Journal profile · Psychiatry
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES
ISSN 0895-0172 · eISSN 1545-7222 · American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1989
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.05; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 75 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES is published by American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. 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 Schizophrenia research and treatment, Traumatic Brain Injury Research and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, together about 19.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine7.4%
- Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchMedicine6.1%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine6%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience6%
- Neurological disorders and treatmentsMedicine5.9%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine5.8%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine5.7%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine5.6%
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 | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 3.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 101LetPub ·
- h-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,354OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 75 | 21 | 126 |
| 2024 | 53 | 17 | 259 |
| 2023 | 47 | 13 | 354 |
| 2022 | 59 | 16 | 534 |
| 2021 | 52 | 15 | 723 |
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)
- 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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0895-0172
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-7222
- Society / sponsor
- American Neuropsychiatric Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Neurosciences / Psychiatry. 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 NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.05; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 156.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES?
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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES 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: .