The Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology and Health (JOPPPAH) is owned and published by the Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health. Journal subscription, electronic or printed, comes with the level of membership chosen. To become a member online please use the online registration.

Non-member subscriptions, institutional subscriptions, and archival copies are available from the Office of the Association via telephone or fax at 707-887-2838), or via email.  The Journal is indexed in Psychological Abstracts, PsycINFO, and Health Instrument File.

Honoring the Editors of Our Journal 1986 to Present

Founding Editor, Thomas Verny, M.D., D. Psych., F.R.C.P. (C)

1986, Volumes 1 to 4(2)

 

Charles Laughlin, Ph.D

1990, Volumes 4(3) to 8(4)

 

Ruth Johnson Carter, Ph.D

1994, Volumes 9 to 16(2)

 

Interim: David B. Chamberlain, Ph.D

2002, Volumes 16(3) to 17(1)

 

Bobbi Jo Lyman, Ph.D.

2002, Volumes 17(2) to present

 

Abstracts: Volumes 1-20 Index of Authors: Volumes 1-20 Table of Contents: 1996 to Present Index of Reviews Major Themes From the Journal Archives: Varieties of Healing  The Journal may be Found in these Libraries Guidelines for Contributing Authors Submitting a Manuscript Guidelines for Reviewers

To Reach the Editor:

The Journal seeks leading edge articles in the field of prenatal and perinatal psychology and health. The Editor welcomes original papers on the psychological aspects of very early parenting, pregnancy, prenatal bonding and communication, childbirth, birth complications, birth losses and grief, adoption, the primal origins of health or of violence, the healing of birth trauma, and contrasting psychological experiences of birth in other cultures. To propose or to submit an article please contact the Editor-in-Chief, Bobbi Jo Lyman, Ph.D .

Journal Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Bobbi Jo Lyman, Ph.D., 5001 W. Florida Ave. Spc # 526, Hemet, CA 92545, Tel. (951) 765-3011.

Associate Editor: Anne Maiden Brown, Ph.D., 1519 McGee Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703, Tel/Fax (510) 549-2130.

Managing Editor: Maureen Wolfe, CNM., MPA, P.O. Box 1398, Forestville, CA 95436, Tel./Fax (707) 887-2838.

Review Editor: Donna Worden, BA., Kohala Health Library, P.O. Box 942 Kapa'au, HI 96755 (808) 889-0564
 

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Manuscripts submitted for consideration should be sent on floppy disk accompanied by three matching hardcopies to the Editor-in-Chief. The journal accepts only original material that is not under consideration by any other publication.

The Editor reserves the right to edit manuscripts for length, clarity, and conformity with the journal's style. If the article is accepted for publication, the author(s) will be expected to sign a contract that gives APPPAH limited licensing rights and leaves the copyright in the hands of the author(s).

The regular title page should list author and highest degree, occupation or title and affiliation and both postal and email addresses. For indexing and reference activity, please submit an Abstract of no more than 100 words and a brief list of key words. For purposes of peer review, please submit an extra title page without author identification.

The journal is interested in publishing theoretical and practical articles utilizing data gained from clinical work, experimental research, case studies, and self-report. Among the areas of special interest are:

• Psychological factors that affect conception, pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the post-partum period;
• The reciprocal mechanisms of interaction between the pregnant mother and her unborn child and the mother and her newborn;
• The influence of the family, society, and the environment on the pregnant mother and her unborn child;
• The institution of measures that will improve the emotional well-being of mothers, fathers, and newborns;
• The psychological effects of medical technology during conception, pregnancy, labor, and delivery on all parties concerned;
• Methods of prevention and resolution of prenatal and perinatal traumas;
• Interfaces between pre- and perinatal psychology and ethics, religion, philosophy, anthropology, and the law.

All illustrations and tables should be included separately from the manuscript and should be clearly identified in Arabic numerals. Legends for Figures should be typed on a separate page. Tables must significantly supplement the text without duplicating it. Figures should have an appropriate title. Illustrations should be either black and white glossy photos or India ink drawings.

The journal strives to follow the style of the Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition) in respect to reference citations in the text and in the reference list at the end. Authors should check to see that all textual citations appear in the reference list. Insert page numbers, do not hyphenate or justify text and double space the document throughout. Please do a spell check before submitting the final disk and matching printout. Follow APA guidelines for unbiased language and in particular avoid gender bias in using he or she when no sex is specifically indicated.

A typical issue of the journal is about 80 pages and a typical paper is between 15 and 25 pages in length, measured by the computer word count divided by 400. A 12-point New Times Roman font is preferred, with margins of one inch all around.

When submitting a floppy disk, label the disk with your last name, computer operating system, the word processing software and its vintage, and an abbreviated article title and date.

Guidelines for Reviewers

Our mission is to draw attention to new books and videos that focus mainly (not tangentially) on psychological or health issues of the prenatal or perinatal periods of human development, from conception through the first year of life. Specifically, we want to present new material that addresses the psychology (and the way psychology interacts with physicality) of very-early parenting, prenatal bonding and communication, pregnancy, childbirth, birth complications, birth losses and grief, adoption, the primal origins of health or of violence, the healing of birth trauma, and contrasting psychological experiences of birth in other cultures.

Your review should focus on how the work contributes to an understanding of: psychology and health in the pre- and perinatal period, (and/or) the influence of parents and caregivers on babies, (and/or) healing at later ages of injuries acquired during the pre- and perinatal period.

Occasionally, we also review books that we think provide important new perspectives on human development that have major implications for pre- and perinatal psychology and health.

As a reviewer you play an indispensable part in drawing attention to recently published works and helping to circulate them in the world. Your review may touch:

• About 500 APPPAH members via the Journal;
• Students and scholars in libraries around the world subscribing to the Journal and using psychology search engines and databases like PsycINFO;
• As many as 2,000 interested persons reached by the printed and online Newsletter; and
• Over 1,000 computer sessions per day from over 100 countries.

Reviews are generally 600 to 1,000 words (between one and two pages of single-spaced text). Under "Tools," your word processing program can probably provide you with a word count.

For books, please provide: Title, Author's Name, Date of Publication, City and Publisher, Number of pages, and ISBN number (accuracy essential) from the copyright page.

For videos, please provide: Title, Producer or Author, Date of Copyright, Length of Program in Minutes, Distributor or Contact Info (phone, email or website).

We pattern our style on rules in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. If any bibliographic notations are necessary in the review, APA rules call for a brief citation in parentheses in the text itself ("Smith, 1998" - or, if three or more authors, "Smith et al, 1998") and a full note at the end under References. Please run your spell-checker before sending, and provide your name, highest degree, and your city and state. We do not print promotional material about the reviewer.  Please submit to the Review Editor via email.