STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the launch of a new journal - Asian Journal of Psychiatry - in collaboration with the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations (AFPA). The journal will be officially launched during the ongoing XIV World Congress of Psychiatry, being held in Prague (Czech Republic) from September 20 - 25, 2008.
Asian Journal of Psychiatry is the official publication journal of the AFPA, representing psychiatry in over 40 countries within Asian continent. The journal is projected to become the premier voice of psychiatric research and development in the Asian continent from Turkey to Kathmandu and the article regions to the southern most tip of Asia. It will seek to bridge a knowledge gap in the application and transfer of research findings and clinical practice throughout Asia to and from the rest of the world.
The focus of this peer-reviewed journal will be on psychiatric research pertinent to Asia produced either within or outside the continent. Potential submissions may also include pre-clinical, clinical, service system and policy development research relevant to psychiatry. Manuscripts highlighting social-cultural diversity of the region pertaining mental health are also welcome. Authors are invited to submit their work to the Asian Journal of Psychiatry through the online submission and review system - http://ees.elsevier.com/ajp.
The first issue includes an Asian perspective report on the psychosocial responses to disaster, outlining the psychosocial intervention efforts from nine Asian nations when confronted with large-scale natural catastrophic events, such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami, India, 2004. The article includes reports from situations where local services have some capacity to respond as well as those where services are destroyed or overwhelmed. The first issue is available for free online at www.sciencedirect.com.
