Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Archives of Clinical Psychiatry
ISSN 0101-6083 · eISSN 1806-938X · Lemos Editorial e Graficos Ltda · BRAZIL
Archives of Clinical Psychiatry: impact factor 0.45; fully open access; APC about USD 3,000; review about 25 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 27 articles a year; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Clinical Psychiatry is published by Lemos Editorial e Graficos Ltda. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychology and Mental Health, Youth, Drugs, and Violence and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Basic information The Archives of Clinical Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published 6 times a year. Its abbreviated title is Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo)., and it should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references and bibliographic strips. Indexed in Indexing Sources: ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch) Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition EMBASE - Excerpta Medica database LILACS - Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe de Informação em Ciências da Saúde PERIODICA - Índice de Revistas Latino-americanas em Ciências SIIC - Sociedad Iberamericana de Información Científica Scopus PsycINFO - American Psychological Association Intellectual property All content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type CC-BY.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology15.4%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences11.8%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine6.8%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions5.7%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology5%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine4.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.5%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 20 September 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEEmbasePsycINFOSciELOPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, PERIODICA – Índice de Revistas Latino-americanas em Ciências, SIIC – Sociedad Iberamericana de Información Científica
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
- 0.45LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 397OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 64.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,046 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
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)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,000 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 3,000
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- brief communicationsThe Archives of Clinical Psychiatry publishes (a) original articles; (b) brief communications; (c) review articles; and (d) letters to the editor.Length not stated
- brief reportdgments (if available), and References. BRIEF REPORTS Brief reports are short manuscripts with a maximum of 1,500 words, organized according to the same structu…main text ≤ 1,500 words · references ≤ 15
- letters to the editorLetters to the editor are considered for publication if they do not contain material submitted to other publications. They should not exceed 500 words, contain …main text ≤ 500 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 10
- original articlentative sample of patients or subjects. Original articles should not exceed 3,500 words and include a maximum of 6 tables and/or figures and 30 refmain text ≤ 3,500 words
- original articlesThe Archives of Clinical Psychiatry publishes (a) original articles; (b) brief communications; (c) review articles; and (d) letters to the editor.Length not stated
- original papersPublishing original papers of scientific value in the field of Clinical Psychiatry and similar areas.Length not stated
- reviewy be accepted in exceptional occasions. Reviews should contain a maximum of 5,000 words and 6 tables and/or figures and there is no limit for refermain text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articlesThe Archives of Clinical Psychiatry publishes (a) original articles; (b) brief communications; (c) review articles; and (d) letters to the editor.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest statement required for all submissions. Model summary
Submissions to the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry must include a conflict of interest statement listing any possible sources of influence on the authors’ capacity to deal with each of the steps of research conduction or reporting; especially – but not limited to – financial and personal interests.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Human studies must be approved by a competent review board in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Model summary
Submissions reporting results from human studies must have been approved by a competent review board to certify that the study has been conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and its latest revision.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transfer to the journal upon acceptance. Model summary
Once accepted for publication, the manuscript becomes permanent property of the Archives of Clinical Psychiatry.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Peer-reviewed open access journal with six issues per year, published bimonthly. Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to all published content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The open access publication charges for the journal are USD 3000.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Follows the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Model summary
The Journal follows the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), available at www.icmje.org.
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
- Lemos Editorial e Graficos Ltda
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0101-6083
- Electronic ISSN
- 1806-938X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Clinical Psychiatry
What is the impact factor of Archives of Clinical Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.45; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Clinical Psychiatry?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Archives of Clinical Psychiatry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: 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 Archives of Clinical Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Clinical Psychiatry is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, Embase, PsycINFO and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archives of Clinical Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Clinical Psychiatry is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,000.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .