European Journal of Psychotraumatology

The European Journal of Psychotraumatology (EJPT) is the peer-reviewed open access interdisciplinary journal owned by the ESTSS and published by Taylor & Frances.

Aims

The European Journal of Psychotraumatology aims to engage scholars, clinicians and researchers in issues of how to understand, prevent and treat the consequences of stress and trauma using the latest research or clinical experience. These consequences included but are not limited to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorders, moral injury, substance abuse, burnout and neurobiological or physical consequences.The Journal shares ESTSS’s mission to advance and disseminate scientific knowledge about traumatic stress. Papers may address individual events, repeated or chronic (complex) trauma, large scale disasters, or violence.

Scope

The European Journal of Psychotraumatology welcomes contributions from academics and practitioners from diverse professional backgrounds, includin those in mental health, social sciences, and health and welfare services. Contributions from outside Europe are welcome.

Member discount

An article publishing charge (APC) discount is available for ESTSS members. Please contact secretariat@estss.org with your details to obtain the discount code before you submit your article. Discount codes must be presented at quotation and cannot be applied retrospectively. Further information on the APC can be found on the journal website.

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Article types

Original basic and clinical research articles that consolidate and expand the theoretical and professional basis of the field of traumatic stress; review articles including meta-analyses; short communications presenting new ideas or early-stage promising research; study protocols that describe proposed or ongoing research; case reports examining a single individual or event in a real‑life context; clinical practice papers sharing experience from the clinic; PhD thesis Summaries; letters to the Editor debating articles already published; and book reviews. Both quantitative and qualitative research is welcome.

The European Journal of Psychotraumatology is open to innovative, unconventional, or inspirational contributions that move the field forward. All research papers undergo strict peer review.

EJPT acknowledges the very important role played by scientific literature published in countries where English is not the first language, and seeks to increase visibility of literature that would otherwise be accessible only within the borders of those countries. The Journal encourages authors to submit their paper in the original language as well, for co-publication with the official English-language version. The English abstract will be translated into several languages.