In the fortnightly Mind Matters column, titled “Distress and stigma” of Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, the original paper (research article), “An exploration of psychological distress and stigma in frontline workers amidst COVID-19 from Andhra Pradesh, India” by Keya Das, Bhavya Sree R, and Madhu Sekhar C is highlighted that is published in the July-December 2021, Volume 12 Issue 2 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

“Psychiatric comorbidity and reason for relapse in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome” by Lipika Malik, Vikas Punia, and Preiti Modi is the new Advance Online Publication (AOP) of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®).

The Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Shyamanta Das in the fortnightly Mind Matters column, titled “Post-COVID-19 world” of Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, has highlighted the letter to editor, “Gearing up to tackle mental health issues in the post-COVID-19 world” by Nikhil Nayar, Shijo John Joseph, Samrat Singh Bhandari, Sanjiba Dutta, and Sheikh Shoib, and published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.

In the fortnightly Mind Matters column, titled ‘Psychosocial “needs”’ of Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, the commentary, ‘Post-outbreak psychosocial “needs” of the public in the COVID-19 era’ by Antonio Ventriglio, Antonello Bellomo, Shijo John Joseph, and Dinesh Bhugra is highlighted that is published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.

The articles of the July-December 2021, Volume 12 Issue 2 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) are now in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

In the Mind Matters column, titled ‘Human molecular genetics’ of Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, Shyamanta Das, the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) highlights the Continuing Medical Education (CME), “A brief summary of human molecular genetic techniques for clinical psychiatrists” by Chandra Bhushan Rai, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Smita N Deshpande, and BK Thelma, and published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.

Errata of the July-December 2021, Volume 12 Issue 2 of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®) are uploaded.

The fortnightly Mind Matters column of the Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Shyamanta Das, titled “Attitude towards psychiatry” in Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, highlights the original paper (research article), “A cross-sectional study of attitude towards psychiatry among undergraduate medical students” by Shiva Kumar BK, Neeraj Raj B, and Vinay HR, and published in January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.

The Editor-in-Chief of the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences (OJPAS®), Shyamanta Das, in fortnightly Mind Matters of Horizon, the Friday supplement with The Assam Tribune, titled “Hand cleanliness” highlights the original paper (research article), “Knowledge of hand cleanliness among medical students and nurses at tertiary healthcare centre: a cross-sectional study” by Bandana Mahanta, DK Das, Pollov Borah, Putul Mahanta, and Malamoni Dutta, and published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.

Titled “Nosophobia of COVID-19”, 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: research paper, “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, and published in the January-June 2021, Volume 12 Issue 1 of OJPAS®.