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BJPsych International
  • ISSN: 2056-4740 (Print), 2058-6264 (Online)
  • Frequency: 4 issues per year

BJPsych International provides psychiatrists and all mental health professionals with an overview of current policy and practice in psychiatry from a global perspective. Our primary mission is to provide a publication platform for authors from low-and-middle-income countries. Published on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the journal is entirely open access. We accept peer-reviewed articles dealing with developments in mental health policy, novel approaches to the management of mental health services, and worldwide training in psychiatry. These include original research articles, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses of international relevance. Regular features include thematic papers exploring topical subjects and Global Echoes, a section dedicated to contributions from trainees and junior doctors. As the BJPsych International evolves, we intend to highlight more digital content, such as videos and podcasts to accompany our published articles.

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Focus 

Articles published in BJPsych International provide an overview of current topics in psychiatry, reflecting a diversity of policy and practice from countries around the world, with a focus on complementary digital content, including videos and podcasts. 

Mission 

The mission of BJPsych International is to be a publication platform for authors from low- and middle-income countries. 

“With this improved communication comes an awareness of the commonality of many mental health issues and the recognition that there is much to learn from others working in very diverse environments. ...Increasingly we need to have a better understanding of other cultures and the relationship between culture, mental health and psychiatric disorder.” - Professor Hamid Ghodse, Former Director of the College's Board of International Affairs

Audience

BJPsych International will help psychiatrists and all mental health professionals to learn about and keep abreast of what is happening in different countries around the world. The journal is Open Access and free for all to read. The print version is sent to all members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which includes most psychiatrists working in the UK, and around 3,000 non-UK members.

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Ownership and management

The journal is owned and managed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and published four times a year by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the College. The College grants editorial freedom and independence to the Editor-in-Chief of BJPsych International.

Revenue sources

Both the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Cambridge University Press are not-for-profit organisations, committed to fulfilling their respective objectives of securing the best outcomes for people with mental illness, learning difficulties and developmental disorders and advancing learning, knowledge and research worldwide.

The journal is Open Access online. From 2026, we are moving to a model where the journal can benefit from funding that has been provided by funding bodies and academic institutions for the purpose of supporting open access research. Please see this FAQ for more information.

Press and embargoes

Upon acceptance, BJPsych International articles may be selected for press release by the author's institution, the RCPsych media team (press@rcpsych.ac.uk), or Cambridge University Press media team (societymarketing@cambridge.org). The press release will be distributed under strict embargo, usually with advance access to the full article. Those registered to receive our press releases understand that the embargo is a strict one, and that no information about the article can be published or broadcast until the embargo has lifted. Journalists can contact the authors for comment or further details before the embargo date.

Disclaimer

BJPsych International is not responsible for statements made by contributors. Unless so stated, material in BJPsych International does not necessarily reflect the views of the Editor-in-Chief or the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

  • On the cover
  • Stuff 33 by Cathy Freeman

    Cathy Freeman has worked as a designer for commercial brands ranging from Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, American Express, British Airways and Christian Dior to Marks & Spencer. She built a career in textiles, then as a graphic designer, an art director in publishing and later as an academic at Arts University Plymouth in the UK.

    Cathy started to practise as a fine artist on a variety of projects recording her own environment and belongings. She was also influenced by Alain De Botton’s ‘The Architecture of Happiness’ and James Wallman’s ‘Stuffocation’ texts that questioned our need to acquire things as a means of proclaiming our social status. These reflected her own observations: that commercialism and the need to constantly acquire and own things and the pressure to update and upgrade can cause stress and social anxiety leading to feelings of dissatisfaction.

    These concerns led to the ‘Stuff’ series of work shown on the front cover of this month’s journal. In ‘Stuff 33’ by repeatedly overlaying recorded objects and using a monochrome palette, the artist is attempting to calm the visual noise. Some work is repeated until the layering finally obliterates all you can see.

    Cathy lives and works on the tip of Cornwall, south-west England, where she is immersed in a rural and maritime landscape. However her love-hate relationship with design and objects of consumerism persists.

    Instagram: @cefreemanartist

    Email: cfreeman01a@gmail.com