Journal profile · Psychiatry
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
ISSN 0001-690X · eISSN 1600-0447 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1961
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.68; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,880; median 89 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 132 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Schizophrenia research and treatment, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment and Mental Health and Psychiatry, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica acts as an international forum for the dissemination of information advancing the science and practice of psychiatry. In particular we focus on communicating frontline research to clinical psychiatrists and psychiatric researchers. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica has traditionally been and remains a journal focusing predominantly on clinical psychiatry, but translational psychiatry is a topic of growing importance to our readers. Therefore, the journal welcomes submission of manuscripts based on both clinical- and more translational (e.g. preclinical and epidemiological) research. When preparing manuscripts based on translational studies for submission to Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, the authors should place emphasis on the clinical significance of the research question and the findings. Manuscripts based solely on preclinical research (e.g. animal models) are normally not considered for publication in the Journal. Keywords Psychiatry, mental disorders, mental health, neuropsychiatry Abstracting and Indexing Information Abstracts in Anthropology (Sage) Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI) Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) AgeLine Database (EBSCO Publishing) BIOBASE: Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (Elsevier) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) Biological Science Database (ProQuest) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Current Contents: Clinical Medicine (Clarivate Analytics) Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Embase (Elsevier) Global Health (CABI) Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) HEED: Health Economic Evaluations Database (Wiley-Blackwell) Helminthological Abstracts (CABI) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) Ingenta Select Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Leisure Tourism Database (CABI) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) Nutrition Abstracts & Reviews Series A: Human & Experimental (CABI) PASCAL Database (INIST/CNRS) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-18 Protozoological Abstracts (CABI) Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO Publishing) Psychology Collection (GALE Cenga
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Ida HagemanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine16.5%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine7.6%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities6.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6.8%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine6.4%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology5.7%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology4.3%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 4.68LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.04LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 132LetPub ·
- h-index
- 241OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,416OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 103Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 540,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 847,537Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,134 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 57 | 43 |
| 2025 | 132 | 98 | 385 |
| 2024 | 146 | 114 | 1,054 |
| 2023 | 134 | 111 | 1,565 |
| 2022 | 147 | 93 | 2,739 |
| 2021 | 134 | 71 | 3,418 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 50 days – 128 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 101 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (226 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 98 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,880 / EUR 4,030 / GBP 3,240 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted10
- editorialArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses especially…Length not stated
- letterArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses especially…Length not stated
- letter to the editorArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses especially…Length not stated
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses especially…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses especially…Length not stated
- original articlesreports of new research findings or conceptual analyses especially those that bring about new knowledge of the aetiology and/or treatment of mental disordersLength not stated
- research into practicemanuscripts describing how and when research results can be translated to clinical psychiatric practiceLength not stated
- research lettersopportunity to publish (preliminary) research findings that are of interest to the fieldLength not stated
- reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses especially…Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Structure Other Requirements Original Articles reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses especially…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/ACPS For help with submissions, please contact: ActaPsych.office@wiley.com This journal does not charge submission fees. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1961
- ISSN
- 0001-690X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0447
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 154, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
What CAS zone is Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.68; CiteScore 9.8, h-index 241.
How long does peer review take at Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 50–128 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,880.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .