Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
ISSN 1509-2046 · eISSN 2083-828X · Polskie towarzystwo Psychiatryczne
Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is published by Polskie towarzystwo Psychiatryczne 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 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology and Mental Health and Psychiatry, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Polish Psychiatric Association. The journal publishes full-length articles, brief reports, and book reviews on topics concerning various aspects of psychiatry and psychotherapy as well as related disciplines. The journal is issued quarterly in both printed and electronic form. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is internationally indexed in Web of Science (ESCI), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, PsycINFO, EBSCO, Index Copernicus, Editorial Board Advisory Board Editorial Policy RODO Publisher Indexing
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief med. Jerzy SamochowiecPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology10.1%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology7.5%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities6.4%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine6%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5.6%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine5%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.8%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology4.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEmbasePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Index Copernicus
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 (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 491 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 14 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 39 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 59 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 38 |
| 2021 | 43 | 41 | 133 |
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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- book reviewsThe journal publishes full-length articles, brief reports, and book reviewsLength not stated
- brief reportsThe journal publishes full-length articles, brief reports, and book reviewsLength not stated
- full-length articlesThe journal publishes full-length articles, brief reports, and book reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Self-archiving
- Peer review
International peer review Model summary
Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Supported by the State Treasury as part of the Development of Scientific Journals (RCN) program Model summary
The journal is supported by the State Treasury as part of the Development of Scientific Journals (RCN) program
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
- Polskie towarzystwo Psychiatryczne
- ISSN
- 1509-2046
- Electronic ISSN
- 2083-828X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
What CAS zone is Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 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 Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 23.
Which databases index Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .