Journal profile · Psychiatry
CNS Spectrums
ISSN 1092-8529 · eISSN 2165-6509 · Cambridge University Press · UNITED STATES · Monthly
CNS Spectrums: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.19; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 83 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CNS Spectrums is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Neurology and Historical Studies, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CNS Spectrums covers all aspects of the clinical neurosciences, neurotherapeutics, and neuropsychopharmacology, particularly those pertinent to the clinician and clinical investigator. The journal features focused, in-depth reviews, perspectives, and original research articles. New therapeutics of all types in psychiatry, mental health, and neurology are emphasized, especially first in man studies, proof of concept studies, and translational basic neuroscience studies. Subject coverage spans the full spectrum of neuropsychiatry, focusing on those crossing traditional boundaries between neurology and psychiatry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Jon GrantPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 47, Italy 7, United Kingdom 5, Brazil 3, Australia 2 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine8.6%
- Neurology and Historical StudiesNeuroscience8.3%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine7%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine6.4%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology6.4%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience5.3%
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusNeuroscience5.2%
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | 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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 4.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 52Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,472OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 81.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 85LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,060 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 21 |
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | 232 |
| 2024 | 175 | 161 | 499 |
| 2023 | 586 | 581 | 669 |
| 2022 | 117 | 100 | 778 |
| 2021 | 180 | 143 | 1,410 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1092-8529
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-6509
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CNS Spectrums
What CAS zone is CNS Spectrums in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CNS Spectrums is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry / Clinical Neurology. 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 CNS Spectrums?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.19; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at CNS Spectrums?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 CNS Spectrums based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (47), Italy (7) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CNS Spectrums?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CNS Spectrums is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is CNS Spectrums open access, and what is the APC?
CNS Spectrums is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .