Guidelines for Authors

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.

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.

Print a flyer of Perspectives in Infant Mental Health

Submission Categories

  1. Research Papers (max 3000 words, including references)
  2. Clinical Papers (max 3000 words, including references)
  3. Professional Development (max 3000 words, including references)
  4. Community Voices (max 800 words, including references)
  5. Letters (max 800 words, including references)
  6. Opinion pieces/Policy/Advocacy (max 1000 words, including references)
  7. Book Review (max 800 words, including references)

Submission Guidelines

  • APA 7th Edition.
  • 12-point font.
  • 1.5 or double spaced.
  • All in-text citations, references, tables, and figures to be in APA 7th edition format.
  • Papers with tables and figures: Please submit the paper as a word-format document with separate files attached for each table and/or figure.
  • We welcome photos of babies and families. All photos need to be sent in a separate file with a resolution of at least 72 pixels/inch.
  • All photos need to include a permission statement from the author for WAIMH to publish the photo in Perspectives and also on WAIMH online social media platforms.

Contact

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

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