Journal profile
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry
ISSN 0377-0699 · eISSN 2395-1486 · Indian Psychiatric Society (Kerala State Branch · India
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry is published by Indian Psychiatric Society (Kerala State Branch. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mental Health Treatment and Access, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, together about 24.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry is published biannually by the Branch of the Indian Psychiatric Society (Kerala), a charity registered in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. (TVM/TC/934/2014).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology10.3%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine8.3%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine6.1%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology6.1%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine5.5%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities5.5%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences5.3%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, ROAD, OAJI, Hinari, Indian Science Abstracts, J-Gate, Indian Science, Research Bib, Directory of Science, Jour Info, Advanced Science Index, Cosmos Impact FactorPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 239 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 39 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 36 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 41 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 55 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 50 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 23 |
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)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- case reportn IEC waiver or clearance ust be taken. Case Report Should not exceed 1500 words (excluding the abstract and references) Should not use moremain text ≤ 1,500 words · abstract ≤ 150 words · references ≤ 10
- letter to the editorNeed no abstract Should not exceed a word count of 500 (excluding the references) Should not use more than five references.Length not stated
- review articleShould not exceed 5000 words (excluding abstract and references) Should have an unstructured abstract within 200 wordsmain text ≤ 5,000 words · abstract ≤ 200 words
- viewpointExperience-based views and opinions on important, debatable or controversial issues that affect the practice of Psychiatry and mental health can be submitted to…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Plagiarism and AI Use Policy
Plagiarism can occur in two forms: 1) author(s) intentionally copy someone else's work and claim it to be their own, or 2) author(s) copy their own previously published material, either in whole or in part, without providing appropriate references.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Criteria
The journal follows the ICMJE criteria for authorship stated below.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict Of Interest
Authors are responsible for reporting any potential or actual conflict of interest upon first submission of a manuscript, with appropriate changes as appropriate in further revisions, if applicable. A conflict of interest statement should include all sources of financial support (for example, sponsors and grant numbers), other support for the study (such as collecting, analyzing, or interpreting d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0 licence; authors retain copyright and grant journal right of first publication. Model summary
All articles published in the journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access under DOAJ definition. Model summary
On this website, the Kerala Journal of Psychiatry provides open access to its content, following the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global knowledge exchange. All articles we publish online are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International License, ensuring that our research is accessible to all.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All submissions, except Editorial, and Presidential Address undergo rigorous peer review. Papers are carefully screened and reviewed by the Editors. Any articles that do not meet ethical standards, journal scope, and publication standards are subject to desk rejection. The suitable articles then undergo editorial review. Following this, two or more peer reviewers thoroughly review each manuscript.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism and AI Use Policy
Plagiarism can occur in two forms: 1) author(s) intentionally copy someone else's work and claim it to be their own, or 2) author(s) copy their own previously published material, either in whole or in part, without providing appropriate references.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Indian Psychiatric Society (Kerala State Branch
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0377-0699
- Electronic ISSN
- 2395-1486
- Society / sponsor
- Branch of Indian Psychiatric Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kerala Journal of Psychiatry
How long does peer review take at Kerala Journal of Psychiatry?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks. 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 Kerala Journal of Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kerala Journal of Psychiatry is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Kerala Journal of Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .