Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration primarily publishes original peer-reviewed papers consistent with four major pathways associated with psychotherapy integration:

• common factors (core elements to effective psychotherapy that transcend a specific orientation)
• technical eclecticism (application of the best treatment for a specific population and problem)
• theoretical integration (combining two or more theories and their associated techniques)
• assimilative integration (theoretical grounding in a single orientation with value added techniques drawn from other orientations)

Empirical studies of integrative psychotherapies targeting specific populations, clinical presentations/disorders, settings (e.g., integrated primary care), or developments in the broader fields of psychology and psychiatry (e.g., psychobiology) are also strongly encouraged.

Meta-analytic studies of any of the above are well suited to Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, as are review papers of exceptionally high quality.

The overarching goal is to significantly advance knowledge and application of psychotherapy integration.

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration is the official journal of SEPI, the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration.

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration carries a Scimago impact factor of 1.75 (2013-2015) and a Research Gate impact factor of 2.19 (for 2015). Journal of Psychotherapy Integration’s application for an impact factor from Thomson Reuters is currently under review.

Editor

Jennifer L. Callahan, PhD, ABPP
University of North Texas

Senior Associate Editors

Giancarlo Dimaggio, MD
Center for Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy, Rome, Italy

Kenneth N. Levy, PhD
Pennsylvania State University

Associate Editors

Christoph Flückiger, DPhil
University of Zurich, Switzerland

Adam Gonzalez, PhD
Stony Brook University

Joshua Swift, PhD
Idaho State University

Editorial Board

Jacques P. Barber, PhD
Adelphi University

Jeffrey E. Barnett, PsyD, ABPP
Loyola University, Maryland

Larry Beutler, PhD
Palo Alto University

Jean M. Birbilis, PhD, LP, BCB
University of St. Thomas

James Bray, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine

Ronald T. Brown, PhD, ABPP
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Stephen Buller, PhD
Psychotherapy Foundation, UK

Leonora Cabrera, MA, LMHC
Fielding Graduate University

Jean A. Carter, PhD
Washington Psychological Center, Washington, DC

Louis G. Castonguay, PhD
Penn State University

Armand Cerbone, PhD
Independent Practice, Chicago, Illinois

Michael J. Constantino, PhD
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Stewart Cooper, PhD
Valparaiso University

Lisa Cross, PhD
Yale School of Medicine

Brian P. Daly, PhD
Drexel University

Sarah R. Daniel, PhD
Shenandoah University

Kim de Jong, PhD
Leiden University, the Netherlands

Marc Diener, PhD
Long Island University-Post

Raymond DiGiuseppe, PhD, ABPP
St. John's University

Martin Drapeau, MPs, PhD
McGill University & Medipsy Psychological Services

Johannes C. Ehrenthal, PhD
Universität Kassel, Germany

William D. Ellison, PhD
Trinity University

Paul Emmelkamp, PhD
University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Catherine F. Eubanks, PhD
Yeshiva University

Marilyn Fitzpatrick, PhD
McGill University

Catherine M. Flanagan, PhD
Private Practice in Psychotherapy, New York NY

Jairo Fuertes, PhD
Adelphi University

Marvin R Goldfried, PhD
Stony Brook University

Rhonda Goldman, PhD
Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University & The Family Institute at Northwestern University

Beatriz Gómez, PhD
Aiglé Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Adam Gonzalez, PhD
Stony Brook University

Rodney Goodyear, PhD
University of Redlands

Jeff E. Harris, PhD, ABPP
Texas Woman's University

Robert L. Hatcher, PhD, ABPP
CUNY Graduate Center

Jonathan W. Kanter, PhD
University of Washington

Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD
Emory University

Ueli Kramer, PhD
University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Michael J. Lambert, PhD
Brigham Young University

Georgios K. Lampropoulos, PhD
Adler University

Bruce Liese, PhD, ABPP
University of Kansas

Wolfgang Lutz, PhD
University of Trier, Germany

Brittain Mahaffey, PhD
Stony Brook University

Rayna D. Markin, PhD
Villanova University

Andre Marquis, PhD
University of Rochester

Stanley B. Messer, PhD
Rutgers University

Mick Power, DPhil
National University of Singapore, Singapore

Troy Rieck, PhD
Alberta Health Services, Canada

Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD
University of Washington

Camilo J. Ruggero, PhD
University of North Texas

Eric Sauer, PhD
Western Michigan University

Edward P. Shafranske, PhD, ABPP
Pepperdine University

Golan Shahar, PhD
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Bernhard Strauss, PhD
University Hospital Jena, Germany

Ladislav Timulak, PhD
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Leora Trub, PhD
Pace University

António Branco Vasco, PhD
University of Lisbon

Paul L. Wachtel, PhD
CUNY Graduate Center

C. Edward Watkins, Jr., PhD
University of North Texas

Erica Wise, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Susan S. Woodhouse, PhD
Lehigh University

Elizabeth Wrape, PhD
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California

Jeffrey Zimmerman, PhD, ABPP
Independent Practice and The Practice Institute, LLC

Student Translators

Ivan Carbajal, BA
University of North Texas

Sherry Cheng, MA
St. John's University

Jinhao Chi, BA
University of Southern Mississippi

Keke Liu, MS
University of North Texas

Marta E. Pagán-Ortiz, MS
University of Massachusetts, Boston

M. Laura Pappa, MA
University of Akron

Abstracting and indexing services providing coverage of Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

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• CINAHL Plus
• Embase (Excerpta Medica)
• OCLC
• PsycINFO
• PsycLine
• SCOPUS
• Springer Link

Prior to submission, please carefully read and follow the submission guidelines detailed below. Manuscripts that do not conform to the submission guidelines may be returned without review.

Submission

Submit one copy of the manuscript electronically (.rtf, PDF, or .doc) through the Manuscript Submission Portal. General correspondence, ideas for possible submissions, may be directed to the Editor.

Jennifer L. Callahan, PhD ABPP
Department of Psychology
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle #311280
Denton TX 76203-5017
Email

Manuscripts

Regular manuscripts are usually 25–35 pages in length, all inclusive. Longer manuscripts must be justified in the cover letter to the Editor at the time of submission. Brief reports may be submitted and should be no longer than 15 pages in their entirety. The journal does not publish book reviews or letters. All authors are strongly encouraged to include specific discussion regarding the implications of their work as it pertains to psychotherapy integration.

All manuscripts must be prepared for blind review. A separate title page should be prepared that includes each author's name and affiliation. The complete mailing address, phone, and email of the corresponding author should be provided as an Author Note at the bottom of the title page.

When clinical case material is reported Authors are required to state in writing which criteria they have used to comply with the ethics code (i.e., specific informed consent, de-identification or disguise), and if de-identification or disguise is used how and where it has been applied.

Review Policy

Once Journal of Psychotherapy Integration (JPI) receives a manuscript, the Editor reviews the manuscript for appropriateness for publication and competitiveness for publication in JPI.

If appropriate, the Editor assigns the manuscript to an Associate Editor who seeks blind review by at least three consulting editors or ad hoc reviewers, who are provided with JPI-specific Guidelines for Reviewers (Also available in PDF format, 66KB).

Manuscript Preparation

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References

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Examples of basic reference formats:

• Journal Article:
  Flückiger, C., Del Re, A. C., Horvath, A. O., Symonds, D., Ackert, M., & Wampold, B. E. (2013). Substance use disorders and racial/ethnic minorities matter: A meta-analytic examination of the relation between alliance and outcome. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60, 610–616. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0033161
• Authored Book:
  Swift, J. K., & Greenberg, R. P. (2015). Premature termination in psychotherapy: Strategies for engaging clients and improving outcomes. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
• Chapter in an Edited Book:
  Levy, K. N., Scala, J. W., Temes, C. M. & Clouthier, T. L. (2015). An integrative attachment theory framework of personality disorders. In S. K. Huprich (Ed.), Personality disorders: Toward theoretical and empirical integration in diagnosis and assessment (pp. 315–343). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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• $900 for one figure
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• An additional $450 for each subsequent figure

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