Journal profile · Psychiatry
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 0160-6689 · eISSN 1555-2101 · Physicians Postgraduate Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1978
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.65; subscription journal; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 179 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY is published by Physicians Postgraduate Press Inc. 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 Schizophrenia research and treatment, Treatment of Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, together about 40.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry is a leader in peer-reviewed articles on mental health topics for psychiatrists and medical professionals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine16.1%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine14.9%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine9.7%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.2%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities3.8%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine3.7%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience3.7%
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 | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
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 | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 3.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 189LetPub ·
- h-index
- 249OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,964OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,247 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 9 | 41 |
| 2025 | 179 | 30 | 428 |
| 2024 | 132 | 59 | 647 |
| 2023 | 146 | 103 | 1,687 |
| 2022 | 185 | 106 | 2,902 |
| 2021 | 188 | 108 | 3,206 |
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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted3
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
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
- Physicians Postgraduate Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0160-6689
- Electronic ISSN
- 1555-2101
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.65; CiteScore 7, h-index 249.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .