Journals

Journal Scope

The British Journal of Health Psychology aims to provide a forum for high quality research relating to health and illness. The scope of the Journal includes all areas of Health Psychology across the life span, ranging from experimental and clinical research on aetiology and the management of acute and chronic illness, responses to ill-health, screening and medical procedures, to research on health behaviour and psychological aspects of prevention. Research carried out at the individual, group and community levels is welcome, and submissions concerning clinical applications and interventions are particularly encouraged.

The following types of paper are invited:

1. papers reporting original empirical investigations;
2. theoretical papers which may be analyses or commentaries on established theories in health psychology, or presentations of theoretical innovations;
3. review papers, which should aim to provide systematic overviews, evaluations and interpretations of research in a given field of health psychology;
4. methodological papers dealing with methodological issues of particular relevance to health psychology.