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Highlight your research and enhance its visibility to your field and community by submitting to one of our Collections. Collections at npj Mental Health Research provide a high-profile venue for topics of substantial interest to the community. Papers included in a Collection are published in the journal and featured on our Collection page.

  • Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health

    This collection calls for research on the relationship between religion, spirituality and mental health, as well as the integration of spirituality into mental health care.
      Collection
      Submission status: Open Deadline: 21 July 2026

    • Parental mental health in the first 1,000 days

      This Collection invites research on parental mental health in the first 1,000 days: risks & resilience, screening and treatment, policy, and diverse families.
        Collection
        Submission status: Open Deadline: 08 June 2026

      • Microbiome, gut brain axis and mental health

        This collection invites research regarding cross-talk of the microbiome- gut-brain axis in the psychiatric disorders and other mental health issues.
          Collection
          Submission status: Open Deadline: 16 May 2026

        • Health outcomes of adversity in early life

          This cross-journal collection welcomes submissions investigating any health outcome resulting from adversity experienced in early life, including studies focused on prevention, epidemiological factors, pathophysiological mechanisms, the impact of socioeconomic factors, or advances in treatment options.
            Collection
            Submission status: Open Deadline: 30 September 2026

          • Advancing Research on Psychedelic Therapies

            This collection explores the evolution of psychedelic therapies, their therapeutic mechanisms, and challenges in generating reliable data for clinical and regulatory purposes.
              Collection
              Submission status: Open Deadline: 27 May 2026

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