Journal profile · Behavioral Sciences
Journal of Ect
ISSN 1095-0680 · eISSN 1533-4112 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1998
Journal of Ect: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.16; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 148 days to acceptance (70 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 108 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ect is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies, Treatment of Major Depression and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, together about 61% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The demand for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) has been increasing. The aim of this study was to analyze changes in the rate of ECT use at Oulu University Hospital in Northern Finland from 2012 to 2022 and to explore factors associated with these changes.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Behavioral Sciences
Editor-in-chief Randall EspinozaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine37.2%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine16.9%
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesNeuroscience6.9%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated PhenomenaMedicine5.6%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine2.8%
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology2.2%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine2.2%
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 | Behavioral Sciences | 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 | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES · rank 24/57
- JCR Q3 · PSYCHIATRY · rank 151/293
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
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
- 2.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,110OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,698 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 123 | 14 | 17 |
| 2025 | 108 | 12 | 67 |
| 2024 | 121 | 24 | 305 |
| 2023 | 80 | 20 | 386 |
| 2022 | 78 | 14 | 525 |
| 2021 | 79 | 13 | 596 |
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
148 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 209 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (70 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 190 days
- Sample
- 70 articles with submission and acceptance dates (251 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1095-0680
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-4112
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ect
What CAS zone is Journal of Ect in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Ect is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / 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 Journal of Ect?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.16; CiteScore 3, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Ect?
Based on the dates recorded on 70 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 148 days (interquartile range 104–209 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Journal of Ect in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Q2 (24/57), PSYCHIATRY Q3 (151/293). 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.
Which databases index Journal of Ect?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ect is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Ect open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ect 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, 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: .