About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry is published biannually by the Branch of the Indian Psychiatric Society (Kerala), a charity registered in Thiruvananthapuram (TVM/TC/934/2014).
ISSN: 0377-0699 (Print)
2395-1486 (Online)
The journal is fully funded by the Branch of the Indian Psychiatric Society (Kerala). [https://www.ipsk.org/]
Publisher email ID is publisher@ipsk.org
The restricted print version generates revenue from pharmaceutical and hospital advertisements, the amount of which varies yearly.
The Journal aims to promote and publish research related to mental health and publishes original works in all fields of Psychiatry. We publish the following types of submissions:
- Research reports
- Case reports
- Case Series
- Review articles
- New in Psychiatry
- Local innovations
- Psychiatry in Kerala
- Viewpoints
- Rating scales in Malayalam
- Letters to the Editor
- Book reviews
- Movie reviews
Peer Review Process
All submissions, except Editorial, Presidential Address, and book and movie reviews, undergo a rigorous internal and external peer review. Papers are carefully screened and reviewed by the Editors. Any articles that do not meet ethical standards, journal scope, and publication standards are subject to desk rejection. The suitable articles then undergo editorial review. Following this, two or more peer reviewers thoroughly review each manuscript. We follow the principle of anonymized peer review (double anonymized peer review), ensuring the reviewers do not know the identity or other details of the authors and vice versa. The interaction transparency type is the Editor type, per the Standard Terminology for Peer Review drafted by NISO and STM. No information regarding peer review (summaries or reports) and editorial decisions is published. No person is permitted to take any role in the peer review of a paper in which they have an interest, defined as follows: fees or grants from, employment by, consultancy for, shared ownership in, or any close relationship with, an organization whose interests, financial or otherwise, may be affected by the publication of the paper. The average review time is 2-4 weeks, ensuring a thorough and timely process.
Publication Frequency
The journal will be published biannually, with one issue in June and one in December.
The issue will be published online within 3 weeks of the last day of June or December.
However, all articles receiving acceptance after double anonymized peer review will be posted immediately online in the ahead-of-print section.
Publication Fee
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry does not collect any article submission or processing charge from the authors or their institutions.
Authorship Criteria
The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following four criteria:
- Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
- Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual content AND
- Final approval of the version to be published AND
- Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
In addition to being accountable for the parts of the work, an author should be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific other parts of the work. In addition, authors should have confidence in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors.
All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged
The corresponding author primarily communicates with the journal during the manuscript submission, peer review, and publication process—correspondence to all listed authors.
The journal's preference is for authors to resolve matters related to authorship complaints amongst themselves, although this is not always possible. The complainant must be made aware that the matter cannot be investigated unless the journal editor informs the corresponding author or author about whom a complaint has been made and possibly the institution or company at which the research took place. (to follow "due process").
The editor's communication will indicate that the matter may be referred to the institution or company where the research took place or any other relevant institution or agency, unless the author provides a reasonable explanation (accepted as reasonable by the editor).
In some instances, the editor in this fact-finding process may request the views and comments of third parties who may be expected to have knowledge of the facts alleged by the complainant.
For clarity, please refer to https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html
Or https://www.elsevier.com/editor/perk/authorship-complaints
Please go through the Author's Guidelines. Please also read the detailed copyright and licence policy and Author Contributors Form
Conflict Of Interest
Authors are responsible for reporting any potential or actual conflict of interest upon first submission of a manuscript, with appropriate changes as appropriate in further revisions, if applicable. A conflict of interest statement should include all sources of financial support (for example, sponsors and grant numbers), other support for the study (such as collecting, analyzing, or interpreting data), writing or revising the manuscript, or any factor that limited (or will limit in the future) the investigators’ full access to the data and its analysis.
Reviewers must disclose to editors any conflicts of interest that could bias their opinions of the manuscript, and they should disqualify themselves from reviewing specific manuscripts if they believe it to be appropriate. As in the case of authors, silence on the part of reviewers concerning potential conflicts may mean either that a conflict they have failed to disclose exists or that conflicts do not exist. Reviewers must therefore also be asked to explicitly state whether conflicts exist. Reviewers must not use knowledge of the work, before its publication, to further their own interests.
Editors who make final decisions about manuscripts must have no personal, professional, or financial involvement in any of the issues they might judge. Other members of the editorial staff, if they participate in editorial decisions, must provide editors with a current description of their financial interests and disqualify themselves from any decisions in which they have a conflict of interest. Editorial staff must not use the information gained through working with manuscripts for private gain. Editors should publish regular disclosure statements about potential conflicts of interest related to the commitments of journal staff.
Please see the Conflict of Interest Policy
For any clarifications https://www.icmje.org/disclosure-of-interest/
Authors Conflict of Interest Form
Plagiarism and AI Use Policy
Plagiarism can occur in two forms: 1) author(s) intentionally copy someone else's work and claim it to be their own, or 2) author(s) copy their own previously published material, either in whole or in part, without providing appropriate references.
KJP actively checks for plagiarism using Google, Grammarly, and the free online plagiarism checker tool http://www.duplichecker.com.
We reject submissions whenever plagiarism is detected in parts of a manuscript. If the author(s) submit a revised draft, we will send it again for peer review.
If the entire manuscript is plagiarized, we reject it and will not entertain resubmissions.
See Multiple or duplicate publication Policy
Authors submitting a paper in which a chatbot/AI (Artificial Intelligence) was used to draft new text should note such use in the acknowledgment. When an AI tool such as a chatbot is used to carry out or generate analytical work, help report results, or write computer codes, this should be stated in the body of the paper, in both the Abstract and the Methods section. The time and date of the query, the AI tool used, and its version should be provided. Authors are responsible for the material a chatbot provides in their articles and for the appropriate attribution of all sources. Authors of articles written with the help of a chatbot are accountable for the material generated by the chatbot, including its accuracy. Authors should identify the chatbot used and the specific prompt (query statement) used with the chatbot. They should specify what they have done to mitigate the risk of plagiarism, provide a balanced view, and ensure the accuracy of all their references. Self-citation in this regard should be kept below eight percent.
The journal will follow the WAME (World Association of Medical Editors) Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications regarding the use of such tools.
Chatbots, Generative AI, and Scholarly Manuscripts
Retraction and Correction
All submitted articles require the corresponding author's written consent if they need correction after publication. This policy is in place to ensure that authors have complete control over their work and are respected in the decision-making process. If the article involves any changes to the author list, written consent from all authors is required, further reinforcing respect for the authors' contributions.
For all appeals on articles and complaints related to research and publication malpractices, the first point of contact will be the editor-in-chief. (editor@kjponline.com)
An article will be considered for retraction if there is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of a significant error (e.g., miscalculation or experimental error) or as a result of fabrication (eg, of data) or falsification (eg, image manipulation).
Please refer to the Retraction and Correction Policy
Please see SettingsResearch Standard Violation Policy
Open Access Policy
On this website, the Kerala Journal of Psychiatry provides open access to its content, following the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global knowledge exchange. All articles we publish online are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International License, ensuring that our research is accessible to all.
Advertisement Policy
The website will not allow any advertisements.
Selected advertisements, by set policies, may be included whenever print versions are brought out. The Journal reserves the right to reject any advertisement considered unsuitable according to our set policies. The appearance of advertising or product information in the various sections of the Journal does not constitute an endorsement or approval by the Journal and/or its publisher of the quality or value of the said product or claims made by its manufacturer.
Disclaimer
The information and opinions presented in the Journal reflect the Author's views and not those of the Journal, its Editorial Board, or the publisher. Publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Journal. Neither Kerala Journal of Psychiatry or its publisher nor anyone else involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Kerala Journal of Psychiatry or the materials contained therein assumes any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information provided in the Kerala Journal of Psychiatry, nor shall they be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages arising out of the use of the Kerala Journal of Psychiatry. The Kerala Journal of Psychiatry, its publisher, nor any other party involved in the preparation of material contained in the Kerala Journal of Psychiatry, represents or warrants that the information herein is in every respect accurate or complete. They are not responsible for any errors or omissions in the results obtained from using such material. Readers are encouraged to confirm the information contained herein with other sources.
Print Subscription
The Journal is available free online.
A subscription to the Kerala Journal of Psychiatry print copies comprises two issues. Prices include postage. The annual subscription rate for non-members is as follows:
Institutional: INR 5,500 for India; $ 300 for other countries
Personal: INR 1500 (including GST) for India; $ 100 for other countries
Payments should be made as cheques or DDs drawn in favour of the Branch of Indian Psychiatric Society, Kerala, payable at Thiruvananthapuram, and sent to the Editorial Office's address.
Alternatively, you can make payments via the QR code below and send all details, including payment details, via e-mail to editorkjp85@gmail.com. Please also send the payment details as an email (cc) to treasureripsksb@gmail.com
Copyright & Licence
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 Licence that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this Journal.
Provided Journal is the owner of the copyright to their work, authors can enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the Journal's work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository, in a journal, or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this Journal.
Authors are encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories, disciplinary repositories, or on their website) before and during submission.
Contributors and copyright form
Journal & History
The Journal started in 1985 with Dr KA Kumar as its editor.
Archival & System
LOCKSS system has permission to collect, preserve, and serve this Archival Unit.
