Journal profile · Psychiatry
General Hospital Psychiatry
ISSN 0163-8343 · eISSN 1873-7714 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1979
General Hospital Psychiatry: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.42; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,720; median 67 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 214 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
General Hospital Psychiatry is published by Elsevier Inc. 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 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
General Hospital Psychiatry explores the connections between psychiatry, clinical neurosciences, and the rest of medicine throughout the healthcare system. In emphasizing a biopsychosocial approach that brings together the brain, mind, and body, the journal seeks to advance knowledge and scholarship in all aspects of psychiatric care benefiting patients with acute and/or chronic medical-surgical conditions.General Hospital Psychiatry encourages original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, and invited reviews and commentaries, on (though not limited to) the following content areas: Diseases and disorders of relevance to psychiatry in general hospital settings, such as delirium, catatonia, depression, trauma and stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders, and suicidalityEpidemiology of, and interventions addressing, psychiatric, substance use and medical comorbidity and multi-morbidity in inpatient and outpatient medical care settings Increasing understanding in the diagnosis of, and interventions for, neuropsychiatric diseases and disorders across the lifespan, including neurocognitive disorders, sequelae of traumatic brain injuries, movement disorders and functional neurological disorderNovel diagnostic methods and interventions for psychiatric and medical comorbidity that embrace advances in clinical neurosciences, such as the utilization of quantifiable biomarkers, neuroimaging and neuromodulation The role of psychiatry in the care of women going through pregnancy and menopauseThe complexities of psychopharmacology in the medically ill patientAdvances in health services approaches that improve mental health and well-being across health care systems
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Dimitry S. DavydowPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 55, Canada 10, Australia 5, United Kingdom 2, Japan 1 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology12.7%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine8.6%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine7.1%
- Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine6%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities5.5%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology5.3%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology5.1%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine4.5%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
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
- 4.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,810OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 130LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,276 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 158 | 49 | 62 |
| 2025 | 214 | 62 | 553 |
| 2024 | 183 | 53 | 954 |
| 2023 | 170 | 81 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 109 | 55 | 1,561 |
| 2021 | 140 | 70 | 2,546 |
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
67 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 91 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 69 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (444 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 3,720 / EUR 3,480 / GBP 2,980 / JPY 461,390 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,480 | — | — |
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
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- brief communicationOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…Length not stated
- letterOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the Editor: The journal will only consider Letters to the Editor that are in response to articles published in the journal (750 word limit, maximum of…Length not stated
- letters to the editorOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…Length not stated
- meta-analysisOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…Length not stated
- narrative reviewOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- research reportOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…Length not stated
- systematic reviewOriginal Research Article: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Maximum of 4 tables and/or fig…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or scoping reviewsSystematic Reviews, Meta-Analyses, or Scoping Reviews: 4000 word limit (excluding cover letter, abstract, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures), Ma…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
1 to 7 keywords required Model summary
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data statement encouraged Model summary
To foster transparency, you are encouraged to state the availability of any data at submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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 Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0163-8343
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-7714
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about General Hospital Psychiatry
What CAS zone is General Hospital Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, General Hospital Psychiatry is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of General Hospital Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.42; CiteScore 6.2, h-index 164.
How long does peer review take at General Hospital Psychiatry?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 67 days (interquartile range 47–91 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of General Hospital Psychiatry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Optional. 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 General Hospital Psychiatry based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (55), Canada (10) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index General Hospital Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, General Hospital Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is General Hospital Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
General Hospital Psychiatry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,720.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .