Journal profile
International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law
ISSN 2056-3922 · Northumbria University Library · United Kingdom
International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law: fully open access; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law is published by Northumbria University Library. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints, Health, Medicine and Society and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 64.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology32.3%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions20.9%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences11.7%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine6.4%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology2.6%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine2.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 105 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Northumbria University Library
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2056-3922
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Is International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .