Journal profile · Psychiatry
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE
ISSN 0091-2174 · eISSN 1541-3527 · SAGE Publications Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1973
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE is published by SAGE Publications Inc. and is in Zone 4 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, Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments and Cardiac Health and Mental Health, together about 27% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine (IJPM) bridges the gap between clinical psychiatry research and primary care clinical research. Providing a forum for addressing: The relevance of psychobiological, psychological, social, familial, religious, and cultural factors in the development and treatment of illness; the relationship of biomarkers to psychiatric symptoms and syndromes in primary care...
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology12%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine7.7%
- Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine7.4%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine7.2%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities6%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.2%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine4.2%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.85LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,227OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,268 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 13 | 13 |
| 2025 | 66 | 17 | 98 |
| 2024 | 57 | 24 | 168 |
| 2023 | 70 | 18 | 413 |
| 2022 | 55 | 13 | 255 |
| 2021 | 41 | 8 | 449 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0091-2174
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-3527
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE
What CAS zone is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.85; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 97.
How long does peer review take at INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Which databases index INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE open access, and what is the APC?
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .