Call for Papers: Special Issue on Contemporary Ethical Issues in Psychiatric Training and Practice

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023

We invite submissions for a special issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal on contemporary ethical issues in psychiatric training and practice, with a focus on topics that involve recent major policy changes or calls for policy change. Such topics include medical assistance in dying, involuntary care, access to firearms, recreational substance use and addictions, care for transgender and nonbinary individuals, perinatal care, migrant access to care, and public health measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Other categories and article ideas within the scope of this theme will be considered. For the purpose of this special issue, “ethical issues” include any policies or clinical practices that result in conflicts between principles of patient autonomy, privacy, beneficence or nonmaleficence, equity, and justice.

Suggested article formats and topics appropriate for this special issue are listed below. Other formats may also be considered. All manuscripts must adhere to the word limits and format requirements for the type of article being submitted. Please visit the Residents’ Journal website for detailed instructions on article types and word limits: https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/residents_journal/rj_ifora.

All authors must be pursuing medical school training at an accredited U.S. or Canadian medical school or pursuing residency or fellowship training at a U.S. (ACGME or AOA) or Canadian (RCPS) postgraduate training program.

Please forward proposals to Senior Deputy Editor Alexander Levit, M.D., Ph.D. ([email protected]), by October 31, 2023, for preliminary consideration. All manuscripts must be formally submitted no later than December 31, 2023, through ScholarOne Manuscripts (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/appi-ajp); select the “AJP-RJ Special Issue” article type and mention the special issue in a cover letter at submission.

Suggested article formats:

• Scholarly review of literature or original research (a narrower lens tends to be more successful for original research)

• Commentary on or Case Reports that demonstrate the ethical impact of new policies on clinical practice, patients, and providers

• Scholarly review or commentary on the education of contemporary ethical issues in psychiatry

• Historical review of ethical considerations in psychiatric care affected by recent policy changes

• Book or other media review discussing a work relevant to contemporary ethical issues in psychiatry