Aims and Scope: Occupational Therapy in Mental Health explores and addresses dimensions of mental health in all areas of occupational therapy (OT) practice and research. The journal provides a forum to discuss and disseminate current critiques and challenges as well as future directions. Publications address philosophy, theory, policy, opinion AND research in evaluation and treatment techniques, interdisciplinary practice, new programs and practice settings, and consumer collaboration. Research publications include quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods and case study designs. The goal is to advance theories, innovation, equity, justice, best practices, and evidence in occupational therapy for mental health and well-being worldwide. Authors, editorial board members, and readers reflect an international OT constituency.
Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
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Journal metrics
Usage
131K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.4 (2023) Impact Factor
0.9 (2023) 5 year IF
1.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.347 (2023) SNIP
0.230 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
3 days avg. from submission to first
decision
12 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
40% acceptance rate
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quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
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addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
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Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Victoria Schindler, PhD, OTR, BCMH, FAOTA Professor Emerita, Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Program, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Rebecca Matson, MSc, PGDip, FHEA Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
Julie J. Desrosiers, OT, PhD Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland
Laura María Compañ Gabucio, PhD, MPH, MOT, BScOT Researcher, Group of Nutritional Epidemiology (EPINUT), Department of Public Health, History of Science and Gynecology, Miguel Hernández University, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Colleen Kerrisk, MS, OTR Senior Occupational Therapist, El Camino Health, Los Gatos, CA
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Consultant, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
EDITORIAL BOARD Karen Aguia Rojas, BOT, MSCE – Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia Lynne Andonian, PhD, OTR/L – San Jose State, University, San Jose, CA Elisabeth Argentzell, PhD – Lund University, Sweden Samantha Ashby, PhD – University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Adele Breen-Franklin OTD, JD, OTR/L – Alliant International University, San Diego, CA Elizabeth Cara, PhD, OTR/L, MFCC – Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University - San Jose, CA Nancy E. Carson, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP – Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston, SC Roxanne Castaneda, MS, ORT/L, FAOTA U.S. – HHS Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD Tina Champagne, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA – Cutchins Program for Children & Families - Northampton, MA Joseph Cipriani, Ed.D., OTR/L – Misericordia University, Dallas, PA Lynne Anderson Clarke, OTD, MS, OTR/L – Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO Lisa Crabtree, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, – Towson University, Towson, MD Karina Michelle Dancza, PhD, MA(SEN), PGCLT(HE) – GCert Health Sciences, BAppSc, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore Nancy R. Dooley, PhD, OTR/L, CDP – Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI Megan Edgelow, BScOT, MScOT, EdD(Cand.), OT Reg.(On) – Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada Dawn M. Evans, OTD, OTR/L – Misericordia University, Dallas, PA Cynthia Evetts, PhD – Texas Women’s University, Denton TX Rita P. Fleming-Castaldy, PhD, OTL, FAOTA – Professor Emerita, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA Jennifer Gardner, MS, OTD, OTR – Kean University, Union, NJ Bryan M. Gee, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/L, BCP, CLA, FAOTA – Rocky Mountain University, Provo UT Lynn Gitlow, Ph.D., OTR/L, ATP – Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Karla W. Gray, OTR/L, LICSW – Centene Corporation, Nebraska Total Care, Omaha, NE Kristine Haertl, Ph.D., OTR/L, ACE, FAOTA – St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN Nicola Hancock, PhD, BAppScOT – The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Kirsti Haracz PhD, MScOT, BAppSCOT – University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Barbara J. Hemphill-Pearson, DMin, MS, OTR, FAOTA – Western Michigan University - Kalamazoo, MI Karen Hebert PhD, OTR/L – University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota Susan M. Higgins, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA – University of New Haven, New Haven, CT Danielle Hitch, PhD – Deakin University, Geelong, Australia Aiko Hoshino, PhD, OTR – Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Jenny Hultqvist, Lic OT, PhD – University of Gothenberg, Gothenberg, Sweden Moses N. Ikiugu, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA – University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Kaitlyn Jensen, OTD, OT – Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada Mary Kientz, OTD, OTR – Stockton University, Galloway, NJ Ellen Kolodner, MSS, OTR/L, FAOTA – Ellen L. Kolodner Consulting and OT Leaders & Legacies Society, Rydal, PA Makoto Kyougoku, OT, Ph.D – Kibi International University, Okayama, Japan Carol Lambdin-Pattavina, PPOTD, OTR/L – CTP University of New England, Portland, ME Elizabeth Griffin Lannigan, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA – University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH Nadine Larivière, PhD, OT (C) – University of Sherbrooke, Sherbooke, Québec, Canada Ben Lee, PhD – University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire Primrose Lentin BAppSc(OccTher.) PhD – Monash University, Victoria, Australia Linda Levy, MA, OTR, FAOTA – Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Christine Linkie, PhD, OTR/L – University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY Bekah Mack, MOT, OTR/L – Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland Lisa Mahaffey, PhD OTR/L, FAOTA – Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL Carrie Anne Marshall, PhD., OT Reg.(Ont.) – Western University, London, ON, Canada Erin McIntyre, OTD, OTR/L – University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, San Marcos, CA M. Beth Merryman, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA – Towson University , Towson, MD Thuli Godfrey Mthembu, BSc OT, MPH, PhD – University of the Western Cape, Western Cape Province Claire Kearns Murphy, PhD, BScOT – HSE Cavan Monaghan Mental Health Service, Cavan, Ireland Laurie Knis-Matthews, PhD, OT – Kean University, Union, NJ Sarah Nielsen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA – University of North Dakota, Fargo, ND Bi Xia Ngooi, MSc (OT), BAppSc(OT) – Agency for Integrated Care, Singapore Takuya Noguchi, PhD – Zikei Hospital, Okayama City, Japan Deborah B. Pitts, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, CPRP, FAOTA – USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Los Angeles, CA Lori Prusnek, OTD, BS, OTR/L – The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio Alison M. Rangel, OTD, OTR/L – New York University, NY, NY Haley Read, PhD, OTR/L – Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR Kathlyn (Kitty) Reed, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, MLIS – Professor Emerita, Texas Woman’s University, Houston Campus, Houston, TX Michelle Reed, MS, OTR – Kipiolini Community College, Honolulu, HI Lynne Richard, PhD, OT/L – Florida International University, Miami, Florida John (Johnny) Rider, PhD, MS, OTR/L, MSCS, CEAS – Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV Laurence Roy, PhD – McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada Justin Scanlan, PhD, MHM, BOccThy, SFHEA – The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Carolyn "Carrie" Schmitt, OTD, OTR/L – This Village Developmental Therapies, 719 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80209 Anne Hiller Scott, PhD, OTR, FAOTA – Long Island University (retired), Brooklyn, NY Franklin Stein, PhD, OTR, FAOTA – Professor Emeritus, University of South Dakota, - Vermillion, SD Virginia Carroll Stoffel, PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA – University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Margaret (Peggy) Swarbrick, PhD, FAOTA – Collaborative Support Programs of NJ, Freehold, NJ Beverlea Tallant, PhD, OT(C) – McGill University (retired), Montreal, QC, Canada Bhing-Leet Tan, PhD, MSc, BSc – Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore George S. Tomlin, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA – University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA Quinn Tyminski, OTD, OTR/L, BCMH – Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO Christine Urish, PhD, OTR/L, BCMH, FAOTA – Drake University, Des Moines , IA Kristin Valdes OTD, OTR, CHT – Touro University, Nevada, Henderson, Nevada
Abstracting and indexing
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health is abstracted/indexed in: Cabells Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Psychology; EBSCOhost Online Research Database; JournalSeek; and SwetsWise All Titles.
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