Aims and scope: Fundamentals of Mental Health is a double-blind peer-reviewed, bimonthly, and English publication of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), Mashhad, Iran. Fundamentals of Mental Health is an international journal with more than 20 years of history that publishes the latest research and innovations in the field of mental health. The international and expert editorial team is committed to selecting high-quality, evidence-based articles from authors in different countries. The journal welcomes multidisciplinary research that bridges theoretical aspects with clinical efforts. The journal also aims to influence clinical approaches and mental health policies by publishing innovative articles on new treatments in psychology and psychiatry, and to improve the quality of health services for society and patients. Fundamentals of Mental Health publishes Original Articles, Review Articles, Case Reports, and Letters to the Editor.
Open accessing: This is an open access journal, meaning that all content is freely available to the user or his/her institution without charge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking the publisher's or the author's prior permission. This is by the BOAI definition of open access.
Policy: All Articles published in the “Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health” are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC), which allows users, including authors of articles, to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, in addition to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as the author and original source are properly cited or credited.
Charge: Publication fee for Iranian authors: 5000000 IR. Rials
Archives of data and articles: The articles published in the journal are archived in two ways: the PDF version of all the articles is online and available to readers on the journal's website. The published articles were preserved in eprints repository software. Also, the backup copy of the articles is kept in the computer of the journal's office so that in case of any problem on the journal's website, it is possible to access the PDF version of the articles.
Chairman: Seyyed Abolghasem Hosseini, M.D.
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Editor-in-Chief: Mohammad Reza Fayyazi Bordbar, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; fayyazimr@mums.ac.ir
License Holder: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS)
Publisher: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Online ISSN: 3041-8631
Peer Review Journal
Frequency: Bimonthly
Language: English