Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Journal of Psychiatric Practice
ISSN 1527-4160 · eISSN 1538-1145 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2000
Journal of Psychiatric Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.08; JCR Q4 (journal website); hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Psychiatric Practice 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 Schizophrenia research and treatment, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Treatment of Major Depression, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and 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
Editor-in-chief John M. OldhamPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine13.1%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology8.3%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine7.7%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine7.2%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities7.1%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology5.8%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology5.5%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine4.7%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · PSYCHIATRY · rank 242/293
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
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
- 1.08LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 743OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,078 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 3 | 18 |
| 2025 | 71 | 2 | 105 |
| 2024 | 73 | 10 | 159 |
| 2023 | 76 | 12 | 231 |
| 2022 | 81 | 5 | 379 |
| 2021 | 82 | 15 | 563 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 8 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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)
- over 12 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
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1527-4160
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-1145
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychiatric Practice
What CAS zone is Journal of Psychiatric Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Psychiatric 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Psychiatric Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.08; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Psychiatric Practice?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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 Psychiatric Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, PSYCHIATRY Q4 (242/293). 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 Psychiatric Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Psychiatric Practice is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Psychiatric Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Psychiatric 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, 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: .