Editorial policies
Pharmacotherapy in Psychiatry and Neurology is an open access biannual journal.
The journal is owned by Wroclaw Medical University and managed by Wroclaw Medical University Press. The journal does not publish advertisements.
The journal follows recognized standards of publication ethics and editorial practice, including the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
Original papers, reviews, research protocols, letters to the editor, and editorial material should be submitted electronically via the journal’s Editorial System. Author(s) declare that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere or is not being considered for publication elsewhere. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript will be screened for plagiarism. Editors initially verify the manuscript and decide to review it, send it back for adjustment, or reject it. Editors are allowed to make a desk rejection. Editors send the anonymous version of the manuscript (if it was not rejected at the previous stage) to two (2) or more expert reviewers in the field. After receiving reviews, Editors decide to accept the manuscript, send it back to Author(s) for corrections, or to reject it. Editors are allowed to reject the manuscript even based on a single negative review. Author(s) receive the anonymous version of the review. When the manuscript is returned to the corresponding Author for revision, it should be returned to the Editorial Office within 14 days; otherwise it may be considered withdrawn. Editors reserve the right to reject a manuscript in case the revision is not submitted within 6 weeks since the decision. Editors send the manuscript for verification by a web-based plagiarism program. All the detected cases of scientific misconduct will be exposed, including notification of relevant institutions.
The manuscript is initially accepted for publication and the corresponding Author receives an email with a link to the License Agreement Creative Commons. Attribution 3.0 Poland (CC BY 3.0 PL). Each Author is required to fill it in, scan and the corresponding Author shall upload the scanned Agreements to the Editorial System. The manuscript will not be published unless we receive the License Agreement from all Authors.
Our journal allows Authors to hold copyright without restrictions. Authors have the right to withdraw the manuscript at any time before its publication.
Authors receive the galley proof of the manuscript, which should be sent back to the Editorial Office within 3 working days; otherwise, the publication may be withdrawn or published without the Authors’ corrections. Changes to the galley proof may not exceed 3% of the manuscript volume, unless they have been consulted with the Publisher.
When the manuscript is published, its full version becomes available on the journal's website. The assigned DOI (digital object identifier) is activated.
Authors may use generative AI and AI-assisted technologies during the writing process prior to manuscript submission, provided that these tools are used solely to improve the language and readability of the manuscript and that their use is appropriately disclosed. Authors are responsible for carefully reviewing and editing AI-generated content, as AI tools may generate information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or biased. The use of these technologies should always remain subject to human oversight and authorial judgment.
Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies must not be listed as authors or co-authors and should not be cited as authors. Authorship entails responsibilities and contributions that can only be attributed to and fulfilled by humans. Authors remain fully responsible and accountable for the content of their work.