Published review model
IJPR states that it uses Single-blind (double-blind on request).
Confirmed statement
Editorial standards
Editorial Policies
A clear, journal-level framework for peer review, research integrity, participant protection and the scholarly record in psychotherapy practice and research.
Current policy information. The statements below distinguish published requirements from areas for which a detailed journal procedure is not currently stated.
On this pagePeer reviewParticipantsIntegrityScholarly record
Editorial process
Peer review and editorial decision-making
The review model is stated clearly; the operational safeguards that make it accountable are reserved for approval rather than assumed.
Editorial decisions
The current page states that reviewer recommendations inform editorial judgement. Final policy text must identify the approved decision criteria and authority.
Approval requiredReviewer confidentiality and conflicts
The final policy needs the verified reviewer confidentiality, conflict-disclosure, recusal and unpublished-manuscript safeguards.
Approval requiredEditorial independence
The final policy needs the verified separation of scholarly decisions from fees, services, membership, advertising and editorial relationships.
Approval requiredParticipant protection
Human participants, clinical material and confidentiality
Psychotherapy research can include sensitive health, behavioural and therapeutic information. The published policy must distinguish research approval from permission to publish identifiable material.
Research ethics and consent
The current page requires appropriate institutional review and documented informed consent for studies involving human participants.
Confirmed statementClinical case material
Consent to publish, indirect-identification review, de-identification, transcripts, recordings, quotations and images require an approved journal procedure.
Approval requiredVulnerable participants
Requirements for minors, vulnerable participants and therapist–researcher relationships must be confirmed without substituting for institutional ethics review.
Approval requiredTrial registration and reporting
The current page refers to prospective trial registration. Its applicable study types, exceptions and reporting requirements need one approved statement.
Approval requiredAuthor responsibilities
Authorship, competing interests and research integrity
Clear responsibilities support fair editorial assessment without overstating tools, standards or outcomes.
Authorship and changes
The current page says authors should make meaningful contributions and approve the final manuscript. Full contributorship, corresponding-author, group-authorship and change procedures require approval.
Approval requiredCompeting interests and funding
The current page asks authors to report relevant competing interests and funding sources. Editor, reviewer and guest-editor disclosures and recusal require an approved workflow.
Approval requiredAI-assisted technologies and images
No IJPR AI rule is currently published. Final policy text must define disclosure, accountability, confidential-manuscript handling and synthetic or altered image requirements.
Approval requiredIntegrity concerns
The existing page addresses overlap, fabrication and image manipulation. The final policy must describe the verified assessment, communication and outcome process before these claims are retained.
Approval requiredPublished record
Corrections, retractions, appeals and concerns
Post-publication actions need clear, accessible and accountable routes for authors, readers and institutions.
A transparent scholarly record
The current page says authors should report significant errors and that corrections or retractions may be issued where appropriate. Before release, the policy owner must approve the process for corrections, expressions of concern, retractions, withdrawals, decision appeals, process complaints and post-publication concerns.
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Aims & Scope
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Instructions for Authors
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Peer Review
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Editor Guidelines
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Reviewer Guidelines
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Copyright & Licence
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Data Archiving
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Contact the editorial officeInternational Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research · ISSN 2574-612X