The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research (JEMDR) is a quarterly peer-reviewed publication devoted to integrative, state-of-the-art papers about EMDR therapy. It is a broadly conceived interdisciplinary journal that stimulates and communicates research and theory about EMDR therapy and its application to clinical practice. The journal publishes experimental studies; theoretical, review, and methodological articles; case studies; brief reports; and book reviews.

Established in July 2007, the journal is published by Springer Publishing Company, LLC. and co-edited by Jenny Rydberg, a former special editor with JEMDR, book editor, and associate editor of the European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, and Derek Farrell, Ph.D., MBE a principal lecturer in psychology at the University of Worcester, UK, where he directs a master’s program in EMDR therapy.

For subscription information, please visit the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research page on the Springer Publishing Company website. If you would like to submit an article, please see the Call for Papers and Manuscript Submission details below.

Online Journal Access

EMDRIA Members

Online access to all journal issues is included in your membership. Log in to your member account to see the "EMDRIA Member Journal Access" information below. (The login link is located in the upper righthand corner of this page.)

  • Effective January 1, 2021, members who wish to receive a printed copy of the journal will need to purchase a printed copy subscription for an additional $20 annually. All members will still have online access to the journal for free.

Non-Members

Past issues of the journal are available through "open access" here.

 

Call for Papers

Papers may be submitted for peer review that are related to EMDR therapy interventions.  

Examples of acceptable articles include:

  • Case Studies
    • Asses the applicability of EMDR for a client(s) with a specific disorder or challenging presentation
    • Examine changes to the standard protocol using a case series approach
  • Research Studies
    • Investigate outcomes by using randomized clinical trials
    • Investigate treatment processes
    • Evaluate the role of eye movements and bilateral stimulation
    • Assess individual factors/personality variables to treatment outcome or process
  • Clinical Contributions
    • Discussion of the impact of ethnicity and culture
    • Suggestions on how to evaluate client readiness for treatment
    • Recommendations for treatment of a specific disorder
  • Review Articles
    • Summarize literature and research in a particular domain
  • Theoretical Reviews
    • Summarize research and propose hypotheses

Manuscript Preparation and Submission

The Journal of EMDR Practice and Research seeks your manuscripts on research and theory about EMDR therapy and their application to clinical practice. Authors should prepare manuscripts according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (most recent edition). Manuscripts are generally expected to be 20-35 pages in length. All instructions for preparation of the manuscript can be found through the Author Resources under the 'Submit an Article' tab of the Springer website here: https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgremdr.  The Guidelines for Authors document below has many of these details. Please contact Jenny Rydberg, Co-Editor jemdreditor@emdria.org with any additional questions.

Guidelines for Authors (PDF)

Editorial Board

Outgoing Editor (2021): Louise Maxfield, Ph.D.

Incoming Co-Editors (2022) |  Jenny Rydberg and Derek Farrell, Ph.D., MBE

Board Members

Nancy J. Abel, MSW
South Portland, ME

Ian Barron, D.Ed.Psy
University of Dundee, UK

Sheila Sidney Bender
Florham Park, NJ

Uri Bergmann, Ph.D.
Commack, NY

John G. Carlson, Ph.D.
Tucson, AZ

Ad de Jongh, Ph.D.
University of Amsterdam, Centre for Psychotherapy and Psychotrauma
Bilthoven, The Netherlands

Carlijn de Roos, Drs, MA
Psychotrauma-center for Children and Youth
Leiden, The Netherlands

Tonya Edmond, Ph.D.
Brown School of Social Work at Washington University
St. Louis, MO

Isabel Fernandez
Psychotraumatology Research and Studies Center
Milan, Italy

Judith Flaxman, Ph.D.
Center for Multimodal Treatment
Evanston, IL

Carol Forgash
Smithtown, NY

Blanche Freund, Ph.D., R.N., FAACS
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

Denise J. Gelinas, Ph.D.
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, MA

Earl Grey, Ph.D.
Southern New Hampshire University
New York, NY

Ricky Greenwald, PsyD
Child Trauma Institute
Greenfield, MA

Arne Hofmann, M.D.
University of Cologne
University of Witten
Herdecke, Germany

Hellen Hornsveld, Ph.D.
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Lee Hyer, EdD, ABPP
Mercer Medical School (Medical College of Central Georgia)
Newark, NJ

Matthew D. Kiernan, Ph.D.
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Daeho Kim, MD, Ph.D.
Hanyang University
Seoul, South Korea

Deborah L. Korn, PsyD
The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute
Brookline, MA

Christopher Lee, BSc (Hons), MSc, Ph.D.
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia

Andrew M. Leeds, Ph.D.
Santa Rosa, CA

Howard Lipke, Ph.D.
Private Practice
Wheeling, IL

Jamie Marich, Ph.D.
Director, The Institute for Creative Mindfulness
Warren, OH

Therese McGoldrick
University of Sterling
Sterling, Scotland, UK

Miriam Ramos Morrison, MA
Madrid, Spain

Mark D. Moses, Ph.D.
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH

Katy Murray, MSW
Olympia, WA

John M. O’Brien, Ph.D.
Portland, ME

Stacee L. Reicherzer, Ph.D.
Southern New Hampshire University
Chicago, IL

Susan Rogers, Ph.D.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Coatesville, PA

 

 

Martin Sack, M.D.
Technical University Munich
Munich, Germany

Sarah J. Schubert, BA(Hons)
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia

Nancy J. Smyth, Ph.D., MSW
University at Buffalo - School of Social Work
Buffalo, NY

Robert Stickgold, Ph.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D.
The Trauma Center
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Boston Community Practice Site
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Debra Wesselmann, MS, LIMHP
The Attachment and Trauma Center of Nebraska
Omaha, NE

Kathleen Wheeler, Ph.D., APRN-BC, FAAN
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

 

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