Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour
ISSN 0971-8990 · eISSN 2543-1897 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 60 days to acceptance (35 articles, last 24 months); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Mental Health Treatment and Access, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and COVID-19 and Mental Health, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Child abuse is a major global public health concern with serious physical, psychological, and social consequences for children. Limited parental knowledge and awareness contribute significantly to its persistence. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured, community-based educational intervention on mothers’ knowledge and attitude regarding child abuse prevention in the selected rural areas of India.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Sandeep GroverPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology10.8%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology8.9%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology8.1%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine7.4%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine5.7%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine4.9%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities4.4%
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 | 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 | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · PSYCHIATRY · rank 264/293
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 309 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 28 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 74 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 59 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 77 |
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
60 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 80 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 123 days (35 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 198 days
- Sample
- 35 articles with submission and acceptance dates (36 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)
- about 31 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0971-8990
- Electronic ISSN
- 2543-1897
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour
What CAS zone is Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Mental Health and Human Behaviour?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour?
Based on the dates recorded on 35 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 60 days (interquartile range 46–80 days); authors report an average review time of about 31 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, PSYCHIATRY Q4 (264/293). 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 Mental Health and Human Behaviour?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour 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, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .