Journal profile · Medicine-Health Informatics
Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health
ISSN 2214-7829 · Elsevier · NETHERLANDS
Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.72; fully open access; APC about USD 3,250; median 139 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 100 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Mental Health Interventions, Impact of Technology on Adolescents and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, together about 48.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The application of information technology in mental and behavioural healthOfficial Journal of the European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII) and the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII).The aim of Internet Interventions is to publish scientific, peer-reviewed, high-impact research on Internet interventions and related areas.Internet Interventions welcomes papers on the following subjects:• Intervention studies targeting the promotion of mental health and featuring the Internet and/or technologies using the Internet as an underlying technology, e.g. computers, smartphone devices, tablets, sensors • Implementation and dissemination of Internet interventions • Integration of Internet interventions into existing systems of care • Descriptions of development and deployment infrastructures • Internet intervention methodology and theory papers • Internet-based epidemiology • Descriptions of new Internet-based technologies and experiments with clinical applications • Economics of internet interventions (cost-effectiveness) • Health care policy and Internet interventions • The role of culture in Internet intervention • Internet psychometrics • Ethical issues pertaining to Internet interventions and measurements • Human-computer interaction and usability research with clinical implications • Systematic reviews and meta-analysis on Internet interventions
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Health Informatics
Editor-in-chief Per CarlbringPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Australia 14, Sweden 9, Netherlands 8, United States 6, Germany 4 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology32.4%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences8.6%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions7%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology6.5%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology6.3%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.3%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4.1%
- Mental Health via WritingPsychology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | 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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 3.72LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 602OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 93LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 995 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 105 | 39 |
| 2025 | 100 | 100 | 521 |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | 719 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | 1,601 |
| 2022 | 104 | 104 | 2,801 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | 3,936 |
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 PubMed · to
139 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 193 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 4 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 146 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (228 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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 122 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | USD 3,250 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,980 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 / JPY 369,610 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,110 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,330 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- letters to the editorContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication:Original papers: up to 6,000 words (excluding tables, figures and referen…Length not stated
- original paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication:Original papers: up to 6,000 words (excluding tables, figures and referen…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- original papersOriginal papers: up to 6,000 words (excluding tables, figures and references)Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication:Original papers: up to 6,000 words (excluding tables, figures and referen…main text ≤ 9,000 words
- review papersReview papers: up to 9,000 words (excluding tables, figures and references)Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication:Original papers: up to 6,000 words (excluding tables, figures and referen…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- short communicationsShort communications: 1,000-1,500 words (excluding tables, figures and references)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics in publishing Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review type: single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing policy Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-7829
- Society / sponsor
- European Society for Research on Internet Interventions
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health
What CAS zone is Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / Psychiatry / Psychology, Clinical / Medical Informatics. 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 Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.72; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 139 days (interquartile range 98–193 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (14), Sweden (9) and Netherlands (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health open access, and what is the APC?
Internet Interventions-The Application of Information Technology in Mental and Behavioural Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,250.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .