Journal profile · Multiple
Archives of Suicide Research
ISSN 1381-1118 · eISSN 1543-6136 · Taylor & Francis
Archives of Suicide Research: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.18; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 85 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 13% (journal website); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Suicide Research is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Mental Health Treatment and Access and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 57% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Archives of Suicide Research , the official journal of the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR), is an international journal in the field of suicidology. The journal features original, refereed contributions on the study of suicide, suicidal behavior and self harm, their causes and effects, their prevention and intervention. The journal publishes articles investigating the biological, pharmacological, genetic, psychological, epidemiological cultural and sociological aspects of suicide. It also welcomes intervention studies designed to reduce the risk of suicide and suicidal behavior. In addition to original research articles, the journal publishes high quality literature reviews relevant to suicidal behavior. The editors of ASR are mindful of the dichotomy between general (quantitative/nomothetic) methods of research and practice and approaches that utilize specific case studies (qualitative/idiographic). While eagerly accepting work from suicidologists situated on both sides of this division, the editors ultimately wish to cultivate a forum that attempts to reconcile and merge these oppositional modes. They aim to promote a scientific discipline that encourages the open exchange of knowledge and techniques to advance international suicide prevention efforts. And it is the mission of ASR to be the primary conduit through which the results of such exchanges will be enthusiastically disseminated. Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and rigorous anonymized peer review. Readership: Suicidologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, clinicians, researchers, mental health, social workers, graduate/undergraduate students.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Rory O'ConnorPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology40.4%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology8.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology8.2%
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child AbuseSocial Sciences4.7%
- Gun Ownership and Violence ResearchSocial Sciences4.1%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine3.7%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology3%
- Mental Health via WritingPsychology2.6%
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 | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPsycINFOCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, OCLC, CSA Social Service Abstracts, CSA Sociological Abstracts, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, Elsevier EMCARE, Family Index Database, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), NISC Family & Society Studies Worldwide database, OCLC ArticleFirst, OCLC Electronic Collections Online, PsycFirst
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
- 2.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.33Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 937OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 236,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,608 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 29 | 12 |
| 2025 | 60 | 24 | 72 |
| 2024 | 77 | 37 | 399 |
| 2023 | 67 | 26 | 469 |
| 2022 | 80 | 36 | 819 |
| 2021 | 87 | 33 | 1,568 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
85 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Archives of Suicide Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and rigorous anonymized peer review. Model summary
All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and rigorous anonymized peer review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1381-1118
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-6136
- Society / sponsor
- International Academy of Suicide Research
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Suicide Research
What CAS zone is Archives of Suicide Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Suicide Research is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. 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 Archives of Suicide Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.18; CiteScore 7, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Suicide Research?
The publisher reports about 85 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13%. 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 JCR quartile is Archives of Suicide Research in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Archives of Suicide Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Suicide Research is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archives of Suicide Research open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Suicide Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .