Call for Special Issue Papers: Nature and Health: Increasing Time Spent in Nature

EcopsychologyVol. 15, No. 3 Call for PapersFree AccessCall for Special Issue Papers: Nature and Health: Increasing Time Spent in NatureDeadline for Manuscript Submission: December 22, 2023Guest Editors: Nooshin Razini and Jay E. MaddockGuest Editors: Nooshin RaziniUniversity of California, San Francisco, USA.Search for more papers by this author and Jay E. MaddockTexas A&M University, Texas, USA.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:19 Sep 2023https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2023.29010.cfpAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail The Ecopsychology journal is pleased to announce its second annual Call for Papers on Nature and Health. This year's theme is on Increasing Time Spent in Nature. Manuscripts on nature and health more broadly, with relevancy to ecopsychology, are also encouraged. This Call is aligned with the newly formed national organization, the Nature and Health Alliance, whose vision is: “A world in which everybody has access to nature and can sustain the benefits of nature.”Over the past few decades, a growing body of research has shown the plethora of health benefits related to spending time in nature. However, many people in the modern world currently spend little time in natural environments. In this special issue, we are especially keen to publish papers that specifically address interventions to improve health through increased time in nature. Interventions may occur on any of the rungs of the social–ecological model including individual and interpersonal-based approaches, institutional-level interventions, community-design and urban planning, and policy-based approaches. Experimental designs are encouraged where appropriate and should have either a health or behavioral-related outcome. Papers addressing populations across the lifespan, including children and older adults as well as special populations including people living with disabilities, active-duty military and veterans, lower income, rural, and indigenous communities, and a broad range of people for racial and ethnic groups across the globe, are highly encouraged.Potential interventions may include but are not limited to:Prescription programsNature-based solutionsGreen schoolyardsNature therapyGreening and rewilding initiativesNatural experimentsTheory-driven interventionsOutdoor classroomsGreen exercisePark-based programsYour contribution should be no longer than 5000 words (excluding references) and submitted no later than December 22, 2023. Early submissions are welcomed. Please submit using the journal's online submission portal:www.liebertpub.com/forauthors/ecopsychology/300/Upon manuscript submission, choose the article type: Special Issue: Nature and HealthFor questions, please contact Editor-in-Chief of the Ecopsychology journal, Peter Kahn at [email protected], or guest editors, Nooshin Razini at [email protected], or Jay Maddock at [email protected].Visit the Instructions for Authors:www.liebertpub.com/ecoSubmit your paper for peer review online:https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ecoFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 15Issue 3Sep 2023 InformationCopyright 2023, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Guest Editors: Nooshin Razini and Jay E. Maddock.Call for Special Issue Papers: Nature and Health: Increasing Time Spent in Nature.Ecopsychology.Sep 2023.305-306.http://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2023.29010.cfpPublished in Volume: 15 Issue 3: September 19, 2023Online Ahead of Print:August 18, 2023PDF download