Journal profile · Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
ISSN 0047-2085 · eISSN 1982-0208 · ECN - Editora Cientifica Nacional Ltda. · Brazil
Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria is published by ECN - Editora Cientifica Nacional Ltda.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Schizophrenia research and treatment, Psychology and Mental Health and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Basic information Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria The Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria is the official journal of the Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), published quarterly for more than 70 years. Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria is a national and international, open access, online publishing forum for the publication of research on the theory and practice of Psychiatry and Mental Health. Its abbreviated title is J. bras. psiquiatr, which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes and bibliographical references and strips. Indexation Scientific Eletronic Library Online - SciELO American Psychological Association - PsychoINFO British Libray Document Supply Center - BLDSC Excerpta Medica - Embase Scopus Index Medicus Latino-Americano - LILACS Institute de L' Information Scientifique et Techinique - INIST Libray of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences - KNAW Free Medical Journals - FMJ DOAJ Intellectual property All content of the journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type BY.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Editor-in-chief Mauro Vítor MendlowiczPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 12, Portugal 3, United Kingdom 2, Brazil 2, Italy 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine8.1%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology7.1%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology6.8%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine6.7%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology6.7%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology6.5%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology5.8%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q4 | 491/580 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 367OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,020Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,674 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 494 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 713 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 1,066 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 1,203 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 1,320 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 1,225 |
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)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- ECN - Editora Cientifica Nacional Ltda.
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0047-2085
- Electronic ISSN
- 1982-0208
- Society / sponsor
- Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
How long does peer review take at Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), Portugal (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria open access, and what is the APC?
Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .