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Molecular mechanisms in neuropsychiatric disorders

Guest Editors
Xiao Chang, PhD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA 
Bruna Panizzutti, PhD, Deakin University, Australia

Submission Status: Open until 12 March 2026

Non-pharmacological interventions in psychotic illnesses

Guest Editors
Sandra Conceição Ribeiro Carvalho, PhD, University of Minho, Portugal
Elisabeth Thibaudeau, PhD, Laval University, Canada

Submission Status: Open until 5 March 2026

Geriatric depression

Guest Editors
Breno Diniz, MD, PhD, University of Connecticut Health Center, USA
Swathi Gujral, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Chichen Zhang, PhD, Southern Medical University, China

Submission Status: Open until 23 February 2026

Mood disorders in adolescents

Guest Editor
Kangcheng Wang, PhD, Shandong Normal University, China

Submission Status: Open until 9 January 2026

Neuroimaging in mood disorders

Guest Editors
Henry Chase, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Stefanie Hassel, PhD, University of Calgary, Canada
Tiffany Ho, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Sivan Kinreich, PhD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, USA

Submission Status: Open until 5 January 2026

Noninvasive brain stimulation for mental disorders

Guest Editors
Hanna Lu, PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Xin-hui Xie, MD, PhD, Washington University in Saint Louis, USA

Submission Status: Open until 13 November 2025

Early detection and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder

Guest Editors
Valsamma Eapen, MBBS, PhD, University of New South Wales, Australia
Ping-I (Daniel) Lin, MD, PhD, Saint Louis University USA 
Carla Sogos, MD, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Submission Status: Open until 10 November 2025

The role of sports psychiatry in athlete well-being

Guest Editors
Brendon Stubbs, PhD, King's College London, United Kingdom

Submission Status: Open until 7 November 2025

Borderline personality disorders: diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Guest Editors
Silvio Bellino, MD, PhD, University of Turin, Italy
Paola Bozzatello, MD, PhD, University of Turin, Italy
William Ellison, PhD, Trinity University, USA

Submission Status: Open until 30 October 2025

Advances in suicide prevention

Guest Editors
Isabela Troya, PhD, University College Cork, Ireland 
Lakshmi Vijayakumar, MBBS, DPM, PhD, FRCP (Edin), FRCPsych(Hon), Voluntary Health Services, India
Marianne Web, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia

Submission Status: Open until 23 October 2025

Postpartum depression

Guest Editor
Ahmed Waqas, PhD, University of Liverpool, UK

Submission Status: Open until 16 January 2026

Artificial intelligence for diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders

Guest Editors
Sean Lauderdale, PhD, University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA
Inbar Levkovich, PhD, Tel-Hai Academic College, Israel

Computational psychiatry

Guest Editors
Zhiyi Chen, PhD, Third Military Medical University, China 
Jony Sheynin, PhD, Texas A&M University, USA

Treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders

Guest Editors
Luisella Bocchio-Chiavetto, PhD, eCampus University, IRCCS San Giovanni di Dio Research Centre, Italy
Ebenezer Oloyede, MPharm, PhD, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, UK
Eromona Whiskey, BPharm, PhD, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, UK

Mental health in the transgender community

Guest Editors:

Asa E. Radix, MD, PhD, MPH, Columbia University, USA
Yuan Yuan Wang, PhD, South China Normal University, China
 

Psycho-oncology

Guest Editors:

Luigi Grassi, MD, MPhil, University of Ferrara, Italy
Daniel McFarland, DO, MS, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Michelle Riba, MD, MS, University of Michigan, USA

Substance abuse and comorbid psychiatric disorders

Guest Editors:

Carsten Hjorthøj, PhD, Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Abhijit Nadkarni, MBBS, DPM, MRCPsych, MSc, PhD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Laura Orsolini, MD, MSc, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
Ti-Fei Yuan, PhD, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China

Digital biomarkers and their use in psychiatric care

Guest Editors:

Alex Leow, MD, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Laura Orsolini, MD, MSc, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
 

Intergenerational psychiatry

Guest Editor:
Alessandro Rodolico, MD, PhD, University of Catania, Italy
 

Adult ADHD

Guest Editors:
Akira Iwanami: Showa University, Japan
Thais Martins-Silva: Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Alexandra Philipsen: University Hospital Bonn, Germany
 

Human psychopharmacology: efficacy and effectiveness of CNS drugs in psychiatric disorders

Guest Editors:
Renato de Filippis: University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy
Mohammadreza Shalbafan: Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Sleep problems and psychopathology

Guest Editors:
Hsi-Chung Chen: National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues: Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
 

Microbiome and psychiatric disorders

Guest Editors:
Kazi Farhana Afroz: Emory University, USA
Shaohua Hu: Zhejiang University, China
Mirko Manchia: University of Cagliari, Italy

First episode psychosis

Guest Editors:
Shuichi Suetani: Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Australia
Wei Wang: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
 

Smartphone and internet addiction

Guest Editors:
Chung-Ying Lin: National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Amir H. Pakpour: Jönköping University, Sweden
Zubair Ahmed Ratan: University of Wollongong, Australia
 

Stem cell models in psychiatry

Guest Editors:
Biju Viswanath, MD, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India
Zhexing Wen, PhD, Emory University, USA
 

Patient involvement in psychiatric research

Guest Editors:
Kirsten M. Fiest, PhD, University of Calgary, Canada
Angela King, Patient Partner, United Kingdom
Iain Lang, PhD, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Kristine Russell, Patient Partner, Canada

ICD-11 and mental disorders: important changes, controversies, and future directions

Guest Editor:
Florian Seemüller, MD, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany