Journal profile · Psychiatry
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
ISSN 0002-9432 · eISSN 1939-0025 · American Orthopsychiatric Association Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1930
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.93; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry is published by American Orthopsychiatric Association Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Occupational Therapy Practice and Research, together about 25.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry publishes articles that clarify, challenge, or reshape the prevailing understanding of factors in the prevention and correction of injustice and in the sustainable development of a humane and just society.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology11%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology7.6%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions6.7%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions5.7%
- Child Therapy and DevelopmentPsychology5%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology5%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.5%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.93LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,530OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 78LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,411 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 19 | 9 |
| 2025 | 93 | 26 | 631 |
| 2024 | 116 | 30 | 342 |
| 2023 | 79 | 33 | 500 |
| 2022 | 70 | 25 | 867 |
| 2021 | 87 | 28 | 1,200 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Orthopsychiatric Association Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1930
- ISSN
- 0002-9432
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-0025
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
What CAS zone is American Journal of Orthopsychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Social Work. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Orthopsychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.93; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 182.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Orthopsychiatry?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Which databases index American Journal of Orthopsychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Orthopsychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .