Shijo John Joseph as Assistant Editor of OJPAS®
After successfully editing the COVID-19 section, Shijo John Joseph, MD resumes as the Assistant Editor of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®). Shijo is the Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry in Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim.
Public mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
“Public mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and game plan” by Bemma Konthoujam is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).
Depression and HIV/AIDS
Titled “Depression and HIV/AIDS”, this fortnight’s Mind Matters column of the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Shyamanta Das in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, highlights the original article, “Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in people living with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers: a comparative study” by Ravinder Kumar Prajapati, Radhey Shyam, and Sushma Rathee, and published in the July-December 2019, Volume 10 Issue 2 of the OJPAS®.
OJPAS® in IndianJournals.com
The articles of the current issue (July-December 2020, Volume 11 Issue 2) of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) are now available in IndianJournals.com with digital object identifier (DOI).
Nosophobia, hypochondriasis, and healthcare seeking amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
“Nosophobia, hypochondriasis, and willingness of people to seek healthcare amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State, Nigeria” by Nta Obono Okoi and John John Etim is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).
Samrat Singh Bhandari as Associate Editor of OJPAS®
Samrat Singh Bhandari, MD takes charge as the Associate Editor of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®). Samrat is the Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.
Let’s not stain our hearts – with stigma
Rijusmita Sarma, the Editorial Assistant of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) wrote, “Let’s not stain our hearts – with stigma” in The Sentinel.
OJPAS® editors’ meet
The editorial board members of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) met in a webinar along with the proprietor of Academy Publisher and discussed the inclusion of the journal in ResearchGate (RG) and assignment of RG Journal Impact (0.34) that is comparable to the Asian Journal of Psychiatry (0.64), the Indian Journal of Psychiatry (0.50), and the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (0.47). OJPAS® is under evaluation by Clarivate Analytics for inclusion in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of Web of Science. Dr. Shijo John Joseph has joined as section editor for manuscripts related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). New section on continuing medical education (CME) has started and first article has already been published (A brief summary of human molecular genetic techniques for clinical psychiatrists). Next in the section will be on ‘Statistics for clinical research: basic to advance’. Peer-review platform is not working as needed and decided upon to develop one. All the editors need to understand the conflict of interest for editors. For advance online publication, digital object identifier (DOI) will be applied directly to Crossref. Instructions for authors and guidelines for reviewers are deliberated.
Human molecular genetic techniques for clinical psychiatrists
“A brief summary of human molecular genetic techniques for clinical psychiatrists” by Chandra Bhushan Rai, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Smita N Deshpande, and BK Thelma is the new Advance Online Publication of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).
Stress and self-harm
Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) and Kamal Nath, the Advisory Board Member of OJPAS® spoke on ‘Stress related to COVID-19 in youth’ and ‘Self-harm behaviour’ respectively in the webinar organised by IQAC, SBMS College, Sualkuchi.
Academy Publisher 