Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

JIACAM accepts manuscripts on all aspects of child and adolescent mental health.

 

Section Policies

Original Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Case Report

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Review Article

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Acknowledgement: Submitted manuscripts are acknowledged by email soon after receipt.

Editorial committee: All manuscripts are initially reviewed by the in-house editorial committee of JIACAM and those deemed unsuitable informed to the author(s), usually within 1 week.

Peer review: Manuscripts are sent to two or three experts. After reassessment by the editorial committee the reviewers' suggestions are conveyed to the author(s), usually within 4 weeks.

Revision: The revised manuscript has to be resubmitted within 2 - 4 weeks, highlighting the revisions made.

Acceptance/rejection: The final decision about publication is made by the Editor.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Journal of Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (JIACAM)

The Journal of Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (JIACAM) is a quarterly publication of the  Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (IACAM), whose mission is to publish original manuscripts in all areas of child and adolescent mental health, focusing on public health, clinical epidemiology, basic science and mental health problems. To achieve these aims we publish original scientific studies, review and educational articles, and papers commenting on the clinical, scientific, social, political, and economic factors affecting child and adolescent mental health.

The journal has been selected for indexing in the EMBASE (Exerpta Medica Database). It follows the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (Updated 2005) (http://www.icmje.org). All manuscripts are peer-reviewed by 2 anonymous referees.

JIACAM follows the policy of Open Access to Scientific literature. Authors who publish in JIACAM retain copyright to their work. Submission of a manuscript to an Open Access journal also implies that readily reproducible materials described in the manuscript will be freely available to any scientist wishing to use them for non-commercial purposes. Thus authors may use their own articles for the following purposes without asking our permission (and subject only to acknowledging first publication in the JIACAM and giving a full reference or web link, as appropriate).
 
1. Posting a pdf of their own article on their own personal or institutional website for which no charge for access is made.
 
2. Making a reasonable number of copies for personal or non commercial professional use. This includes the contributor’s own teaching purposes.
 
3. Republishing part or the entire article in a book or other publication edited by the author (except for multiple contributions in the same book or publication, for which permission needs to be sought).
 
4. Using individual figures or tables or extracts of text (up to 250 words) in other publications published by a third party.
 
5. Using the article in a course pack or compilation (whether paper or electronic) in the authors’ institution. This does not apply if a commercial charge is made for the compilation or training programme.