Journal profile · Psychiatry
American Journal of Psychiatry
ISSN 0002-953X · eISSN 1535-7228 · American Psychiatric Association · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1921
American Journal of Psychiatry: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 15.8; subscription journal; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: hard; 182 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Psychiatry is published by American Psychiatric Association and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mental Health and Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Ned H. KalinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities13.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology11.8%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology8.9%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine8.5%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine7.9%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.7%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine4.4%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 15.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 15.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 25.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 5.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 325LetPub ·
- h-index
- 554OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19,641OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 49,290 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 159 | 19 | 212 |
| 2025 | 182 | 60 | 1,465 |
| 2024 | 186 | 66 | 2,662 |
| 2023 | 154 | 58 | 4,105 |
| 2022 | 155 | 45 | 4,678 |
| 2021 | 168 | 69 | 9,592 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 Psychiatric Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1921
- ISSN
- 0002-953X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1535-7228
- Society / sponsor
- American Psychiatric Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Psychiatry
What CAS zone is American Journal of Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Psychiatry is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychiatry; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 15.8; CiteScore 25.2, h-index 554.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Psychiatry?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Psychiatry is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .