Therapeutic Communities Cover Image for Volume 46, Issue 4
Current Issue
Volume 46,
Issue 4,
9 December 2025

About the Journal

Established in 1980, Therapeutic Communities is the only peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing international findings related to therapeutic communities, therapeutic and enabling environments and related fields.

This journal has ceased publication and is no longer accepting submissions. We thank our authors, reviewers, editors, and readers for their valuable contributions and support over the years.

Submission information

Accepted manuscript types and word counts

  • Academic Paper
  • Case Study
  • Commentary/Response
  • Personal Contribution
  • Interview
  • Letters
  • Book Reviews
  • Editorial

Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.

Reference style

Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.

Keywords

Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper. When you submit to the journal, you’ll be able to choose keywords that describe the main topics of your paper from a list of recommended keywords, or you can add your own.

Peer review type

Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.

Open access options

This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.

Accepted languages

This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.

Accepted submission files

Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.

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Calls for papers

There are currently no open calls for papers for this journal. New calls are posted as they become available.

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Open access articles