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Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
ISSN 1095-158X · eISSN 1559-3126 · APA
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.91; hybrid open access; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal is published by APA 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 Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Mental Health Treatment and Access, together about 41.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal® (PRJ) is a quarterly journal publishing original, peer-reviewed scholarly work that advances the evidence for and understanding of interdisciplinary, psychosocial treatment and recovery of people with psychiatric disabilities. PRJ publishes scholarship that reflects the principles and values of psychiatric rehabilitation and person-centered care. Manuscripts published in PRJ have implications for policies and practices related to psychiatric rehabilitation as well as implementation of psychiatric rehabilitation services.PRJ gives priority to impactful research that is directly applicable to the development, administration, and delivery of psychiatric rehabilitation services across contexts. Community-engaged studies that include persons with psychiatric disabilities and clinicians as partners are a top priority. More About The Journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 27, Canada 2, Israel 2, United Kingdom 1, Denmark 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions18.1%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine13%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology10.4%
- Family Caregiving in Mental IllnessPsychology7.2%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology4.7%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology4.3%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities3.8%
- Disability Education and EmploymentSocial Sciences3.1%
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 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.91LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 911OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,985 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 52 | 18 | 50 |
| 2024 | 45 | 22 | 99 |
| 2023 | 57 | 20 | 326 |
| 2022 | 35 | 12 | 208 |
| 2021 | 64 | 21 | 700 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- APA
- ISSN
- 1095-158X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-3126
- Society / sponsor
- Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
What CAS zone is Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychiatry / Rehabilitation. 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 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.91; CiteScore 3, h-index 97.
Where are the editorial board members of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (27), Canada (2) and Israel (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .