Editorial: Journal Update
Stephen Palmer and Siobhain O’Riordan
Citation: Palmer, S., & O’Riordan, S. (2025). Editorial: Journal Update. International Journal of Stress Prevention and Wellbeing, 9, 1, 1-2. https://www.stressprevention.net/volume/volume-8-2025/volume-9-article-1-editorial
Processing dates: Submitted: 3 September 2025; Accepted 4 September 2025; Published 4 September 2025
Welcome to Volume 9 of the International Journal of Stress Prevention and Wellbeing. This publication is an online international peer reviewed journal. We encourage academic contributions from researchers, stress management and wellbeing professionals. We publish theory, research and practice articles on all aspects of stress prevention and wellbeing. We invite contributions to the journal on the following: original research; research protocols; review articles; brief reports; techniques, interventions and strategies; case studies; book reviews; keynote papers; conference, congress and symposium reports.
For submission information visit the webpage: https://www.stressprevention.net/review-process. However, here you will see that we have introduced some policy changes from 2025 onwards as follows:
• We will only be taking forward position or opinion papers via invitation from the Editorial Board.
• AI-assisted technologies including Large Language Models (LLMs), chatbots and image creators will not be accepted as co-authors of papers. In addition to the usual plagiarism checks, the publisher will now check submissions for AI content.
• Submissions may now be subject to rejection by the Editor(s), a process referred to as a desk rejection. In such instances, specific reasons for the rejection will not be provided.
The National Wellbeing Service Ltd is the publisher of the International Journal of Stress Prevention and Wellbeing and the team are pleased to announce that it received two awards in recognition of its contributions to mental health education and awareness. The company has received the GPH Most Informative Online Mental Health Resource 2025 and the GHP News Mental Health Awareness Excellence Award 2025. These awards have highlighted the National Wellbeing Service Limited’s commitment to providing mental health resources to individuals, professionals, and organisations. This includes the company’s online platforms which continue to serve as a source of information, offering useful insights into mental health, wellbeing, stress management, relaxation techniques, and professional training. Up-to-date research is published in our peer reviewed journals. We thank the journal editors and editorial boards, authors and reviewers for their hard work in supporting the publications, without them, these awards would not have been achieved.
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Funding
None declared.
Declaration of conflicting interests
The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest in respect to their authorship or the publication of this paper.
Acknowledgments
We thank the journal sponsors for their on-going support.
Corresponding author
Stephen Palmer
National Wellbeing Service Ltd
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London SE3 7DH
email: editor@nationalwellbeingservice.com
Biographies
Professor Stephen Palmer PhD FISMA is Honorary Professor of Practice at the Institute for Management and Health, University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Adjunct Professor of Coaching Psychology at Aalborg University. He is the Honorary President the International Society for Coaching Psychology, Vice President of the Institute of Health Promotion and Education, Fellow and Past President of the International Stress Management Association. He is Founder Director of the Centre for Stress Management and National Academy of Relaxation. He has written/edited 60 books and has published over 300 articles and chapters.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0108-6999
Dr Siobhain O’Riordan PhD FISMA is a chartered psychologist and chartered scientist. She is a Fellow and Chair of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP), a Fellow of the International Stress Management Association and a member of the International Research Centre Development Team of the ISCP. She is also PhD Supervisor at the Institute of Management and Health, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-2939