Introducing Acta Psychedelica: a Call for Papers

We are excited to announce the launch of Acta Psychedelica, a fully open-access, peer-reviewed, and non-profit journal dedicated to interdisciplinary psychedelic research. Run by researchers in the field, the journal aims to foster rigorous and open scientific discourse on psychedelics. The journal is published by the Finnish Association for Psychedelic Research (Psykedeelitutkimusyhdistys ry).

We now invite submissions on any topic related to psychedelic substances and experiences, spanning all fields of research. In addition, we welcome submissions on the first Special Theme of the journal, "What is (a) psychedelic?" Within this theme, we explore fundamental questions about the definition and scope of psychedelics. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: What qualifies as a psychedelic substance, activity, or experience? How should the term “psychedelic” be conceptualized? In what ways do psychedelic experiences compare to other transformative states, such as meditation, near-death experiences, or spontaneous awakenings?

Acta Psychedelica is an interdisciplinary journal and accepts submissions from psychology, psychiatry, philosophy, pharmacology, neuroscience, anthropology, sociology, religious studies, theology, and related disciplines. The journal is published on the journal.fi platform used by the majority of Finnish scientific journals, and there are no publication fees.

Manuscripts should be submitted via our online system: https://actapsychedelica.journal.fi/about/submissions

Submissions are considered continuously, and all accepted submissions are published online ahead of inclusion in issues.

For further inquiries, please contact the inaugural editors-in-chief Jussi Jylkkä (jussi.jylkka@abo.fi) or Aila Mustamo (aila.mustamo@utu.fi).