Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The Journal of Rural Mental Health (JRMH) is the peer-reviewed, scholarly journal of the National Association of Rural Mental Health. The mission of the JRMH is to provide an archival peer-reviewed publication that includes papers pertaining to rural mental health research, practice, and policy. Submissions may take a number of forms such as reports of original research, theoretical or review articles, program descriptions, first-person articles by consumer/survivors, book and media reviews, creative efforts, and letters to the editor.

 

The JRMH seeks topics on mental health in rural and frontier regions in the United States as well as internationally, such as:

  • Original qualitative and quantitative research
  • Theoretical or review articles
  • Program descriptions
  • First-person articles by consumer/survivors
  • Book and media reviews
  • Creative efforts
  • Letters to the editor
  • Reports

 


 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Articles will be reviewed by two to three blind reviewers. When appropriate, additional statistical review may be conducted. The Editor, with the assistance of the Associate Editors, will examine the reviews and make decisions regarding acceptance or rejection of articles.

Articles selected for publication will be judged by their contribution to the field, their ethical appropriateness, and by overall quality. In the event of good content and poor writing, an attempt will be made by the Publication Office to assist in improving the writing quality.

For scholarly documents, please include an abstract of 75-125 6-8 keywords, and complete endnote and reference sections. Scholarly papers should be between 12-20 pages, double spaced. Create all images, tables, and figures accorded to APA format.  Include a cover letter to the editor.

Submissions are accepted at any time and, if accepted, are published in the soonest appropriate issue of the JRMH.

 

Publication Frequency

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

CLOCKSS system has permission to ingest, preserve, and serve this Archival Unit.

 

Journal of Rural Mental Health

The Journal of Rural Mental Health (JRMH) is the peer-reviewed, scholarly journal of the National Association of Rural Mental Health. The mission of the JRMH is to provide an archival peer-reviewed publication that includes papers pertaining to rural mental health research, practice, and policy. Submissions may take a number of forms such as reports of original research, theoretical or review articles, program descriptions, first-person articles by consumer/survivors, book and media reviews, creative efforts, and letters to the editor.