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With the rapid development of different disciplines, we have set up Column to deeply explore, comprehensively report, and focus on highly innovative and highly academically valuable scientific research results in the research fields covered by each journal. Column brings together the best topics selected by the Editor-in-Chief’s and Editorial Board’s teams based on the future academic trends and the latest research hotspots of different disciplines around the world to publish high-quality scientific research and academic results after soliciting contributions and rigorous peer review.
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Health Psychology and Lifestyle Behaviors
Summary: This column focuses on the psychological, behavioral, and epidemiological dimensions of lifestyle-related health. It welcomes studies examining how modifiable lifestyle factors, including physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep, dietary patterns, social interactions, and other daily behaviors, influence mental health, cognition, psychological resilience, emotional regulation, stress, anxiety, depression, and well-being across different populations and life stages. The column also encourages research on underlying biological, psychological, and social mechanisms, as well as evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies from health psychology, behavioral medicine, exercise psychology, nutritional psychiatry, lifestyle medicine, and public mental health perspectives.
Release Date: 2026
Brain Science and Mental Health
Summary: This column focuses on advances in brain science and their implications for mental health, psychological well-being, and health-related behavior. It welcomes research on neural mechanisms, neuropsychological processes, neuromodulation, brain-based interventions, digital and adaptive technologies, and lifespan mental health. The column particularly encourages interdisciplinary studies that connect neuroscience with psychology, psychiatry, behavioral medicine, and patient-centered care. By integrating biological, psychological, and clinical perspectives, this column aims to promote a broader understanding of how brain science can inform prevention, assessment, intervention, and long-term support for mental health across diverse populations and life stages.
Release Date: 2026