Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (miscellaneous)
Cogent Mental Health
ISSN 2832-4765 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Cogent Mental Health: fully open access; APC about USD 925; median 151 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 30% (journal website); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cogent Mental Health is published by Taylor & Francis Group. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mental Health Treatment and Access, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Student Stress and Coping, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cogent Mental Health is an open access and peer-reviewed journal that takes an innovative, broad, multidisciplinary perspective. The journal publishes research focusing on the breadth of subject domains that encompass mental health including the fields of psychiatry, psychology, counselling and psychotherapy. Collections are topic-based and bring together work from multiple perspectives of the disciplines and professions involved. Cogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Method Comment
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Justin KenardyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology19.2%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology7.8%
- Student Stress and CopingPsychology7.8%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology5.7%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.3%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology4.3%
- Climate Change Communication and PerceptionSocial Sciences4.3%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 64/118 | 46th |
| Clinical Psychology | Q3 | 197/314 | 37th |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q3 | 387/580 | 33rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPsycINFOPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.62Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 86,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 73 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 183 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 95 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 34 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 189 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (28 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 159 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (44 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 925 / GBP 740 / EUR 890 / AUD 1,290 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | USD 1,590 | Yes | — | |
| 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 accepted9
- case reportCogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Me…Length not stated
- commentCogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Me…Length not stated
- data noteCogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Me…Length not stated
- letterCogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Me…Length not stated
- methodCogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Me…Length not stated
- registered reportCogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Me…Length not stated
- replication studyCogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Me…Length not stated
- research articleCogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Me…Length not stated
- review articleCogent Mental Health accepts the following types of article: Research Article Replication Study Review Article Letter Registered Report Case Report Data Note Me…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Fully open access journal. Model summary
Cogent Mental Health is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. 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 discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those wi…
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 Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2832-4765
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cogent Mental Health
How long does peer review take at Cogent Mental Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 103–189 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 30%. 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 Cogent Mental Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cogent Mental Health is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cogent Mental Health open access, and what is the APC?
Cogent Mental Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 925.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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: .