Staff Notices

The University of the West Indies Press invites all presenters and interested authors to submit their fully developed manuscripts for peer-review and possible publication in a special issue of the Caribbean Journal of Psychology titled, Dying to be Beautiful: Body image, Eating Behaviours and Health in the Caribbean.

You are invited to submit on the following themes:

-          Cultural norms that define Body Image

-          Colorism

-          Acculturation and Challenges when working with Caribbean Immigrants

-          Eating Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Stigma

-          Trauma and Depression in the Caribbean population

-          The emotional and physical cost of food scarcity

-          Obesity vs Health: At Every Size

-          Cost of beauty: Social and Economic Implications

-          Sports Psychology – Getting Your Head into the Game

-          Men and Muscularity – What is healthy vs. disordered

-          What is Old has become New Again – The Science and Promise of Plant Medicine

-          The Impact of Media on Physical, Mental Health and Social Health

-          The Impact of Supplement Use for Sports Performance

-          Substance Abuse

-          Physical activity and mental health 

Authors should submit their manuscripts online at: https://www.uwipress.com/journal-submission/. 

Important deadlines:

Manuscript submission deadline: September 1, 2024

Response from editors - December 1, 2024

Publication Date - February 2025 

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