Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry
ISSN 1758-5864 · eISSN 1758-5872 · Wiley-Blackwell · AUSTRALIA · Tri-annual · Founded 2009
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.74; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,570; median 156 days to acceptance (30 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Mental Health Treatment and Access, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 33.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry is an international psychiatric journal focused on the Asia and Pacific Rim region, and is the official Journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists and the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations.Asia-Pacific Psychiatry enables researchers and professionals to share their latest research, clinical, education and policy findings related to psychiatry and mental health with a large international readership. We focus on highlighting the diversity in psychiatric behaviour, treatments and outcomes related to social, cultural, economic and environmental differences of the region. The journal publishes a wide range of article types, welcomes open access publication, and is committed to helping submitting authors develop ideas and improve the language of accepted submissions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Chee NgPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 19%); most named Mainland China 10, Japan 6, Australia 6, Singapore 6, South Korea 4 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology16.4%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine9.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.7%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology5.7%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine5.4%
- Family Caregiving in Mental IllnessPsychology5.2%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine4.9%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine4.6%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
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 | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 3.74LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 317OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 10Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 80,645Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 915 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18 | 6 | 30 |
| 2024 | 19 | 8 | 48 |
| 2023 | 24 | 13 | 200 |
| 2022 | 21 | 4 | 124 |
| 2021 | 76 | 15 | 863 |
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 Crossref · to
156 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 246 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (30 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 176 days
- Sample
- 30 articles with submission and acceptance dates (39 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 163 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,570 / EUR 3,000 / GBP 2,380 | — | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- brief reportwhen relevant, Supporting Information. BRIEF REPORT A Brief Report has a maximum of 2000 words but excluding references. There can be no more than 1 figurmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- commentaryaders can track the line of discussion. COMMENTARY Word limit: 1,500 words but excluding references. Abstract: No abstract. Referencesmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialEDITORIAL [BY INVITATION]Word Limit: 1,500 wordsAbstract: No abstract.References: Up to 5.Description: Proposals for Editorials may be submitted; however, in th…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- guidelinesGUIDELINES Word limit: To be determined in consultation with Editors. Abstract: 250 words, unstructured (no use of sub-headers). References: no maximum.Length not stated
- letter to the editoretermined in consultation with Editors. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Word limit: 1000 words but excluding references, table and figure. Abstract: No abmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- original articlendergo peer review prior to acceptance. ORIGINAL ARTICLE Word limit: 3,500 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figmain text ≤ 3,500 words
- reviewoposed paper for initial consideration. REVIEW Word limit: 5,000 words including abstract but excluding references, tables and figmain text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship Policy
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure Statement
You will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. See the section ‘Disclosure’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on what to include in this section. Please ensure you liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing Policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read our Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-anonymous peer reviewed.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1758-5864
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-5872
- Society / sponsor
- Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists and the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Psychiatry
What CAS zone is Asia-Pacific Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia-Pacific 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 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asia-Pacific Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.74; CiteScore 8.7, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Asia-Pacific Psychiatry?
Based on the dates recorded on 30 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 156 days (interquartile range 101–246 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Asia-Pacific Psychiatry based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (10), Japan (6) and Australia (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asia-Pacific Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia-Pacific Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asia-Pacific Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Asia-Pacific Psychiatry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,570.
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: .