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Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences
ISSN 1018-8681 · eISSN 1309-5749 · Kare Publishing
Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 100 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences is published by Kare Publishing and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments and Schizophrenia research and treatment, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal aims to disseminate high-quality research and scholarly contributions in the fields of psychiatry, neurology, clinical psychology, and neurosciences, fostering an interdisciplinary understanding of mental health and brain sciences while seeking to engage an international readership. Priority is given to studies that provide novel insights with clear implications for psychiatric or neurological sciences and clinical practice. The journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and letters to the editor offering critical perspectives on psychiatry and related neurosciences. The scope of the journal encompasses: Clinical Psychiatry & Mental Health: Epidemiology, diagnosis, course, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of psychiatric disorders. Clinical Neurology & Neuropsychiatry: Research on neurological disorders with psychiatric, cognitive, or behavioral dimensions (e.g., dementia, movement disorders, epilepsy, stroke, demyelinating diseases). Neuroscience & Translational Research: Genetic, molecular, cellular, and systems level studies that elucidate mechanisms of psychiatric and neurological illnesses. Neuroimaging & Neurophysiology: Studies employing brain imaging and electrophysiological methods in psychiatric and neurological conditions. Biomarkers & Precision Medicine: Biochemical, physiological, neuroanatomic, genetic, neurocognitive, digital, and computational approaches for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment prediction. Psychosocial & Environmental Determinants: Cultural, social, and developmental influences on mental and neurological health across the lifespan. Interventions: Pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, digital, rehabilitative, and neuromodulatory strategies in psychiatry and neurology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Murat ErkiranPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology10.1%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine8.6%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine7.2%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine6.2%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology5.4%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine5.2%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine4.8%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 917 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 2 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 17 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 40 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 35 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 70 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 129 |
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
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 76 days – 157 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 50 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 176 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- brief reports4.4.2. Brief reportsLength not stated
- guest editorials4.4.5. Guest editorialsLength not stated
- letters to the editor4.4.4. Letters to the editorLength not stated
- research articles4.4.1. Research articlesLength not stated
- systematic reviews and meta-analyses4.4.3. Systematic reviews and meta-analysesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics 2. EDITORIAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS
This Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The editorial and publication processes of Dusunen Adam Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences are conducted in accordance with the highest standards of publication ethics and integrity, following the recommendations and guidelines of COPE, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the World Asso…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 2. OPEN ACCESS, COPYRIGHT AND ARCHIVING POLICY
Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. Model summary
All published content is available online, free of charge. Dusunen Adam Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences" has adopted the CC BY-NC 4.0 license starting from Volume 38, Issue 3, 2025. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. This license allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the mater…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 2. OPEN ACCESS, COPYRIGHT AND ARCHIVING POLICY
All published content is available online, free of charge. Dusunen Adam Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences" has adopted the CC BY-NC 4.0 license starting from Volume 38, Issue 3, 2025. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. This license allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the mater…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
DOAJ archiving policy Model summary
This journal supports the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) archiving policy.
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
- Kare Publishing
- ISSN
- 1018-8681
- Electronic ISSN
- 1309-5749
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences
What CAS zone is Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 76–157 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Dusunen Adam-Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .