Journal profile · Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
ISSN 2194-7511 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · Germany · Founded 2013
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.5; fully open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 100 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Tryptophan and brain disorders, together about 57.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders is a peer-reviewed, open access online journal publishing contributions from the broad range of clinical, psychological and biological research in bipolar disorders. It collaborates with the International Group for the study of Lithium Treated Patients (IGSLi) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Bipolare Störungen (DGBS), and serves as the official journal of these organisations. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders invites clinicians and researchers from around the globe to submit original research articles, short research communications, reviews, guidelines, case reports, study protocols and letters to the editor that help to enhance understanding of bipolar disorders. The journal makes all articles freely available to researchers worldwide, ensuring maximum dissemination of content. Content is published online continuously to provide timely communication to the community and keep publication times to a minimum.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Editor-in-chief Michael BauerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 20, Germany 15, Canada 9, United Kingdom 5, Denmark 5 (89 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine38.5%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine14.1%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience5.1%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine4.8%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine4.5%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology4%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology3.2%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 282OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 465 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 8 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 119 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 387 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 616 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 452 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 830 |
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 Crossref · to
100 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 132 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (84 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)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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 | EUR 2,690 / USD 3,090 / GBP 2,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,990 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,090 / USD 2,790 / EUR 2,390 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,390 / USD 3,090 / EUR 2,690 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted7
- brief reportFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Case Reports Guideline Correspondence Review Articles Brief Report Study …Length not stated
- case reportsFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Case Reports Guideline Correspondence Review Articles Brief Report Study …Length not stated
- correspondenceFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Case Reports Guideline Correspondence Review Articles Brief Report Study …Length not stated
- guidelineFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Case Reports Guideline Correspondence Review Articles Brief Report Study …Length not stated
- research articlesFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Case Reports Guideline Correspondence Review Articles Brief Report Study …Length not stated
- review articlesFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Case Reports Guideline Correspondence Review Articles Brief Report Study …Length not stated
- study protocolsFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Articles Case Reports Guideline Correspondence Review Articles Brief Report Study …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data availability: datasets should be deposited in public repositories or included in the paper/supporting files; mandatory where community-endorsed repositories exist. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access licensing under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 2194-7511
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
What CAS zone is International Journal of Bipolar Disorders in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Bipolar Disorders is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 International Journal of Bipolar Disorders?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.5; CiteScore 6, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Bipolar Disorders?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 100 days (interquartile range 82–150 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 International Journal of Bipolar Disorders based?
Of the 89 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Germany (15) and Canada (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Bipolar Disorders?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Bipolar Disorders is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Bipolar Disorders open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,090.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .