Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Evidence-Based Mental Health
ISSN 1362-0347 · eISSN 2755-9734 · BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP · ENGLAND
Evidence-Based Mental Health: impact factor 0; hybrid open access; median 118 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Evidence-Based Mental Health is published by BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Schizophrenia research and treatment, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A peer-reviewed open access journal from BMJ that publishes research, reviews and education in mental health, psychiatry and psychology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Andrea CiprianiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine13.3%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology11.4%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine7%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine7%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology6.6%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine4.8%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEDOAJPublisher website
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
- 0LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 18.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 313OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 66.67%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 1,642 |
| 2021 | 29 | 28 | 1,058 |
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
118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 154 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (259 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".
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
- BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1362-0347
- Electronic ISSN
- 2755-9734
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Evidence-Based Mental Health
What is the impact factor of Evidence-Based Mental Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 18.1, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Evidence-Based Mental Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 118 days (interquartile range 87–154 days). 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 Evidence-Based Mental Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Evidence-Based Mental Health is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Evidence-Based Mental Health open access, and what is the APC?
Evidence-Based Mental Health 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, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .