Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Neuropsychiatrie
ISSN 0948-6259 · eISSN 2194-1327 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Neuropsychiatrie: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 84 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neuropsychiatrie is published by Springer Nature 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 Psychiatric care and mental health services, Health and Medical Studies and Schizophrenia research and treatment, together about 31.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die Zeitschrift ist das offizielle Organ der „Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik (ÖGPP)",und wissenschaftliches Organ der Österreichischen Alzheimer Gesellschaft, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, der Österreichischen Schizophreniegesellschaft, und derpro mente austria - Österreichischer Dachverband der Vereine und Gesellschaften für psychische und soziale Gesundheit. Sie veröffentlicht Übersichten zu relevanten Themen des Fachs, Originalarbeiten, Kasuistiken sowie Briefe an die Herausgeber. Zudem wird auch Buchbesprechungen sowie Neuigkeiten aus den Bereichen Personalia, Standes- und Berufspolitik sowie Kongressankündigungen Raum gewidmet. Thematisch ist das Fach Psychiatrie und die Methoden der Psychotherapie in allen ihren Facetten vertreten. Die Zeitschrift richtet sich somit an alle Berufsgruppen, die sich mit Ursachen, Erscheinungsformen und Behandlungsmöglichkeiten von psychischen Störungen beschäftigen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The professional and educational journal of the Austrian Society of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik; ÖGPP) and the Austrian Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie; ÖGKJP)
· Overviews of all relevant topics pertaining to the discipline
· Intended for all occupational groups committed to the causes and manifestations of, as well as therapy options for psychic disorders
· All manuscripts principally pass through a double-blind peer review process involving at least two independent experts The official journal of the Austrian Societies of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (ÖGPP) and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy (ÖGKJP) The journal publishes overviews of relevant issues in the field, original work, case reports and letters to the editors. In addition, space is devoted to book reviews, news from the areas of personnel matters and professional policies, and conference announcements. Thematically, the discipline of psychiatry and the methods of psychotherapy are represented in all their fac
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Alex HoferPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Austria 66, Germany 11, Switzerland 6, Italy 2, United States 1 (89 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology14.2%
- Health and Medical StudiesHealth Professions11.2%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine6.2%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine5%
- Psychology, Coaching, and TherapyPsychology4.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.2%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences4.2%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 56.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 180,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 808 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 49 | 20 | 64 |
| 2024 | 25 | 11 | 54 |
| 2023 | 37 | 21 | 113 |
| 2022 | 40 | 20 | 149 |
| 2021 | 25 | 10 | 94 |
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
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 116 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 109 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (83 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
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted11
- book review. Neuropsychiatrie publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, letter to the editors and book reviews. • Original articles Original papers prese…Length not stated
- case report. Neuropsychiatrie publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, letter to the editors and book reviews. • Original articles Original papers prese…Length not stated
- fallberichteFallberichte In den Fallberichten werden Besonderheiten der klinischen Praxis, Fallstricke der Diagnostik und ungewöhnliche Krankheits- und Behandlungsverläufe …Length not stated
- kurzmitteilungenNeuropsychiatrie publiziert Originalarbeiten, Übersichten, Fallberichte und Kurzmitteilungen in deutscher oder englischer SpracheLength not stated
- letter. Neuropsychiatrie publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, letter to the editors and book reviews. • Original articles Original papers prese…Length not stated
- original article. Neuropsychiatrie publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, letter to the editors and book reviews. • Original articles Original papers prese…Length not stated
- original paper. Neuropsychiatrie publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, letter to the editors and book reviews. • Original articles Original papers prese…Length not stated
- originalarbeitenOriginalarbeiten Hier werden Methoden und Ergebnisse eigener Untersuchungen oder Studien dargestellt und diskutiert.Length not stated
- review. Neuropsychiatrie publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, letter to the editors and book reviews. • Original articles Original papers prese…Length not stated
- review article. Neuropsychiatrie publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, letter to the editors and book reviews. • Original articles Original papers prese…Length not stated
- übersichtenÜbersichten Übersichten bieten dem Leser eine kritische Zusammenstellung und Diskussion relevanter wissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer
Permissions required for previously published figures, tables, or text passages. Model summary
Mit der Annahme des Artikels wird der Autor um Übertragung des Copyrights (bzw. das ausschließliche, räumlich und zeitlich uneingeschränkte Recht zur Publikation und zum Vertrieb) an den Verlag gebeten. Die Zeitschrift sowie alle in ihr enthaltenen einzelnen Beiträge und Abbildungen sind urheberrechtlich geschützt. Für Open Choice Artikel ist keine Übertragung des Copyrights erforderlich, da das C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Copyright transfer to publisher upon acceptance; not required for Open Choice articles. Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in neuropsychiatrie, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Originality: work must not be published or under consideration elsewhere; all co-authors and institution must approve publication. Model summary
Voraussetzung für das Einreichen eines Manuskriptes ist, dass die Arbeit noch nicht publiziert oder an anderer Stelle zur Publikation eingereicht wurde.
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0948-6259
- Electronic ISSN
- 2194-1327
- Society / sponsor
- Austrian Societies of Psychiatry
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neuropsychiatrie
What CAS zone is Neuropsychiatrie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neuropsychiatrie 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 Neuropsychiatrie?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Neuropsychiatrie?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 84 days (interquartile range 41–116 days). 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 are the manuscript requirements of Neuropsychiatrie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Neuropsychiatrie based?
Of the 89 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Austria (66), Germany (11) and Switzerland (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Neuropsychiatrie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neuropsychiatrie is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Neuropsychiatrie open access, and what is the APC?
Neuropsychiatrie is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .