenting on articles and editorials will, before publication, be sent to the authors of those pieces with the invitation that they make a response in the same issue of the Journal.

Make a new submission to the Letters to the Editor section.

Conference Abstracts

This section will be in select issues only.

Make a new submission to the Conference Abstracts section.

Copyright Notice  Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

1. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work

 Readers: The Editor(s) request no publishing or reposting of the PDF article.  Hyperlinking to the PDF article is permitted.

Privacy Statement  Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.