Journal profile · Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
ISSN 2666-9153 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports: impact factor 3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,310; review about 188 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 148 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 and Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Mental Health Research Topics, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Affective Disorders Reports is an open access companion journal to Journal of Affective Disorders that publishes papers concerned with affective disorders in the widest sense: depression, mania, mood spectrum, emotions and personality, anxiety and stress.JAD Reports publishes thought-provoking, cutting-edge research, and is also welcoming a shorter, single-point story, called a Report, in addition to a longer Article format.It is interdisciplinary and aims to bring together different approaches for a diverse readership. Top quality papers will be accepted dealing with any aspect of affective disorders, including neuroimaging, cognitive neurosciences, genetics, molecular biology, experimental and clinical neurosciences, pharmacology, neuroimmunoendocrinology, intervention and treatment trials.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Editor-in-chief Jair C. SoaresPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 56, Italy 12, Canada 9, Germany 8, Mainland China 4 (118 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology9.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology8.4%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology7.4%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology7.1%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology6.5%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology6.1%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine6.1%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience5.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 283OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 136LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,152 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 157 | 157 | 25 |
| 2025 | 148 | 148 | 137 |
| 2024 | 153 | 153 | 650 |
| 2023 | 245 | 245 | 1,740 |
| 2022 | 159 | 159 | 1,454 |
| 2021 | 228 | 228 | 4,143 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 85 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 188 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 2,310 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,630 / EUR 2,460 / GBP 2,110 / JPY 326,200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,960 | — | — |
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
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- correspondenceThe Journal primarily publishes:Full-Length Research Papers (up to 5000 words, excluding references and up to 6 tables/figures).Review Articles and Meta-analyse…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- full-length research papersFull-Length Research Papers (up to 5000 words, excluding references and up to 6 tables/figures).Length not stated
- meta-analysisThe Journal primarily publishes:Full-Length Research Papers (up to 5000 words, excluding references and up to 6 tables/figures).Review Articles and Meta-analyse…Length not stated
- reportsReports (up to 2000 words, 20 references, 2 tables/figures).Length not stated
- research paperThe Journal primarily publishes:Full-Length Research Papers (up to 5000 words, excluding references and up to 6 tables/figures).Review Articles and Meta-analyse…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articleThe Journal primarily publishes:Full-Length Research Papers (up to 5000 words, excluding references and up to 6 tables/figures).Review Articles and Meta-analyse…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- review articles and meta-analysesReview Articles and Meta-analyses (up to 8000 words, excluding references and up to 10 tables/figures).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, 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
1 to 7 keywords required Model summary
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 ·- 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
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 allowed, does not count as prior publication 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.
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
- 2666-9153
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Affective Disorders Reports
What is the impact factor of Journal of Affective Disorders Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Affective Disorders Reports?
The publisher reports about 188 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Journal of Affective Disorders Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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 Journal of Affective Disorders Reports based?
Of the 118 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (56), Italy (12) and Canada (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Affective Disorders Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Affective Disorders Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Affective Disorders Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Affective Disorders Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,310.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .