Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
International Review of Psychiatry
ISSN 0954-0261 · eISSN 1369-1627 · Taylor & Francis
International Review of Psychiatry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.26; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 94 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Review of Psychiatry is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Mental Health Treatment and Access, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Mental Health and Psychiatry, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Review of Psychiatry is the premier review journal in the field with a truly international authorship and readership. Each bimonthly issue is dedicated to a specific theme relevant to psychiatry, edited by recognized experts on the topic, who are selected by the Editors and the Editorial Board. Each issue provides in-depth, scholarly reviews of the topic in focus. The Journal reaches a broad international readership including clinicians, academics, educators, and researchers who wish to remain up-to-date with recent and rapid developments in various fields of psychiatry. It aims to be of value to trainees by choosing topics of relevance to career development, which are also suitable for clinicians for continuing professional development. Each two-year cycle of the Journal covers at least one topic in every one of the following areas: Epidemiology, services, and public health Psychiatric disorders and their etiologies Therapeutics and rehabilitation Clinical relevance of cognitive and basic neurosciences Psychiatric methodologies Psychiatry in medicine
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Germany 1, Australia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology14.1%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine10.2%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities9.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.7%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology4.5%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology4%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology4%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine3.8%
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: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
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: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, ASSIA (Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts), BIOSIS, E-psyche, Research Alert®, Social SciSearch®, Sociological Abstracts (SA), Studies on Women & Gender Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.07Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.45Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,373OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 480,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,435 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 27 | 33 |
| 2025 | 94 | 27 | 185 |
| 2024 | 91 | 36 | 511 |
| 2023 | 90 | 18 | 571 |
| 2022 | 92 | 38 | 2,619 |
| 2021 | 47 | 24 | 1,025 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (33% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open Select: choose to publish open access Model summary
International Review of Psychiatry is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discover…
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
- 0954-0261
- Electronic ISSN
- 1369-1627
- Society / sponsor
- King's College and John Hopkin's University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Review of Psychiatry
What CAS zone is International Review of Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Review of Psychiatry is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Review of Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.26; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 137.
Where are the editorial board members of International Review of Psychiatry based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), United Kingdom (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Review of Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Review of Psychiatry is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Review of Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
International Review of Psychiatry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .