Editor Resources
Essential tools and guidance for JBTM editors managing behavioral therapy and mental health manuscript review.
Support for Editorial Excellence
JBTM provides comprehensive resources to support editors in their manuscript evaluation responsibilities. These tools and guidelines help ensure consistent, fair, and efficient peer review of behavioral therapy research submissions.
Editors access manuscripts and manage peer review through the ManuscriptZone platform, providing streamlined workflow management for mental health research evaluation.
- Dashboard view of assigned manuscripts and pending tasks
- Reviewer invitation and tracking functionality
- Decision letter templates and communication tools
- Manuscript history and revision tracking features
- Performance metrics and timeline monitoring
Decision Templates
Standardized decision letter templates help editors communicate accept, revise, or reject decisions clearly and constructively. Templates ensure consistent, professional communication with behavioral therapy authors.
Evaluation Criteria
Detailed manuscript evaluation criteria guide editors in assessing scientific quality, methodological rigor, clinical significance, and presentation quality of mental health research submissions.
JBTM maintains a database of qualified reviewers with expertise across behavioral therapy specialty areas. Editors can search by research area, publication history, and past review performance to identify appropriate reviewers for psychology and psychiatry manuscripts.
Editors have access to COPE guidelines, plagiarism detection results, and ethics consultation for handling complex situations. Resources cover authorship disputes, suspected misconduct, conflicts of interest, and other ethical issues in mental health research.
The JBTM editorial office provides ongoing support for editors. Contact the managing editor for technical assistance, reviewer recommendations, guidance on difficult decisions, or any questions regarding manuscript handling for behavioral therapy research.
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