Journal profile · Psychiatry
Psychiatry Research
ISSN 0165-1781 · eISSN 1872-7123 · Elsevier Ireland Ltd · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1979
Psychiatry Research: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.07; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,230; median 121 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 501 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychiatry Research is published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Schizophrenia research and treatment, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This journal provides rapid publication of complete research reports and reviews in the field of psychiatry.The scope of the journal encompasses:Biochemical, physiological, neuroanatomic, genetic, neurocognitive, and psychosocial determinants of psychiatric disorders.Diagnostic assessments of psychiatric disorders.Evaluations that pursue hypotheses about the cause or causes of psychiatric diseases.Evaluations of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic psychiatric treatments.Basic neuroscience studies related to animal or neurochemical models for psychiatric disorders.Methodological advances, such as instrumentation, clinical scales, and assays directly applicable to psychiatric research. These will be considered only if the scales and assays are included as an appendix to the manuscript in English. If they are too long, the way to obtain them without cost to the reader must be carefully stated in the methods section of the manuscript.Reviews of timely topics in psychiatric researchLetters to the editor will be considered for case reports, comments about previously published papers, or secondary data analyses.Papers with a primary focus on imaging techniques, can be submitted to Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging .
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Paolo BrambillaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 34, Italy 8, Australia 7, United Kingdom 4, Mainland China 3 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine13.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6.7%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine6.5%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology6.2%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology5.1%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology5%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience4.8%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 5.07LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118LetPub ·
- h-index
- 252OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10,880OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 429LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,472 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 470 | 174 | 168 |
| 2025 | 501 | 234 | 1,504 |
| 2024 | 540 | 329 | 5,298 |
| 2023 | 562 | 292 | 8,701 |
| 2022 | 559 | 258 | 9,577 |
| 2021 | 581 | 270 | 15,436 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 1 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 122 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,116 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 128 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 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
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 4,230 / EUR 3,960 / GBP 3,390 / JPY 524,650 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,870 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- brief reportReview Articles/Full-Length ArticlesAlthough exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g. 3,000 words…Length not stated
- case reportReview Articles/Full-Length ArticlesAlthough exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g. 3,000 words…Length not stated
- case reportsCase Reports are welcome in Psychiatry Research Case Reports.Length not stated
- commentaryReview Articles/Full-Length ArticlesAlthough exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g. 3,000 words…main text ≤ 2,000 words · references ≤ 15
- correspondenceude up to 4 figures and up to 2 tables. Correspondence Correspondence items (formally Letters to the Editor) should be 750-1,000 words or less. It should not in…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 5
- letterReview Articles/Full-Length ArticlesAlthough exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g. 3,000 words…Length not stated
- letters to the editorReview Articles/Full-Length ArticlesAlthough exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g. 3,000 words…Length not stated
- review articleReview Articles/Full-Length ArticlesAlthough exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g. 3,000 words…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- short communicationld be capitalized. Short Communications Short Communications (formally called Brief reports) are brief reports on preliminary new findings limited to 2,500 word…main text ≤ 2,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 4
- short communicationsShort Communications (formally called Brief reports) are brief reports on preliminary new findings limited to 2,500 words, excluding abstract, references, figur…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier Ireland Ltd
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0165-1781
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-7123
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychiatry Research
What CAS zone is Psychiatry Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychiatry Research is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psychiatry Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.07; CiteScore 7.6, h-index 252.
How long does peer review take at Psychiatry Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 84–159 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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 Psychiatry Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words. 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 Psychiatry Research based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (34), Italy (8) and Australia (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychiatry Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychiatry Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Psychiatry Research open access, and what is the APC?
Psychiatry Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,230.
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: .