Journal profile · Psychiatry
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
ISSN 0022-3999 · eISSN 1879-1360 · Elsevier Inc. · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1956
Journal of Psychosomatic Research: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,760; median 93 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy (Elsevier website: 27%); 381 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Psychosomatic Research is published by Elsevier Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, Cardiac Health and Mental Health and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, together about 31.9% of its articles. (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
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine14.4%
- Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine9%
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMedicine8.5%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience4.7%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology4.5%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine4.3%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities4.2%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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 | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 141LetPub ·
- h-index
- 262OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 233LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,104 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 407 | 125 | 94 |
| 2025 | 381 | 150 | 650 |
| 2024 | 346 | 156 | 1,518 |
| 2023 | 338 | 155 | 2,633 |
| 2022 | 346 | 141 | 3,483 |
| 2021 | 263 | 131 | 4,883 |
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
93 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 121 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 97 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (625 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)
- 27%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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,760 / EUR 3,520 / GBP 3,010 / JPY 466,350 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1956
- ISSN
- 0022-3999
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-1360
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychosomatic Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Psychosomatic Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Psychosomatic Research is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 Psychosomatic Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.27; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 262.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Psychosomatic Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 93 days (interquartile range 60–121 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy (Elsevier website: 27%)”. 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 Psychosomatic Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Psychosomatic Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Psychosomatic Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Psychosomatic Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,760.
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: .