Perspectives in Infant Mental Health (formerly, The Signal) is a Professional Publication of the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH).

It provides a platform for WAIMH members, WAIMH Affiliate members, and allied infant mental health colleagues, to share scientific articles, clinical case studies, articles describing innovative thinking, intervention approaches, research studies, and book reviews, to name a few. It also serves as a nexus for the establishment of a communication network and informs members of upcoming events and conferences. It is a free open-access publication at perspectives.waimh.org.

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Invitation to Contribute

It is especially thought-provoking to understand that every infant and family is affected by forces far beyond their reach, forces that may strengthen or hinder social, emotional and relational health. A truly global organization, the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) invites professionals from around the world to contribute to Perspectives in Infant Mental Health, offering insights into the ways of seeing and being and working in diverse contexts, cultures and communities with infants, very young children and their families.

Our shared hope is that Perspectives will offer a space for interesting observations and articles around the world that promote reflection and interdisciplinary discussion. We publish Perspectives quarterly throughout the year. An open-source publication, members and others interested in infants and infant mental health have access to current and archived issues.

In the spirit of sharing new perspectives, we welcome your manuscripts. Manuscripts are accepted throughout the year. Articles are reviewed by the Editors, all of whom are committed to identifying authors from around the world and assisting them to best prepare their papers for publication.

Full Issue Publication Dates

• Spring issue: April
  Papers received by January 1 will be considered for inclusion in this issue.
• Summer issue: August
  Papers received by May 1 will be considered for inclusion in this issue.
• Fall/Winter issue: December
  Papers received by September 1 will be considered for inclusion in this issue.

Submission Categories

• Research Papers (max 3000 words, including references)
• Clinical Papers (max 3000 words, including references)
• Professional Development (max 3000 words, including references)
• Ethics (max 3000 words, including references)
• Community Voices (max 800 words, including references)
• Letters (max 800 words, including references)
• Opinion Pieces/Policy/Advocacy (max 1000 words, including references)
• Book Reviews (max 800 words, including references)

Submission Guidelines

• Style: APA 7th Edition.
• Font: 12-point.
• Spacing: 1.5 or double-spaced.
• Elements: All in-text citations, references, tables, and figures to be in APA 7th Edition format.
• Tables and figures: Please submit the paper as a Word document with separate files attached for each table and/or figure.
• Photos: We welcome photos of babies and families. All photos must be submitted as separate files with a resolution of at least 72 pixels per inch. All photos need to include a photo credit (if known) and a permission statement from the author/s for WAIMH to publish the photo in Perspectives and on all WAIMH printed and online platforms.
• All research papers must contain the Ethics Approval Reference Number and Ethics Approval Body Name.

Contact

To submit articles or to inquire about Perspectives in Infant Mental Health, please contact:

Jane Barlow (DPhil, FFPH Hon) (Editor-in-Chief)
Email: perspectives@waimh.org