Journal profile · Psychiatry
JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE
ISSN 0022-3018 · eISSN 1539-736X · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1876
JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.52; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 276 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE 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 Mental Health and Psychiatry, Neurology and Historical Studies and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Defense mechanisms are unconscious strategies used to manage anxiety triggered by unpleasant emotions, thoughts, or circumstances. They are commonly assessed through self-report questionnaires, which are known to be susceptible to response biases. This study examined the extent to which supernormality, an extreme form of positive response bias, affects self-reports of defense mechanisms.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Kimberly YonkersPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities11.6%
- Neurology and Historical StudiesNeuroscience11.2%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology6.8%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine6.5%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.7%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine4.2%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology3.8%
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 | Clinical Neurology | 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 | Clinical Neurology | 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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY · rank 234/296
- JCR Q3 · PSYCHIATRY · rank 219/293
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
- 1.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113LetPub ·
- h-index
- 279OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,305OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 42,776 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 45 | 6 | 81 |
| 2024 | 82 | 12 | 289 |
| 2023 | 141 | 26 | 661 |
| 2022 | 139 | 41 | 946 |
| 2021 | 174 | 29 | 1,451 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
276 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 185 days – 525 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 45 days (38 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 325 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (87 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1876
- ISSN
- 0022-3018
- Electronic ISSN
- 1539-736X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 214, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / 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 NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.52; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 279.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 276 days (interquartile range 185–525 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, CLINICAL NEUROLOGY Q4 (234/296), PSYCHIATRY Q3 (219/293). 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 NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE 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: .