Special Issue Call: Trauma, Recovery, and Mental Health: Pathways and Strategies for Holistic Wellbeing Posted on 2024-09-05

The Puerto Rican Journal of Psychology invites you to submit articles for the special issue "Trauma, Recovery, and Mental Health: Pathways and Strategies for Holistic Wellbeing" which will be published in 2025.

This special issue call aims to publish articles that focus on:

(a) documenting the psychosocial impact of diverse traumatic experiences (e.g., maltreatment, sexual abuse, human trafficking, cyberbullying, intrafamily [intimate partner violence] or community violence, natural disasters, traumatic medical procedures, historical trauma, and others); 

(b) evaluating psychosocial treatment intervention or prevention focused on trauma;

(c) developing and validating instruments that identify a history of trauma and/or related symptoms;

(d) evaluating secondary trauma (secondary traumatic stress) in professionals; and

(e) identifying needs and challenges for the implementation of public policy that promotes trauma-informed practices. We are interested in publishing articles that include diverse populations including age, sex, gender, race, and functionality.

We accept manuscripts in Spanish and English.

Important Dates:

Send an email including the abstract of the proposed article (maximum of 300 words) to Dr. Emily Sáez Santiago on or before October 8, 2024 at [email protected]

To access an abstract sample visit: https://www.repsasppr.net/index.php/reps/submission-instructions

Notification of acceptance of the abstract will be sent on or before October 29, 2024.

Submit complete manuscript of accepted abstract on or before January 30, 2025.

Manuscripts without a previously accepted abstract will not be accepted.

For questions, please contact Dr. Emily Sáez Santiago. [email protected]

Guest Editorial Team

  • Eduardo Cumba Avilés, Ph.D. (Puerto Rico)
  • Jennifer Morales Cruz, Ph.D. (Puerto Rico)
  • Yahaira Márquez, Ph.D. (Estados Unidos)

Editorial Team

  • Mae Lynn Reyes Rodríguez, Ph.D., FAED; Editor-in-Chief, Puerto Rican Journal of Psychology
  • Emily Sáez Santiago, Ph.D. Associate Editor, Puerto Rican Journal of Psychology