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Susan Anderson
JOURNAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
1. What is the name of your journal?
PSYCHOTHERAPY Theory, Research, Practice, Training
2. Give a one sentence summary of what your journal is about or what its mission is. You can often find
this right on the main website, or on a section called “About Us.”
The journal’s mission is to foster interaction among the essential aspects of training, practice,
theory and research in the field of psychotherapy.
3. How long has the journal been published? It began in the 1960’s.
4. What is the city, the state, and the country of publication?
Washington, D.C. USA
5. What is the intended audience for the journal? If not stated directly, you may have to infer it.
The intended audience is all psychotherapists—researchers, therapists, clinicians, teachers, and
students. The goal is to further the practice and understanding of psychotherapy.
6. Is the journal sponsored or affiliated with any organization or publication?
Psychotherapy is published by the American Psychology Association.
7. About how many full‐ length articles do there appear to be in each journal? 8-10
8. What categories of articles appear in the journal besides full‐ length articles? (book reviews, poetry,
fiction, etc.)
Psychotherapy includes 3 additional sections—Practice Review, Brief Reports, & Book Reviews.
9. What is the cost of each journal? $20.00 for an individual issue.
10. Of a subscription? $60.00 APA member; $104 non-member.
11. Do they have online subscriptions or paid access to individual articles?
Yes, there is paid access to multiple APA databases for $499/year (non-member). Individual
articles can be purchased through PsychARTICLES. Abstracts can be reviewed at no charge.
12. Do they have free online content? No.
13. What is the frequency of publication? Published quarterly, beginning in March.
14. Is the journal peer reviewed or refereed? If not, who appears to make editorial decisions?
Psychotherapy is peer-reviewed and uses a masked reviewing system for all submissions.
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15. What are the submission guidelines for the journal?
Authors are asked to submit theoretical contributions, research studies, case analyses, novel ideas,
the controversial, as well as examples of practice-relevant issues that would stimulate other
theorists, researchers, and/or practitioners. APA style manuscripts must be submitted electronically,
plus 2 copies mailed to editor and should be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 180
words.
16. Pulling up a recent table of contents, list three or four article titles.
The reunion process: A new focus in short-term dynamic psychotherapy by Steven Sandler
The healing path: A culture and community-derived indigenous therapy model by Glen H. McCabe
Clients’ collaboration in therapy: Self-perceptions and relationships with client psychological
functioning, interpersonal relations, and motivation by Alexandra Bachelor, Olivier Laverdire,
Dominick Gamache, and Vincent Bordeleau
Clinician interventions related to alliance during the initial interview and psychological Assessment
by Mark Hilsenroth and Thomas D. Cromer
Internalized homophobia and adult attachment: Implications for clinical practice by Sherry Alissa
17. Write up a summary for your classmates about the viability of publishing in this journal or
publication. What sorts of writing have you all done at Pacifica that might be a fit for this journal? How
“academic” is the writing? How much is it geared toward case material or the practice of psychotherapy?
Can you tell the sorts of people they publish (academics, clinicians, “average joes,” etc.)?
Psychotherapy seems a good fit for Pacifica writers because of its broad scope and the editor’s
stated bias favoring “the creative, the new idea, and the clinically meaningful piece.” Authors are
encouraged to submit theoretical contributions, research studies, case analyses, novel ideas, the
controversial, as well as examples of practice-relevant issues that would stimulate other theorists,
researchers, and/or practitioners. Issues include commentaries written in response to another
author’s article as well as Brief Reports, a section for shorter articles.
Psychotherapy periodically publishes special issues with a given theme, i.e. a recent special issue
devoted to Culture, Race and Ethnicity. It appears that many of the contributors are ‘unknown’
authors, meaning not well established professional writers—and likely are practicing
psychotherapists and/or graduate students and professors.