Call for Papers: Intervention Adaptation
Translational Behavioral Medicine invites articles on intervention adaptation. Intervention adaptation refers to the process of making changes to an evidence-based intervention (EBI) with the intent of making it a better fit for a new context or population. Changes to interventions can be made a priori before an intervention is implemented (adaptations) or during the implementation phase in response to challenges that arise (modifications). Adaptations/modifications can be applied to intervention populations/settings, content, protocols, or context. Submissions can address benefits/impacts or barriers to adaptations, evaluation of adaptations or how adaptations may affect the EBI scalability or sustainability.
Articles must have a clear behavioral medicine and translational focus. Authors are encouraged to briefly discuss and reference the evidence base for the intervention. Articles should describe the intervention’s core components and implications of the adaptations/modifications on the core components and potentially on the intervention’s efficacy. Articles should be guided by emerging or established adaptation models/frameworks such as those that guide adaptations and/or those that document or describe adaptations made. Importantly, articles should indicate how the work advances the field of intervention adaptation research. Articles in the areas of or with direct implications for health equity are encouraged, as are those that employ community-engaged approaches.
These are some examples of prior papers on this topic published in TBM:
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A scoping study of frameworks for adapting public health evidence-based interventions
Cam Escoffery, et al. -
Culturally adapting a physical activity intervention for Somali women: the need for theory and innovation to promote equity
Kate E. Murray, PhD, MPH, et al. -
Adapting research-tested computerized tailored interventions for broader dissemination and implementation
Cynthia Vinson, MPA, et al. -
Implementation science for cancer control: One center’s experience addressing context, adaptation, equity, and sustainment
Russell E Glasgow, et al. -
Understanding adaptations to patient-centered medical home activities: The PCMH adaptations model
Tristen L. Hall, MPH, et al.
Submission Deadline
Rolling submission
Article Types
All types of reviews will be considered for publication including commentary/position papers, original research, systematic reviews, brief reports, practice and public health policies, or letters to the editor. Guidance on the format for these reviews are provided in our website’s author guidelines.
Submission Instructions
Please submit through the Journal’s regular submission site.
Peer Review and Publication
Peer review is handled by Translational Behavioral Medicine editors. All articles will go through the typical rigorous peer review process of Translational Behavioral Medicine and must reach the same acceptance criteria as regular articles in the journal. Articles in the collection will be published when ready using a continuous publication model, and may be presented in a dedicated virtual collection once all the articles have published. Articles will not be delayed so they can publish in the same issue with other articles.
Open Access
Translational Behavioral Medicine is a hybrid journal, so authors can choose to publish under a standard license to publish or under an open access license. Please note that open access publication carries an open access fee that will not be waived or discounted for this call for papers. Please see the Open Access page for more detail. OUP has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia that provide funding for open access publishing. This means authors from participating institutions can publish open access, and the institution may pay the charge. Find out if your institution is participating.
Contact
If you have any questions or article proposals, please contact Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Cheryl L. Knott: [email protected].
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