Journal profile
Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry
ISSN 2319-5363 · eISSN 2583-4010 · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher · India
Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry is published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Schizophrenia research and treatment, Mental Health Treatment and Access and Treatment of Major Depression, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry (IJPP) is the official publication of the Indian Association of Private Psychiatry. The journal publishes two issues in a year i.e., January-June and July-December. It is a peer-reviewed open-access journal that publishes articles related to mental health and neurosciences. The aim of the journal is to encourage research and scientific studies in the field of neuropsychiatry so that we can promote newer developments in clinical psychiatry. The primary focus is to publish articles that have implications for clinical practice in the field of mental health. By publishing newer developments in clinical applications of psychiatry, we endeavor to enrich the knowledge and skills of practitioners of psychiatry and allied mental health professionals. The journal publishes various kinds of articles including editorials, review articles, original research articles, short research communications, case reports, letters to the editor, Continuing Medical Education (CME) articles and Viewpoint articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mahesh GowdaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 53, Australia 4, United States 3, Canada 2, Switzerland 2 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine11.2%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology8.2%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine7.4%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology6.5%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology5.3%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine5%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 213Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 226 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 38 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 42 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 40 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 16 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 10 |
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)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
This Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement is based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors as per Committee on Publication Ethics, ICMJE & WAME. Please visit Policy page for more details.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
Under Creative Commons the Authors retain ownership/ copyright of their content. The authors assign exclusive commercial re-use rights of the article to the Publisher. All open access articles published are distributed under the terms of the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International Public License as currently displayed at http://creativecommons.org/licens…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
A comprehensive outlook on open access policy that we follow: Open access refers to the practice of making peer-reviewed scholarly research and literature freely available online to anyone interested in reading it at no cost and with limited restrictions with regards to reuse. Open access publications are freely and permanently available online to anyone with an internet access. The journal allows…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Policy for Authors
The Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry upholds a Repository Policy and is listed in Sherpa Romeo for compliance with self-archiving regulations. Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published PDF in their institutional repository or any suitable subject repository (according to the end-user license of the article, i.e., strictly for non-commercial re-use) immediately upon publication. The…
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
- Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2319-5363
- Electronic ISSN
- 2583-4010
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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 Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (53), Australia (4) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .