Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (miscellaneous)
Computational Psychiatry
ISSN 2379-6227 · The MIT Press · United States
Computational Psychiatry: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 223 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computational Psychiatry is published by The MIT Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, together about 55.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Computational Psychiatry publishes original research articles and reviews that involve the application, analysis, or invention of theoretical, computational and statistical approaches to mental function and dysfunction. Topics include brain and behavioral modeling over multiple scales and levels of analysis, and the use of these models to understand psychiatric dysfunction, its remediation, its relation to social or biological factors, and the development and sustenance of healthy cognition throughout the lifespan.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Xiaosi GuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, United Kingdom 3, Netherlands 2, South Korea 1, Australia 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience26.2%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology15%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences14.2%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine6.4%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience5.6%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology3.4%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities3%
- Embodied and Extended CognitionNeuroscience2.6%
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) | Q2 | 32/118 | — |
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
PMCPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, CLOCKSS, Crossref
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
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.76OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 100 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 272 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 325 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 257 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 278 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 219 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 186 |
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
223 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 195 days – 316 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 44 days (28 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 258 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (30 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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 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 | GBP 1,957 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,388 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
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
- The MIT Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2379-6227
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Computational Psychiatry
How long does peer review take at Computational Psychiatry?
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 223 days (interquartile range 195–316 days); authors report an average review time of about 17 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Computational Psychiatry based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), United Kingdom (3) and Netherlands (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Computational Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computational Psychiatry is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Computational Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Computational Psychiatry is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .