Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict
ISSN 1571-8883 · eISSN 1872-1001 · Wolters Kluwer Health · India
Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 500; median 184 days to acceptance (13 articles, last 24 months); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Migration, Health and Trauma, Resilience and Mental Health and Mental Health Treatment and Access, together about 40.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Rina GhafoerkhanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Lebanon 4, Mexico 2 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology25.1%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology8.6%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology6.8%
- Health and Conflict StudiesHealth Professions6.3%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions5.7%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology4.1%
- Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationArts and Humanities2.8%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities2.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · PSYCHIATRY · rank 242/293
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 181OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 73.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 844 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 56 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 125 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 374 |
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 · to
184 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 108 days – 223 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 104 days (13 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 309 days
- Sample
- 13 articles with submission and acceptance dates (19 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 33 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 500 | Yes | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 500 | — | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1571-8883
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-1001
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 1 (December 2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict
What CAS zone is Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict 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 Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict?
Based on the dates recorded on 13 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 184 days (interquartile range 108–223 days); authors report an average review time of about 33 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 JCR quartile is Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, PSYCHIATRY Q4 (242/293). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Lebanon (4) and Mexico (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict open access, and what is the APC?
Intervention-International Journal of Mental Health Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .