Journal profile · Psychiatry
Early Intervention in Psychiatry
ISSN 1751-7885 · eISSN 1751-7893 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · AUSTRALIA · Quarterly · Founded 2007
Early Intervention in Psychiatry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.23; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,060; median 216 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 146 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Early Intervention in Psychiatry is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 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 Treatment and Access and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Early Intervention in Psychiatry publishes original research articles and reviews dealing with the early recognition, diagnosis and treatment across the full range of mental and substance use disorders, as well as the underlying epidemiological, biological, psychological and social mechanisms that influence the onset and early course of these disorders. The journal provides comprehensive coverage of early intervention for the full range of psychiatric disorders and mental health problems, including schizophrenia and other psychoses, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders and personality disorders. Papers in any of the following fields are considered: diagnostic issues, psychopathology, clinical epidemiology, biological mechanisms, treatments and other forms of intervention, clinical trials, health services and economic research and mental health policy. Special features are also published, including hypotheses, controversies and snapshots of innovative service models. Submissions focused solely on chronic disorders are considered out of scope.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Patrick D McGorryPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 19, Australia 10, United Kingdom 8, Germany 5, Italy 4 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine27.8%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology9.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.7%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities7.6%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine5.8%
- Family Caregiving in Mental IllnessPsychology5.6%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology3.9%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 2.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 108LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 113Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 396,527Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,439 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 150 | 102 | 38 |
| 2025 | 146 | 105 | 293 |
| 2024 | 156 | 108 | 503 |
| 2023 | 145 | 108 | 956 |
| 2022 | 114 | 61 | 943 |
| 2021 | 156 | 68 | 1,927 |
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
216 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 142 days – 294 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 230 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (284 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 196 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,060 / EUR 3,340 / GBP 2,710 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- brief reportArticles reporting original work that embodies scientific excellence in psychiatry and advances in clinical research (suggested word count for text 3000; abstra…Length not stated
- original researchArticles reporting original work that embodies scientific excellence in psychiatry and advances in clinical research (suggested word count for text 3000; abstra…Length not stated
- reviewArticles reporting original work that embodies scientific excellence in psychiatry and advances in clinical research (suggested word count for text 3000; abstra…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship Policy
The journal adheres to the definition of authorship as set out by The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
EIP expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and to cite the data they ha…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Manuscripts are judged on the significance of the contribution to the literature, the quality of analysis and the clarity of presentation. Papers are expected to demonstrate originality and meaningful engagement with the global literature.
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
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1751-7885
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-7893
- Society / sponsor
- IEPA Early Intervention in Mental Health Inc
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Early Intervention in Psychiatry
What CAS zone is Early Intervention in Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Early Intervention in Psychiatry is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Early Intervention in Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.23; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Early Intervention in Psychiatry?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 216 days (interquartile range 142–294 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34% (2025). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Early Intervention in Psychiatry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Early Intervention in Psychiatry based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Australia (10) and United Kingdom (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Early Intervention in Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Early Intervention in Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Early Intervention in Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Early Intervention in Psychiatry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,060.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .