GENERAL RULES

Preparing the article, authors should be guided by the following rules:

• Review of the articles for publication takes at least 8 weeks.
• The editorial board of the journal is committed to publishing only original material, i.e., material that has neither been published elsewhere, nor is under review elsewhere. Previously published articles will be discarded.
• All articles shall be accepted for publishing free of charge, on a first in first out principle.
• The articles, which do not correspond to our rules, will be rejected.
• All incoming articles are reviewed according to the double-blind peer review procedure. Review is anonymous. Correspondence with the reviewer is carried out by executive secretary. After final decision on acceptance or rejection of the work, all authors will receive an information letter with notification on reading.

• The Global Psychotherapist Journal uses Quetext software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text, including AI-generated content, in submitted manuscripts. Manuscripts containing plagiarism or uncredited textual borrowings more that 15% are rejected by the Editorial Board. Each case of suspected plagiarism is assessed individually. If plagiarism is detected—whether by editors or reviewers at any stage before publication—the author(s) will be notified and asked to either revise the text appropriately or accurately quote and cite the original source.

• Editorial board does not provide author’s copies of the journal. The journal is published online. The entire archive of issues with free access is available on the official website of the Journal.
• All articles are accepted for publication free of charge.
• References from previously published articles of this Journal are encouraged. List of all articles
• All articles are checked by linguistic editors:

English language – Dr. Dorothea Martin (Albania)

Russian language – Dr. Kateryna Lytvynenko (Ukraine)

Ukrainian language – Dr. Kateryna Lytvynenko (Ukraine)

• Editorial board reserve the right to edit articles submitted for publication.
• Full Editorial policy document

JOURNAL’S TEAM

EDITORIAL BOARD

• Olga Lytvynenko (Ukraine), Dr. of Science (Psychology), Professor, Odesa National Medical University, Master Trainer PPT, WAPP Board member, e-mail: dr.olgalytvynenko@gmail.com
• Erick Messias (USA), MD, MPH, PhD, Professor and Department Chair of Psychiatry – Saint Louis University School of Medicine, USA, email: erick.messias@ssmhealth.com
• Liudmyla Serdiuk (Ukraine). Dr. of Science (Psychology), Professor. Head of the Laboratory of Psychology of Personality, Kostiuk Institute of Psychology NAES of Ukraine, Master Trainer of Positive Psychotherapy, e-mail: Lzserdyuk15@gmail.com
• Ali Eryilmaz (Türkiye), PhD, Professor at Faculty of Education of Yildiz Technical University (Turkey), PPT Basic Trainer, e-mail: erali76@hotmail.com
• Roman Ciesielski (Poland), Ph.D., M.D, Certified psychotherapist and supervisor of Polish Psychiatric Association, Certified psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer of PPT, President of Polish Association for Psychotherapy Development, Member of Experts Committee appointed by Ministry of Health, e-mail: romcie66@gmail.com
• Elif B. Unsal Ozberk (UK), PhD, CPsychol, FHEA, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, School of Human & Social Sciences, Buckinghamshire New University, e-mail: elif.ozberk@bucks.ac.uk

INTERNATIONAL  SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

• Andre R Marseille (USA), Phd, LPC. Lecturer at the Department of Counseling and Psychology, Chicago State University. Director at Safepaces Counseling, Coaching and Consulting Services, e-mail: dr.dre@safepaces.com
• Yevhen Karpenko (Ukraine), DSc. in Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Practical Psychology, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Certified Positive Psychotherapist, member of the WAPP, e-mail: psiholog_pp@ukr.net
• Galina Kabadzhova (Bulgaria), PhD, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, Head Assistant Professor at Sofia University st. Kliment Ohridski, researcher and consultant at the Center for psychological research and consultations (CPRC), e-mail: g.kabadzhova@analysingminds.com
• Shridhar Sharma (India), M.B.B.S, MD., D.P.M., FRC PSY (London); FRANZCP (Australia), FAMS, DFAPA (USA), Emeritus Professor in psychiatry, National Academy of Medical Sciences (Nams) of India, e-mail:sharma.shridhar@gmail.com

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

• Olga Kuprieieva (Ukraine), Dr. of Science (Psychology), Associate Professor S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine (Kyiv. Ukraine), e-mail: consultok0804@gmail.com

• Zlatoslav Arabadzhiev (Bulgaria), MD, PhD. Master Degree in Psychology, Psychiatrist. Head Assistant Professor – Medical University Plovdiv Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology. Certified Positive Psychotherapist, PPT Master Training participant, member of WAPP and Bulgarian Psychiatry Association. Lecturer in Department of Postgraduate Education in Medical University Plovdiv. Advanced Training in Adlerian Case Conceptualization. e-mail: zlatolini@gmail.com
• Arno Remmers (Germany), MD, psychotherapist, International Trainer PPT, private lecturer and supervisor at the Wiesbaden Academy for Psychotherapy (WIAP), e-mail: arno@arem.de
• Ivan Kirillov (Turkey), MD, PhD, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, international Master Trainer and supervisor for PPT, corporate trainer and executive coach, member of Executive Board of Directors of WAPP, author of 4 books and more than 30 articles, e-mail: ivan_kirillov@mail.ru
• Maksim Chekmarev (Russia), MD, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, international Master Trainer of WAPP, director of Amur center for positive psychotherapy, Lecturer of the Department of the Public Health in Amur State Medical Academy, e-mail: pontific3@yandex.ru
• Anna Wyszadko (Poland), Ph.D. in medical and health sciences, Basic trainer of PPT; Committee member at WAPP, at Polish association for EMDR therapy; member of Pomeranian Institute for Psycho-oncology, ESTD  and PTPO, email: annawyszadko@gmail.com
• Olena Chykhantsova (Ukraine), Dr. of Science (Psychology), Senior Researcher of the Chamata Laboratory of Psychology of Personality at Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine. Author of more than 70 publications, e-mail: chyhantsova@gmail.com
• Tuğba Sarı (Türkiye), PhD, Associated Professor at Counseling Psychology Department of Akdeniz University (Antalya-Türkiye), WAPP Master Trainer, e-mail: saritugba75@gmail.com
• Todor S. Simeonov (Bulgaria), Ph.D., Researcher at the Institute of Rhetoric and Communications (Sofia, Bulgaria), Certified Positive Psychotherapist (ECP holder), Clinical Psychologist and Global Director of Employee Wellbeing at Sutherland, member of the editorial board of the Rhetoric and Communication e-Journal, e-mail: info@todorsimeonov.eu
• Oleksandra Nizdran(Ukraine), PhD, Associate Professor of the department of clinical psychology, Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv, Ukraine), Basic Trainer in PPT, clinical psychologist at Ternopil regional communal clinical psycho-neurological hospital, e-mail: nizdran@ucu.edu.ua
• Petya Dimitrova Terziivanova-Argirova (Bulgaria), MD, PhD,  psychiatrist and resident in Child and adolescent psychiatry at Mental Health Centre ”Prof. Nikola Shipkovenski” LTD, Sofia, Bulgaria; Assist. Prof. at Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Medical Department of Psychiatry; certified positive psychotherapist, email: petyater@yahoo.com
• Polina Efremova (Russia), psychologist, business-trainer, Master Trainer in PPT, Head of Moscow Center of Positive Psychotherapy, general manager of PPT in Russian Professional Psychotherapeutic League, author of several scientific articles in Russian and international journals, e-mail: poromesh@gmail.com
• Ewa Dobiała (Poland), MD, specialist in psychiatry and environmental therapy, certified psychotherapist and supervisor-applicant of Polish Psychiatric Association, international trainer of Positive and Transсultural Psychotherapy, e-mail: edobiala@gmail.com
• Aleksandra Zarek (Poland) – Ph.D. in Psychology, Certified Psychotherapist and Basic Trainer of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy, employee of the Department of Humanistic Medical Sciences of the Medical University of Wroclaw and member of the therapeutic team at Wroclaw Institute of Psychotherapy, e-mail: aleksandra.a.zarek@gmail.com
• Liudmyla Moskalenko (Ukraine), PhD, Associate Professor (Chair of Psychology and Pedagogic, Ukrainian Humanitarian Institute), candidate Master Trainer for PPT, Board Member of Ukrainian Institute of Positive Psychotherapy, President of Ukrainian Association of Positive Psychotherapy, e-mail: mosluds@gmail.com.
• Nataliia Kovalenko (Ukraine): Doctor of Sciences (Pedagogy), Professor (Psychology), Professor of the Psychology Department of Sumy Makarenko State Pedagogical University, e-mail: NatalyaKovalenko@i.ua

MANAGING BOARD

• Executive Secretary – Dr. Melania Moldovan (Romania)
• Chief Secretary and language editor – Dr. Kateryna Lytvynenko (Ukraine)
• English editor – Dr. Dorothea Martin (USA)

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