Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
ISSN 2045-7960 · eISSN 2045-7979 · Cambridge University Press · ENGLAND
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.38; fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Mental Health Treatment and Access, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 35.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing Open Access from 2020. Formerly published as Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale, established in 1992 by Michele Tansella, the journal gives priority to highly relevant and innovative research articles and systematic reviews in the areas of public mental health and policy; mental health services, system research; and epidemiological and social psychiatry.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Brian J. HallPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Italy 17, United Kingdom 10, United States 7, Australia 7, Mainland China 4 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology16.5%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine13.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5.5%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities4.9%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology4.8%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology3.9%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions3.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
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 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 35Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.05LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 872OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,519 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 61 | 33 |
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | 345 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 677 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | 1,344 |
| 2022 | 91 | 91 | 2,675 |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | 3,430 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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 | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Not considered
- Letters to the Editor presenting novel research or findings; Editorials submitted speculatively; Special Articles submitted speculatively
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- contemporary outsider artContemporary Outsider Art** (edited by Carole Tansella). This Section of Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences is dedicated to all forms of creative production …Length not stated
- editorialnline submission system detailed below. Editorials**: These should be no more than 3000 words, plus a non-structured abstract of 300 words, references, tmain text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 300 words
- editorialsEditorials**: These should be no more than 3000 words, plus a non-structured abstract of 300 words, references, tables and figures. Four keywords are required f…Length not stated
- epidemiology for clinical psychopharmacologyEpidemiology for Clinical Psychopharmacology* (edited by Corrado Barbui). This Section of Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences focusses on the role of the epid…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor**: EPS accepts submission of Letters to the Editor to support post-publication discourse around research and work previously published in …Length not stated
- original articleences publishes the following articles: Original articles*: These should be no more than 4000 words (excluding abstract, references, tables/figures, which shoumain text ≤ 4,000 words
- special articlesSpecial Articles*: These should be no more than 4000 words, plus a structured abstract of 400 words using the subheadings Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions, p…Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2045-7960
- Electronic ISSN
- 2045-7979
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
What CAS zone is Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.38; CiteScore 9.3, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (17), United Kingdom (10) and United States (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .