Editorial Guidelines
TPT is dedicated to maintaining ethical responsibility and scholarly quality in clinical psychological research.
1. Submission and Initial Evaluation
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Scope: PTSD, Evidence-Based Therapies, Resilience, and Mental Health Studies.
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Plagiarism: Similarity index must be under 15%; Turnitin is used for all checks.
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Formatting: Must follow clinical reporting standards, including ethics and conflict of interest declarations.
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Licensing: Published under CC BY-NC 4.0.
2. Peer Review Policy
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Integrity: A double-blind process with independent experts in clinical psychology.
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Ethics: Reviewers must uphold strict confidentiality due to the sensitive nature of the topics.
3. Editorial Decision-Making
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Decision Outcomes: Accept, Minor/Major Revision, or Reject.
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Resubmission: Authors must resubmit revised work within the specified deadline.
4. Ethical Standards
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Human Subjects: Research must be accompanied by ethical clearance and informed consent statements.
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Confidentiality: Authors must ensure anonymity of any clinical cases or participants.
5. Post-Publication Policy
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Actions: Immediate retractions are performed for ethical violations or data fraud.
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Preservation: All clinical research is preserved in secure digital repositories.
6. Editorial Board Responsibilities
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Expertise: Members are selected for their clinical background and research reputation.
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Diversity: Board members are drawn from various global psychological institutions.
7. Communication
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Support: The office is available to help authors navigate the sensitive process of publishing trauma-focused work.