International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research

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Editorial board

Editorial Board

IJPR is directed by an international board of psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and mental-health researchers. Every submission is handled by a named subject editor working in the relevant field — peer review at IJPR is Single-blind (double-blind on request), and editorial decisions rest on scientific merit alone.

  • 10 editors
  • 8 countries
  • 5 with an ORCID iD available
  • Peer review: Single-blind (double-blind on request)
  • Editorially independent · ISSN 2574-612X

Editorial leadership

Portrait of Wei Xu
Editor-in-Chief

Wei Xu

Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University, Beijing · China
Areas of expertise: mindfulness, emotion, PTSD, giref, psychological intervention
How the board works

Editorial governance and independence

The board's role is scholarly stewardship: overseeing peer review, upholding publication ethics, and protecting the people described in the research. Board membership is a scholarly service — it is not clinical endorsement, accreditation, or professional certification.

Independent decisions

Editorial decisions are based on scientific merit and are independent of fees, membership, or any commercial consideration. Editors recuse themselves from manuscripts in which they have a conflict; those papers are handled by another editor. Editorial policies →

Peer-review oversight

Each manuscript is assigned to a handling editor in the relevant field, who oversees single-blind peer review (double-blind on request) by qualified reviewers. Reviewer guidelines →

Integrity & confidentiality

Editors and reviewers treat submissions as confidential and follow recognized research-integrity practice on authorship, competing interests, and the handling of concerns and corrections. Editor guidelines →

Patient privacy & safeguarding

Because psychotherapy research involves identifiable people, editors expect informed consent, protection of privacy, and attention to participant safety and dignity in the work they handle.

Scope & fit

The board records include research interests in psychotherapy practice and process, evidence-based interventions, clinical populations, and training. These terms describe the stored profiles; they are not an independent assessment of expertise. Aims & scope →

Publisher relationship

IJPR is published by Open Access Pub, which provides production and hosting. The editorial board directs scholarly content and review; the publisher does not influence individual editorial decisions. About IJPR →

Section editor

Portrait of Mehmet Sungur

Mehmet Sungur

Section Editor
Turkish Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies · Turkey
Areas of expertise: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
The board

Editorial board members

Named subject experts across clinical psychology, psychiatry, and psychotherapy. Search or filter to find an editor by name, institution, country, or area of expertise.

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Gabriele Fischer

Editorial Board
Medical University of Vienna, Center for Public Health, Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. · Austria
Areas of expertise: Psychiatrist & Neurologist.
Portrait of Hassan Banaruee

Hassan Banaruee

Editorial Board
Academic research officer, University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Weingarten, Baden-Wurttemberg · Germany
Areas of expertise: Emotion, Educational psychology, Cognitive psychology, Cognitive linguistics, Metaphor, Humor
Portrait of Karim Sedky

Karim Sedky

Editorial Board
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA · United States
Areas of expertise: Sleep Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) Childhood Disorders Addiction Medicine Psychopharmacology ECT
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Marco Cavallo

Editorial Board
University of The E-Campus Studies, Psychology Faculty. · Italy
Areas of expertise: Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
Portrait of María Paz Cardín García

María Paz Cardín García

Editorial Board
PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Spain · Spain
Areas of expertise: Psychotherapy, Psychology, Bioenergetic Analysis, Biosynthesis
Portrait of Tullio Scrimali

Tullio Scrimali

Editorial Board
University of Catania, Aleteia Clinical Center, ALETEIA, European School of Cognitive Therapy. · Italy
Areas of expertise: Applied Neuroscience in Psychotherapy, Neuroscience-Based Cognitive therapy, Schizophrenia, Eating Disorders, Alcohol and other substances abuse Disorder, Teaching psychotherapy, The Therapist perosnal analysis.

CHUNG Man-cheung

Editorial Board
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Hong Kong
Areas of expertise: Posttraumatic stress disorder and other topics pertaining to health/clinical psychology and philosophical psychology.
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What the board does

How the board supports authors and readers

  • Assess fit and rigor
    Editors judge whether a manuscript falls within scope and meets the methodological and ethical standards for publication.
  • Select and guide reviewers
    Handling editors match each paper to qualified reviewers and weigh their assessments before reaching a decision.
  • Uphold ethics and integrity
    The board applies recognized practice on consent, competing interests, and the handling of concerns, corrections, and retractions.
  • Steward the field
    Editors help shape the questions IJPR takes up across psychotherapy practice, process, outcomes, and training.

Qualified specialists in psychotherapy and mental health who wish to be considered for an editorial or reviewer role can express interest through the journal's editorial contact. All appointments follow the journal's own vetting; expressing interest confers no advantage in the review of your own work.

Submit your work to a board of named experts

Confirm your fit with the aims & scope, follow the author instructions, and send us your manuscript. You pay nothing unless it is accepted.

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