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Author Guidelines

Why contribute to the EHP?
The European Health Psychologist provides a space for members of the health psychology community to share ideas, perspectives, experiences, and developments than can stimulate discussion and contribute to the advancement of the field.
 
We particularly welcome contributions that bring new perspectives to health psychology, connect research with practice, reflect on emerging topics and challenges, share experiences and lessons from research or professional activities, or contribute to ongoing conversations within the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) community. 
 
Types of contributions 
The EHP welcomes contributions in a variety of formats and does not require authors to fit their ideas into a fixed set of article types. Depending on the topic and purpose, contributions may include, for example:  
  • Perspectives or thought pieces (position papers): contributions presenting a particular viewpoint or perspective on a topic relevant to health psychology, including reflections on current developments and future directions.
  • Concise overviews: accessible overviews of research areas or emerging topics, short summaries of keynote addresses, or introductions to related disciplines accompanied by reflections on their relevance to health psychology. 
  • Reflections on research or practice: contributions sharing experiences, insights, or lessons arising from research, professional practice, projects, or other activities relevant to health psychology.
  • Interviews: conversations with health psychologists and others working in relevant fields, providing an opportunity to explore their perspectives on the development of health psychology, their research or professional work, and important questions or challenges within the field. 
  • Discussions or debates: contributions bringing together different perspectives on a topic or question of relevance to health psychology and encouraging further discussion within the community. 
  • Controversies: contributions exploring areas where different or competing perspectives exist. These may take the form of a dialogue between contributors with different views, contrasting position pieces, or a contribution presenting a particular position on a debated topic. Responses to pieces previously published in EHP are also welcome. 
  • Reports from conferences and workshops: concise accounts of conferences, workshops, or related events that highlight key discussions, experiences, outcomes, or messages of relevance to EHP readers. 
  • Summaries of EHPS activities: contributions sharing key developments, outcomes, or experiences from activities and initiatives taking place within the European Health Psychology Society. 
  • Research or professional group profiles: introductions to research groups, networks, laboratories, or professional groups, highlighting their work, areas of interest, activities, and contribution to health psychology. 
  • Other contributions of relevance to the health psychology community.

We are also open to new and creative formats. If you have an idea but are unsure whether it would be suitable for EHP, or which format would work best, we encourage you to contact the editorial team. We are happy to discuss potential contributions and explore how an idea might best be developed for EHP. 

EHP also publishes reports and other communications from the EHPS Executive Committee (EC) when requested, providing a channel for sharing relevant Society activities, developments, and information with the EHPS community. 

EHP does not publish traditional full-length empirical research papers or review articles that fall within the scope of the EHPS journals Psychology & Health and Health Psychology Review. Contributions drawing on empirical research may nevertheless be considered where their purpose and format are consistent with the scope of EHP. 

 
General requirements
Contributions should be written in clear, accessible, and concise English. Authors can prepare and submit their contributions in one of two ways: 
  • EHP Google Docs template (Zirconia): Authors can prepare their contribution directly using the EHP Google Docs template. The template is designed to support the new publication workflow and can be accessed here or provided by the Editors-in-Chief upon request.  
  • Microsoft Word: Authors may alternatively prepare their contribution as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) and submit it by email. 

Both submission routes are currently supported. Further information on how to submit a contribution is provided in the Submission Process section below. 

Submissions for all types of contributions should include: 

  • a clear and informative title;
  • an abstract of up to 150-200 words;
  • up to five keywords;
  • the full text, typically up to 2500 words (without references);
  • the names and institutional affiliations of all authors;
  • the email address of the corresponding author;
  • ORCID IDs for authors, where available, and;
  • a reference list, where applicable. 
References
References should follow the current APA style. Where available, authors should include the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for referenced publications. Authors are responsible for ensuring that references are accurate and complete. 
 
Figures, tables and other visual material
Figures and tables should be clearly labelled and referred to in the text. Authors are encouraged to use visual material where it helps communicate their ideas clearly and effectively.
 
Figures, photographs and other images should be provided at sufficient quality for online publication. Where material has been reproduced or adapted from another source, authors are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions and providing appropriate attribution. 
 
Copyright and permissions
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their contribution does not infringe the copyright or other rights of third parties. Where figures, tables, photographs, images, or other material are reproduced or adapted from another source, authors must provide appropriate attribution and obtain any permissions required for publication in EHP.
 
Authors should indicate the source of reproduced or adapted material and, where applicable, provide evidence that permission for its use has been obtained.
 
Authors are also responsible for ensuring that they have the appropriate permissions or consent for any photographs or other identifiable material included in their contribution
 
Competing interests
Authors should disclose any financial, professional, personal, or other interests that could reasonably be perceived as influencing the content of their contribution. Where no competing interests exist, this should also be stated. 
 
Use of artificial intelligence 
EHP recognises that artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted tools are increasingly used across research, writing, design, and content development. 
 
Authors should transparently disclose the use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools in the preparation of their contribution. Where such tools have been used, authors should include a brief statement identifying the tool used and how it was used. This includes, for example, the use of generative AI to support drafting or language editing, or AI-enabled tools to generate or substantially modify figures, images, or other visual material (e.g., AI-assisted figure generation using Canva). 
 
Where no generative AI or AI-assisted tools have been used in preparing the contribution, authors should state this. 
 
 
Submission process
Before submitting, authors should ensure that their contribution is consistent with the scope of EHP and follows the Author Guidelines above. 
 
Contributions should be submitted to the EHP editorial team via ehp@ehps.net
 
Depending on how the contribution has been prepared, authors should either:
  • attach the manuscript as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx); or
  • provide the link to the manuscript prepared using the EHP Google Docs template (Zirconia).
Any accompanying files, such as figures, images, or author photographs, should also be included with the submission or made accessible to the editorial team. 
 
Authors considering a contribution are very welcome to contact the editorial team before submission, particularly if they would like to discuss the suitability of an idea, its proposed format, or its fit with EHP.
 
 
Publication process
All contributions submitted to EHP undergo a peer-review process. Following submission, manuscripts are reviewed for their relevance, clarity, quality, and contribution to the EHP readership. 
 
Authors will usually receive reviewer and editorial feedback within approximately 4–6 weeks of submission. Where revisions are requested, authors will normally be given 4–6 weeks to address the comments and submit a revised version. Further revisions may occasionally be requested before a final editorial decision is made. 
 
Once a contribution has been accepted, it moves into the publication process, which takes place in two stages: 
  • First stage: editorial and production revision: The accepted manuscript is prepared for publication and authors are invited to review the revised version. At this stage, authors should carefully check the content and identify any remaining corrections or issues, including author names and affiliations, text, and other elements of the contribution;
  • Second stage: PDF proofs: Once the article has been formatted, authors receive the final PDF proofs for approval. At this stage, authors are asked to check the article carefully for formatting, references, figures, and tables. As the contribution has already been accepted and prepared for publication, substantial changes to the content should not normally be introduced at the proof stage.
Following acceptance, authors will also be asked to provide a recent, good-quality head-and-shoulders photograph of the first author, preferably in colour and supplied as a separate image file. EHP traditionally publishes a photograph of the first author alongside contributions as a way of supporting visibility, connection, and networking across the EHPS community. 
 
Once the final proofs have been approved, the contribution is published online as part of an EHP issue and assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). 

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Names, email addresses, and other personal information provided through the EHP publication system will be used only for the purposes associated with the submission, editorial, and publication processes and will not be made available for unrelated purposes or shared with third parties except where necessary for these processes.