Intervention

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles that are relevant to professionals working in conflict affected areas, and to those working with refugees from areas of armed conflict throughout the world.

The journal also welcomes papers on mental health and psychosocial support in settings with limited formal resources of chronic adversity that are not directly related to war or violence, as well as papers situated within complex humanitarian emergencies.

Articles with clinical interest and implications will be given preference.Intervention publishes articles based on empirical research, practical experience, and literature reviews.

In addition, the journal welcomes descriptions and evaluations of current projects in the field of community mental health and psychosocial work, including training approaches for local professionals and community members.

Descriptions of case studies that are illustrative of a more general problem and reviews of relevant books are also welcome, as are personal reflections on being involved in mental health and psychosocial support work.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine and Psychology, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 500.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The ADAPT model

  Citation: 145

  Authors: Derrick

• Resource caravans and resource caravan passageways

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Stevan

• Building an evidence base on mental health interventions for children affected by armed conflict

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Theresa S, Timothy

• War experiences, daily stressors and mental health five years on

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Kenneth E., Andrew

• Dissemination and implementation of evidence based, mental health interventions in post conflict, low resource settings

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Laura K., Wietse, Mark, Goran, Ahmed Mohammed, Paul, Judith, Francisco Javier, Graham

• Mental disorder or emotional distress? How psychiatric surveys in Afghanistan ignore the role of gender, culture and context

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Peter, Hafizullah

• Rethinking mental health care

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Vikram

• The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers: social and psychological transformation in Sierra Leone

  Citation: 65

  Authors: John

• Mental health of refugees and displaced persons in Syria and surrounding countries

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Constanze, Liyam, Rawan

• Cleansing the wounds of war: an examination of traditional healing, psychosocial health and reintegration in Sierra Leone

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Lindsay