Journal profile · Psychiatry
Current Opinion in Psychiatry
ISSN 0951-7367 · eISSN 1473-6578 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Current Opinion in Psychiatry: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.82; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 259 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Opinion in Psychiatry is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Schizophrenia research and treatment, Mental Health and Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Opinion in Psychiatry is an easy-to-digest bimonthly journal covering the most interesting and important advances in the field of psychiatry. Eight sections on mental health disorders including schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental disorders and eating disorders, are presented alongside five area-specific sections, offering an expert evaluation on the most exciting developments in the field.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Norman SartoriusPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine11.8%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities9.8%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.4%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology6.1%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology4.8%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine4.8%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.4%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine3.9%
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 | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
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 | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · PSYCHIATRY · rank 28/293
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 5.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,790OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,020Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,649 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 307 | 18 | 23 |
| 2025 | 259 | 20 | 244 |
| 2024 | 55 | 14 | 585 |
| 2023 | 67 | 19 | 1,048 |
| 2022 | 66 | 20 | 1,631 |
| 2021 | 82 | 32 | 4,647 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0951-7367
- Electronic ISSN
- 1473-6578
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Opinion in Psychiatry
What CAS zone is Current Opinion in Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Opinion in Psychiatry is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category 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 Current Opinion in Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.82; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at Current Opinion in Psychiatry?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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.
What JCR quartile is Current Opinion in Psychiatry in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1; by category, PSYCHIATRY Q1 (28/293). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Medicine.
Which databases index Current Opinion in Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Opinion in Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Current Opinion in Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Current Opinion in Psychiatry is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .