The Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health is a peer-reviewed academic periodical dedicated to disseminating high-quality scholarly work that bridges the disciplines of urban design and mental health. Our publication portfolio includes original research articles, essays, thought pieces, and commentaries, contributing new findings to the field. 

We are particularly interested in research with clear practical applications, interesting design solutions and ideas, which have been already implemented (case studies). Submissions to the journal are expected to meet the rigorous academic standards that characterize influential, field-shaping research.

• We value clear, succinct, and grammatically correct writing that is accessible to people who work in a wide range of disciplines.
• Please consult our Policy for Use of Generative AI. 
• Please submit an MS Word file.
• Please use the submission template for all resubmissions. First submissions may be submitted in any format.
• The front page should include:
• proposed title
• max. 200-word abstract (not required for Dialogue submissions)
• full names and affiliations of all authors
• corresponding email address 
• Social media details for authors to facilitate discussion of your paper on social media, if available
• All submissions should focus on the links between urban design and mental health. 
• Please review the scope of the journal and the theme above for details.

• All submissions should be fully referenced as appropriate with bracketed numbers throughout the text with references in APA format.

• Please include at least one relevant photograph, illustration, or other graphic (with description and any attributions). 
• Authors are expected to cite any datasets in the body of the article, with a corresponding reference in the reference list.

• If ethics approval is relevant, details should be included. Please check our Policies on Human and Animal Rights.

• Please report funding details. In the case of no funding please include the appropriate statement. 

• Please check our Conflict of Interest Policies and include a completed conflicts of interest disclosure form.

• Please avoid specialist jargon to ensure that the papers are accessible to all.

• Please check our Peer-review Process.

• Currently this journal is published in English only, though we want to publish papers from a wide range of countries; abstracts in other languages are welcome.

• Please consult our Data Sharing Policy.

• The Journal and individual articles can be accessed online, free of charge, through websites: https://www.urbandesignmentalhealth.com/journal.html , https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/urbandesignmentalhealth/index or zenodo:https://zenodo.org/communities/udmh

• For further information about authorship criteria, please see the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines.

AUTHOR FEES:

There are no charges for publishing. 

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING:

Authors retain copyright and publishing rights without restrictions and grant the journal right of first publication under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License.