Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
International Journal of Culture and Mental Health
ISSN 1754-2863 · eISSN 1754-2871 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Culture and Mental Health: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2018 (Volume 11, Issue 4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Culture and Mental Health is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mental Health Treatment and Access, Migration, Health and Trauma and Cultural Competency in Health Care, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This title has ceased (2018) This important peer-review journal provides an innovative forum, both international and multidisciplinary, for addressing cross-cultural issues and mental health. Culture as it comes to bear on mental health is a rapidly expanding area of inquiry and research within psychiatry and psychology, and other related fields such as social work, with important implications for practice in the global context. The journal is an essential resource for health care professionals working in the field of cross-cultural mental health.Readership includes psychiatrists, psychologists, medical anthropologists, medical sociologists, psychiatric nurses and social workers, general practitioners and other mental health professionals interested in the area. The International Journal of Culture and Mental Health publishes original empirical research, review papers and theoretical articles in the fields of cross-cultural psychiatry and psychology. Contributions from the fields of medical anthropology and medical sociology are particularly welcome. A continuing dialogue between members of various disciplines in various fields is encouraged. The aim of the journal is to encourage its readers to think about various issues which have clouded cross-cultural development of ideas. The journal lays special emphasis on developing further links between medical anthropology, medical sociology, clinical psychiatry and psychology, and implications of the findings on service provisions. The journal is published four times a year. The style of reference is Harvard. All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology18.6%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology12%
- Cultural Competency in Health CareSocial Sciences6.1%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences5.3%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology5%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4.7%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities4.5%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 64/1037 | — |
| Social Psychology | Q2 | 144/289 | — |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q3 | 263/502 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCINAHLPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 238 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 420 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 402 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 464 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 456 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 544 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1754-2863
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-2871
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 4 (2018)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Culture and Mental Health
Which databases index International Journal of Culture and Mental Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Culture and Mental Health is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Culture and Mental Health open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Culture and Mental Health is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .