Journal profile · Psychiatry
Depression and Anxiety
ISSN 1091-4269 · eISSN 1520-6394 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1997
Depression and Anxiety: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.73; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,490; median 215 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 160 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Depression and Anxiety is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 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 Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Treatment of Major Depression, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Depression and Anxiety is a fully open access journal committed to publishing novel, high-impact research that truly resonates with and benefits a global audience. We seek to be more than a journal; we aim to be a platform for dialogue and engagement across borders and disciplines. Our vision embraces a broad, interdisciplinary approach that acknowledges the multifaceted nature of mental health. We prioritize work that examines the critical intersection of mental well-being with overarching social, political, and environmental forces. The journal scope includes foundational disciplines like neurobiology, epidemiology, experimental psychopathology, and treatment innovations, while actively seeking contributions that apply these fields to pressing global issues. We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: the impact of environmental degradation and political conflict on mental health; innovative treatments and new drug development; the well-being of adolescents and young adults; and the links between nutrition and mental health. A central focus is dedicated to understanding and improving mental health outcomes in marginalized populations, including ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ communities, prisoners, people with disabilities, and those affected by addiction or extreme poverty. We invite academics, clinicians, policymakers, and the public with lived experience to join our collaborative community. Through shared insights, innovative research, and open exchange, we believe Depression and Anxiety can be a catalyst for evidence-based, global change in how we understand and care for mental health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Raffaella BosurgiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 12 in mainland China (about 27%); most named Mainland China 12, Italy 6, India 4, Portugal 4, United Kingdom 3 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology16.8%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology11.5%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine7.6%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology6.7%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology6.4%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology4.6%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.5%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine3.7%
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 | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology | 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 | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- Impact factor
- 2.73LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110LetPub ·
- h-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,492OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 153LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,711 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 151 | 150 | 32 |
| 2025 | 160 | 159 | 581 |
| 2024 | 118 | 117 | 915 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 309 |
| 2022 | 82 | 53 | 1,320 |
| 2021 | 119 | 92 | 3,261 |
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
215 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 162 days – 290 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 28 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 245 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (297 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,490 / EUR 2,160 / GBP 1,830 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
Article types accepted7
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Title and authorship information
The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Concurrent submissions: max three manuscripts under review at any time. Model summary
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required. Model summary
Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
Copyright: authors retain copyright; open access under CC BY. Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
Depression and Anxiety is an open access journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review model: single-anonymized for applicable article types. Model summary
The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints accepted and not considered to compromise novelty. Model summary
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1091-4269
- Print ISSN
- 1520-6394
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-6394
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Depression and Anxiety
What CAS zone is Depression and Anxiety in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Depression and Anxiety is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical / Psychiatry / Psychology. 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 Depression and Anxiety?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.73; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 210.
How long does peer review take at Depression and Anxiety?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 215 days (interquartile range 162–290 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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 Depression and Anxiety based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 12 (about 27%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (12), Italy (6) and India (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Depression and Anxiety?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Depression and Anxiety is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Depression and Anxiety open access, and what is the APC?
Depression and Anxiety is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,490.
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: .