Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
JAMA Psychiatry
ISSN 2168-622X · eISSN 2168-6238 · American Medical Association · UNITED STATES
JAMA Psychiatry: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 17.92; hybrid open access; 225 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAMA Psychiatry is published by American Medical Association and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Schizophrenia research and treatment, Treatment of Major Depression and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 24% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JAMA Psychiatry is an international peer-reviewed journal for clinicians, scholars, and research scientists in psychiatry, mental health, behavioral science, and allied fields. The Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry began publication in 1919 and, in 1959, became 2 separate journals: Archives of Neurology and Archives of General Psychiatry. In 2013, their names changed to JAMA Neurology and JAMA Psychiatry, respectively. JAMA Psychiatry is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine11.2%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine6.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6.1%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities6.1%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology5.7%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology5.7%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 17.92LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 28.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 5.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 335LetPub ·
- h-index
- 258OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,013OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 120LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,570 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 177 | 90 | 353 |
| 2025 | 225 | 128 | 2,355 |
| 2024 | 234 | 152 | 5,808 |
| 2023 | 263 | 191 | 7,276 |
| 2022 | 239 | 178 | 12,951 |
| 2021 | 203 | 153 | 15,284 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- American Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-622X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-6238
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAMA Psychiatry
What CAS zone is JAMA Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JAMA Psychiatry is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychiatry; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JAMA Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 17.92; CiteScore 28.6, h-index 258.
Which databases index JAMA Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAMA Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JAMA Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
JAMA Psychiatry is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .