Journal of Psychosexual Health
Dr T. S. Sathyanarayana Rao is the founder editor of the Journal of Psychosexual Health (SSH). It is an open access, quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, launched by SAGE Publishing, which is the official publication of the Karnataka Academy of Sexual Sciences. The growing importance of psychosexual health, the need for compiling high-quality systematic research in the field of sexuality and sexual well-being, and the lack of a journal dedicated to the same formed the basis of starting this journal. Psychosexual well-being forms an integral component of mental health; however, it is often under-researched and stigmatized. This was the impetus to initiate this journal and provide a common platform for all scientists, researchers, and other medical professionals to learn, contribute, and publish in this particular field for its advancement and to increase awareness in the public.
The name of the journal itself emphasizes the etiology of psychosexual disorders. Biological, psychological, and social factors influence the psychosexual health of an individual. A number of specialties currently deal with part of the problem including Andrology, Urology, Internal Medicine, and Gynecology. However, they focus mostly on the organic aspect when our focus should be on the biopsychosocial model. SSH is open to all specialties directly or indirectly related with psychosexual health. It attempts to cover all the basic sciences related to psychosexual health; socio-cultural aspects, including anthropology, theology, sociology, and psychology; and related medical and surgical fields. The journal’s board has eminent scholars from the field around the world such as Nirmal Lamichanne, Chittaranjan Andrade, Sandeep Grover, Afzal Javed, Lasantha Malavige, G. Prasad Rao, Lesley Jo Weaver, and Narayana Reddy to name but a few.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Journal Highlights
· Provides rigorous & double-blinded peer review
· Open access journal with no Article Processing Charge (APC)
· Articles made freely accessible online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons License
Submit your manuscript today at https://peerreview.sagepub.com/ssh.
The Journal of Psychosexual Health aims to address all aspects of sexuality, sexual health, psychology of sexual behavior, and psychiatric aspects of sexual medicine practice, with a focus on publishing well-conducted research and scholarly, peer-reviewed articles. To ensure transparency and quality, the journal follows a rigorous double-blind peer-review process. It hopes to serve as a conduit to articulate the holistic needs of patients, caregivers, and medical practitioners alike. The goal is also to amalgamate all medical, surgical, and other allied branches related to sexual medicine practice into a single unified entity that can transcend barriers in communication and function as a quintessential broadcast for the latest views and pioneer advances in the field. As a first dedicated journal on psychosexual health and sexual medicine in Asia Pacific, in general, and in India, in particular, this journal encompasses a broad gamut of topics such as sexual practices, sexual development, its impact on interpersonal relationships between partners and emotional well-being, the LGBT community, gender dysphoria, socio-cultural aspects of human sexuality, basics of sexuality, sexual practice, sexual dysfunctions, sexual disorders, sexual problems in specific populations, evaluation and management, related medical topics, sexual abuse, legal aspects, evolution of sexuality through time, impact of media, and sex education in schools, community, and medical institutions. The journal accepts original research, systematic and narrative reviews, contemporary viewpoints, commentaries, reflective narratives, book reviews, case reports, and a special “Art Column” for literary and socio-cultural discourse on sexuality and sexual health. The journal as a primer offers contemporary vistas in human sexuality.
| T S Sathyanarayana Rao | Professor, Department of Psychiatry,JSS Medical College, Mysore, affiliated to JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research |
| Debanjan Banerjee | Consultant Geriatric Psychiatrist, Kolkata |
| Abhinav Tandon | Dr AK Tandon Neuropsychiatric Centre, Allahabad |
| Mohammed Shamshul Ahasan | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh |
| Rithvik Kashyap | JSS Hospital, Mysore |
| Nirmal Lamichanne | Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital and Research Center Pvt. Ltd., Nepal |
| Shivananda Manohar J | JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mysore |
| Amrit Pattajoshi | Hi-Tech Medical College, Bhubaneshwar |
| Radwa S. Abdelazim | Cairo University Psychiatry Department, Cairo |
| Chittaranjan Andrade | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore |
| Rajashekar Bipeta | Psychiatrist, Hyderabad |
| Sandeep Grover | PGIMER, Chandigarh |
| Ruben Harnandez | Medico Psiquiatra Sexologo, Venezuela |
| Om Prakash Jhirwal | Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS), New Delhi |
| Roy Abraham Kallivayalil | Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala |
| Vasan S.S | Manipal Fertility, Bangalore |
| Atul Ambekar | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India |
| Rajni Chatterjee | Consultant Psychiatrist, Bhopal |
| Sanjay Deshpande | Consultant Sexologist, Nagpur |
| Jayan Mendis | General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka |
| Pratima Murthy | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore |
| Amit Mutha | Grant Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai |
| Pandiyan. N | Madras Medical College, Chennai |
| Natesh Prabhu | Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Chennai |
| Sravanti Sanivarapu | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore |
| Aleem Siddiqui | Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow |
| Anurag Srivastav | Fortune Multispeciality Hospital, Hyderabad |
| Rajesh Taneja | Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals Delhi, New Delhi |
| Adarsh Tripathi | King George’s Medical University, Lucknow |
| G. Venkataramana | Vatsayana Clinic, Hyderabad |
| Lesley Jo Weaver | University of Alabama, USA |
| Afzal Javed | Consultant Psychiatrist, England |
| T Kamaraj | Indian Association for Sexology, Chennai |
| Vivek Kirpekar | NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur |
| Lasantha Malavige | Asiri Surgical Hospital, Sri Lanka |
| Rajesh Raman | JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mysore |
| G. Prasad Rao | Asha Hospital, Hyderabad |
| Narayana Reddy | Chennai |
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