Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE
ISSN 0014-3855 · eISSN 1769-6674 · Elsevier
EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.06; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,720; review about 159 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 38% (journal website); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE is published by Elsevier 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 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Health, Medicine and Society and Historical and Scientific Studies, together about 50.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Une revue de référence pour le praticien, le chercheur et l'étudiant en sciences humainesA journal of reference for practitioners, researchers, and students in human sciences Founded in 1925 and appearing every trimester starting in 1927, L’Évolution Psychiatrique publishes articles in psychiatry in a broad sense, oriented by clinical psychology and by psychopathology, regardless of theoretical orientation. Open to the human sciences, the journal also features articles from other disciplines, so long as a link with psychiatry is established. Indexed and highly regarded, the journal is accessible to practitioners, as well as researchers and students. As suggested by its title, the journal is turned toward the future, while remaining solidly anchored in the history of the discipline. Finally, it is committed to growing its international readership by publishing English-language articles online.Une revue de référence pour le praticien, le chercheur et l'étudiant en sciences humaines Publication fondée en 1925 pour devenir périodique et trimestrielle en 1927, L’Évolution Psychiatrique publie des textes de psychiatrie au sens large, orientés par la psychologie clinique et la psychopathologie quelle que soit l'obédience, ouverte aux sciences humaines par conséquent si des ponts sont établis avec la psychiatrie. Indexée et qualifiante, la revue intéresse les praticiens comme les chercheurs et les étudiants. Par son titre, elle indique une ouverture vers l'avenir en restant solidement ancrée dans l'histoire de la discipline. Enfin, elle tend à s’internationaliser par la publication en ligne de textes en langue anglaise.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Christophe ChaperotPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 18 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology30.8%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions10.7%
- Historical and Scientific StudiesMedicine9.2%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities4.7%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology4.5%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology4.4%
- Neurology and Historical StudiesNeuroscience3.6%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.06LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 217OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,737 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 71 | 19 | 10 |
| 2024 | 69 | 36 | 26 |
| 2023 | 87 | 40 | 64 |
| 2022 | 82 | 38 | 106 |
| 2021 | 142 | 39 | 198 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
159 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 38%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 159 daysPublisher 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 2,720 / EUR 2,480 / GBP 2,180 / JPY 337,360 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,750 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,750 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access 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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0014-3855
- Electronic ISSN
- 1769-6674
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE
What CAS zone is EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE 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.
What is the impact factor of EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.06; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE?
The publisher reports about 159 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 38%. 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 EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (18). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE open access, and what is the APC?
EVOLUTION PSYCHIATRIQUE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,720.
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: .