Journal profile · Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice
ISSN 2575-5609 · Wiley · United States
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Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice: fully open access; APC about USD 3,120; median 92 days to acceptance (47 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice is published by Wiley. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mental Health Treatment and Access, Psychiatric care and mental health services and Schizophrenia research and treatment, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice</em> is a psychiatry journal publishing basic and clinical research on all aspects of mental and behavioral health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Editor-in-chief Kathryn K. RidoutPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 13, India 1, Spain 1, Romania 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology10.5%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology8.4%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine7.5%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology7.1%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine7.1%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine6.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry and Mental Health | Q3 | 341/580 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedEmbasePsycINFOPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 31Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 25,769Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 195 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 350 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 428 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 286 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 218 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 172 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 104 |
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
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 66 days – 154 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (47 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 47 articles with submission and acceptance dates (54 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)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,490 / USD 3,120 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,120 / EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,490 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,970 / GBP 2,370 / EUR 2,700 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Mental Health Treatment and Access, Psychiatric care and mental health services.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesEUR 2,840 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review time92 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 47 articles, last 24 months · PubMedReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2575-5609
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice
How long does peer review take at Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 47 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 66–154 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), India (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,120.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .