Journal profile · Nursing
Perspectives In Psychiatric Care
ISSN 0031-5990 · eISSN 1744-6163 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1963
Perspectives In Psychiatric Care: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.02; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,710; median 304 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Perspectives In Psychiatric Care is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Mental Health Treatment and Access, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care is an international, peer-reviewed journal that advances knowledge at the intersection of psychiatric and mental health nursing and the broader delivery of psychiatric and mental health care. The journal publishes rigorous, original and internationally relevant scholarship that informs practice, education, leadership, services and policy across the lifespan, care settings and health systems. The journal is anchored in psychiatric and mental health nursing. It also welcomes interdisciplinary and interprofessional contributions that make a clear and substantive contribution to nursing or to the organisation, delivery, quality, safety, equity or outcomes of psychiatric and mental health care. Relevance is determined by the contribution of the work, rather than by the professional discipline of its authors. The journal publishes original quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research; clinical trials and other intervention studies; effectiveness and implementation research; rigorous evaluations of clinical and service innovations; systematic reviews, meta-analyses and other high-quality evidence syntheses; methodological and theoretical papers; health-services and policy analyses; educational and workforce research; and critical, scholarly contributions that advance debate in the field. Areas of particular interest include: Psychiatric and mental health assessment, care planning and clinical decision-making; Nurse-led and multidisciplinary interventions, therapeutic relationships and psychosocial care; Person-centred, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, culturally responsive and rights-based practice; Severe and persistent mental illness, co-occurring conditions, substance use, crisis care, suicide and self-harm prevention; Psychopharmacology and medicines management where relevant to nursing practice and the delivery of care; Patient safety, ethical practice and the reduction of coercive and restrictive practices; Integrated physical and mental health care; Advanced practice, workforce development and sustainability, leadership, education and competence development; Service models, implementation, quality improvement and digital mental health; Mental health inequalities, access to care and the influence of social, cultural and structural determinants; The involvement of people with lived experience, families, carers and communities in care, research and service development. Priority is given to manuscripts that address a
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing
Editor-in-chief Francisco SampaioPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 12%); most named Italy 6, Singapore 4, Mainland China 3, Spain 2, Jordan 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology13.6%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology9.2%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology6.9%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine6.2%
- Nursing education and managementNursing4.9%
- Family Caregiving in Mental IllnessPsychology4.6%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology4.5%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.4%
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 | Nursing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Nursing | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
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 | Nursing | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOCASCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.02LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 969OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 35Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 240,732Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,404 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 53 | 5 |
| 2025 | 40 | 39 | 33 |
| 2024 | 23 | 22 | 62 |
| 2023 | 40 | 39 | 310 |
| 2022 | 137 | 77 | 1,337 |
| 2021 | 301 | 233 | 4,373 |
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
304 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 188 days – 409 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 346 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 67 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 256 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,710 / EUR 2,340 / GBP 1,990 | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Title and authorship information
The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Authors limited to three manuscripts under review at any point in time. Model summary
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required with submission. Model summary
Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Authors retain copyright; open access articles under Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single-anonymized peer review model for applicable article types. Model summary
The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint servers accepted; not considered to compromise novelty. Model summary
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0031-5990
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-6163
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Perspectives In Psychiatric Care
What CAS zone is Perspectives In Psychiatric Care in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Perspectives In Psychiatric Care is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Nursing / 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 Perspectives In Psychiatric Care?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.02; CiteScore 6.4, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Perspectives In Psychiatric Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 304 days (interquartile range 188–409 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14% (2025). 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 Perspectives In Psychiatric Care?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Perspectives In Psychiatric Care based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 12%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (6), Singapore (4) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Perspectives In Psychiatric Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Perspectives In Psychiatric Care is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO, CAS, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Perspectives In Psychiatric Care open access, and what is the APC?
Perspectives In Psychiatric Care is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,710.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .