Journal profile · Psychiatry
Bipolar Disorders
ISSN 1398-5647 · eISSN 1399-5618 · Blackwell Munksgaard · DENMARK · Bimonthly · Founded 1999
Bipolar Disorders: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.84; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,730; median 321 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 84 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bipolar Disorders is published by Blackwell Munksgaard and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies, together about 59.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bipolar Disorders is an international journal that publishes all research of relevance for the basic mechanisms, clinical aspects, or treatment of bipolar disorders and related illnesses. It intends to provide a single international outlet for new research in this area and covers research in the following areas: biochemistry physiology neuropsychopharmacology neuroanatomy neuropathology genetics brain imaging epidemiology phenomenology clinical aspects and therapeutics of bipolar disorders Bipolar Disorders also contains papers that form the development of new therapeutic strategies for these disorders as well as papers on the topics of schizoaffective disorders, and depressive disorders as these can be cyclic disorders with areas of overlap with bipolar disorders. The journal will consider for publication submissions within the domain of: Perspectives, Research Articles, Correspondence, Clinical Corner, and Reflections. Within these there are a number of types of articles: invited editorials, debates, review articles, original articles, commentaries, letters to the editors, clinical conundrums, clinical curiosities, clinical care, and musings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Gin S. MalhiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named United States 64, Australia 22, Canada 12, United Kingdom 8, France 4 (136 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine38.4%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine15.9%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine5.1%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience4.8%
- Phosphodiesterase function and regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.9%
- Adolescent and Pediatric HealthcareHealth Professions2.5%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 3.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116LetPub ·
- h-index
- 171OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,751OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 59.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 58Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 431,974Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,651 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 84 | 35 |
| 2025 | 84 | 50 | 120 |
| 2024 | 132 | 93 | 361 |
| 2023 | 122 | 96 | 997 |
| 2022 | 113 | 49 | 948 |
| 2021 | 143 | 55 | 1,543 |
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
321 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 170 days – 465 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (94 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 332 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (196 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 218 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 218 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 240 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 4,730 / EUR 3,910 / GBP 3,140 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted12
- clinical correspondenceClinical Correspondence 1800 15 NoLength not stated
- commentaryBipolar Disorders - An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences will consider for publication submissions within the domain of: Perspectives, Resea…Length not stated
- correspondenceBipolar Disorders - An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences will consider for publication submissions within the domain of: Perspectives, Resea…Length not stated
- debateDebate 1200 5 NoLength not stated
- editorialBipolar Disorders - An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences will consider for publication submissions within the domain of: Perspectives, Resea…Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the Editor 400 3 NoLength not stated
- letters to the editorBipolar Disorders - An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences will consider for publication submissions within the domain of: Perspectives, Resea…Length not stated
- musingMusing 600 3 NoLength not stated
- original articleBipolar Disorders - An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences will consider for publication submissions within the domain of: Perspectives, Resea…Length not stated
- perspectiveBipolar Disorders - An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences will consider for publication submissions within the domain of: Perspectives, Resea…Length not stated
- research articleBipolar Disorders - An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences will consider for publication submissions within the domain of: Perspectives, Resea…Length not stated
- review articleBipolar Disorders - An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences will consider for publication submissions within the domain of: Perspectives, Resea…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
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 Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Please review Wiley’s policy. This journal expects data sharing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Publication ethics: member of COPE 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 Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Peer review: single-blind Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck for plagiarism detection Model summary
Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Blackwell Munksgaard
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1398-5647
- Electronic ISSN
- 1399-5618
- Society / sponsor
- ISBD
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 7 (November 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bipolar Disorders
What CAS zone is Bipolar Disorders in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bipolar Disorders is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Neurosciences / 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 Bipolar Disorders?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.84; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 171.
How long does peer review take at Bipolar Disorders?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 321 days (interquartile range 170–465 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29% (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 Bipolar Disorders based?
Of the 136 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (64), Australia (22) and Canada (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bipolar Disorders?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bipolar Disorders is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Bipolar Disorders open access, and what is the APC?
Bipolar Disorders is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,730.
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: .