Journal profile · Psychiatry
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN 1180-4882 · eISSN 1488-2434 · Canadian Medical Association · CANADA · Bimonthly · Founded 1991
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.82; fully open access; median 113 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE is published by Canadian Medical Association and is in Zone 2 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, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Treatment of Major Depression, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience publishes papers at the intersection of psychiatry and neuroscience that advance our understanding of the neural mechanisms involved in the etiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This includes studies on patients with psychiatric disorders, healthy humans, and experimental animals as well as studies in vitro. Original research articles, including clinical trials with a mechanistic component, and review papers will be considered.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine11.5%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience10.6%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine7.4%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience7%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine6.2%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience5.9%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience5.3%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 4.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 901OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 14.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,395 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 19 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 1,335 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 331 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 664 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 726 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 1,693 |
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 PubMed · to
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 141 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 59 days (26 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 166 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Canadian Medical Association
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1180-4882
- Electronic ISSN
- 1488-2434
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Neurosciences / Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.82; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 124.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 82–141 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .