Journal profile · Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
BJPsych International
ISSN 2056-4740 · eISSN 2058-6264 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
BJPsych International: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; median 150 days to acceptance (29 articles, last 24 months); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BJPsych International is published by Cambridge University Press 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, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Migration, Health and Trauma, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BJPsych International provides psychiatrists and all mental health professionals with an overview of current policy and practice in psychiatry from a global perspective. Our primary mission is to provide a publication platform for authors from low-and-middle-income countries. Published on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the journal is entirely open access. We accept peer-reviewed articles dealing with developments in mental health policy, novel approaches to the management of mental health services, and worldwide training in psychiatry. These include original research articles, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses of international relevance. Regular features include thematic papers exploring topical subjects and Global Echoes, a section dedicated to contributions from trainees and junior doctors. As the BJPsych International evolves, we intend to highlight more digital content, such as videos and podcasts to accompany our published articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Editor-in-chief Marinos KyriakopoulosPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology21.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology7.2%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology6.2%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5%
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology4.7%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions3.7%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 685 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 51 | 9 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 68 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 169 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 155 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 369 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 676 |
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 PubMed · to
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 255 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 64 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 212 days
- Sample
- 29 articles with submission and acceptance dates (53 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)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 37 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 / EUR 0 / GBP 0 / JPY 0 / CHF 0 / CAD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted10
- correspondence & elettersCorrespondence & eLetters **Length not stated
- country profileCountry Profile *Length not stated
- editorialEditorial **Length not stated
- global echoesGlobal Echoes *Length not stated
- mental health law profileMental Health Law Profile *Length not stated
- musesMuses **Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Article *Length not stated
- reviewReview *Length not stated
- special paperSpecial Paper *Length not stated
- thematic paperThematic Paper *Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Gold Open Access from 28 November 2025 with Creative Commons licence. Model summary
From 28 November 2025, all articles accepted for publication in BJPsych International will be published Gold Open Access, with a Creative Commons licence and freely available to read online (see the journal’s Open Access Options page for available licence options).
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2056-4740
- Electronic ISSN
- 2058-6264
- Society / sponsor
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BJPsych International
What CAS zone is BJPsych International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BJPsych International 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.
How long does peer review take at BJPsych International?
Based on the dates recorded on 29 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 80–255 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks. 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.
Which databases index BJPsych International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BJPsych International is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BJPsych International open access, and what is the APC?
BJPsych International is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .