Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice
ISSN 1755-6228 · eISSN 2042-8707 · Emerald
Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice is published by Emerald 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 Psychiatric care and mental health services, Mental Health and Patient Involvement and Innovations in Medical Education, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology20.5%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions13.2%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine12.6%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology7.6%
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology3.3%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions3.1%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions3%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences2.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric Mental Health | Q2 | 20/47 | — |
| Education | Q2 | 715/1698 | — |
| Health (social science) | Q2 | 179/387 | — |
| Health Policy | Q3 | 184/330 | — |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Q3 | 143/254 | — |
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q3 | 331/580 | — |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 663 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 8 | 422 |
| 2025 | 29 | 7 | 650 |
| 2024 | 28 | 9 | 579 |
| 2023 | 19 | 3 | 634 |
| 2022 | 38 | 14 | 551 |
| 2021 | 47 | 14 | 451 |
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.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1755-6228
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-8707
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice
What CAS zone is Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice 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.
Which databases index Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice 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; 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: .