Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry
ISSN 1040-1237 · eISSN 1547-3325 · Quadrant Healthcom Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1989
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry is published by Quadrant Healthcom Inc. and is in Zone 4 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, Treatment of Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, together about 33.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The ANNALS publishes up-to-date information regarding the diagnosis and /or treatment of persons with mental disorders. Preferred manuscripts are those that report the results of controlled clinical trials, timely and thorough evidence-based reviews, letters to the editor, and case reports that present new appraisals of pertinent clinical topics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine12.8%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine10.8%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine10%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine7.4%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology5.1%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4.6%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology4.5%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 861OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,250 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 32 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023 | 55 | 1 | 113 |
| 2022 | 64 | 4 | 138 |
| 2021 | 51 | 2 | 257 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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)
- over 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- Quadrant Healthcom Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 1040-1237
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-3325
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Clinical Psychiatry
What CAS zone is Annals of Clinical Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Clinical Psychiatry is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Clinical Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Clinical Psychiatry?
Authors report an average review time of over 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 Annals of Clinical Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Clinical Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Annals of Clinical Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Clinical Psychiatry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .