PSYCHIATRIA I PSYCHOLOGIA KLINICZNA is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original articles that constitute significant contributions to the advancements of psychiatry and psychology.

In addition, PSYCHIATRIA I PSYCHOLOGIA KLINICZNA publishes information from the medical associations, reports and materials from international congresses, letters to the Editor, information on new medical products as well as abstracts and discussions on papers published in other scientific journals, reviews of books and other publications.

PSYCHIATRIA I PSYCHOLOGIA KLINICZNA is issued four times a year in printed form, and in electronic form at http://www.psychiatria.com.pl. PSYCHIATRIA I PSYCHOLOGIA KLINICZNA is internationally indexed in Index Copernicus, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, EMBASE and SCOPUS.

The Editors of PSYCHIATRIA I PSYCHOLOGIA KLINICZNA acknowledge the principles of the Helsinki Declaration and, therefore, expect all research involving human to be conducted in line with the principles of above-mentioned declaration. For animal experimentation reported in the published articles the Editors acknowledge Interdisciplinary Principles and Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Research, Testing and Education (New York Academy of Sciences’ Ad hoc Committee) as general rules to conduct such studies. All studies involving humans or animals should be approved by the investigators’ institutional review boards.

The Review Process
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Submitted papers are reviewed in the evaluation process, firstly by the Editor-in-Chief. Incomplete or insufficient papers are sent back to authors without notice of explanation. Those which are sufficient undergo further examination. Each paper is registered under the unique registration number and under this number sent to two members of the Review Committee. The usual evaluation process takes 3 to 5 weeks. The paper is granted to be printed after positive opinion from the members of the Review Committee is obtained.

Conflict of Interest
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