Journal profile · Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Psychiatry Research Communications
ISSN 2772-5987 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Psychiatry Research Communications: impact factor 1.5 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,590; review about 127 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychiatry Research Communications is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Schizophrenia research and treatment, Mental Health Treatment and Access and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychiatry Research Communications is an Open Access companion journal to Psychiatry Research and it aims to publish high quality papers "from the bench to the bedside", including studies on the phenomenology, diagnostic methods, biopsychosocial determinants, therapeutic strategies, and animal models of psychiatric illnesses. Psychiatry Research Communications provides rapid publication of original research, secondary data analyses and reviews of timely topics in psychiatry. Comments about previous papers published in the journal may be submitted as Letters to the Editor.Inclusiveness and diversityPapers submitted to Psychiatry Research Communications should be characterized by the highest scientific rigor to increase their reproducibility. Yet, one of Psychiatry Research Communications 's major tenets is the provision of constructive feedback. In Psychiatry Research Communications we adopt an inclusive approach that stimulates submission of creative research regardless of its geographical origin. As most underprivileged individuals with mental disorders live in low and middle-income countries, the translation of findings obtained in traditional centers to the reality of less developed areas is critical. Therefore, Psychiatry Research Communications also aims to be an outlet for good quality papers coming from all over the globe.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Editor-in-chief Leonardo FontenellePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, Australia 6, Brazil 5, Italy 4, United Kingdom 3 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine9%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology7.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology6.5%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology6.3%
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology5.4%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 285 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 6 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 88 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 138 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 279 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | 592 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 256 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
127 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 127 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | USD 2,590 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,120 / EUR 1,980 / GBP 1,700 / JPY 262,940 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,650 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- brief reportResearch Articles. Although exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g., 3,000 words) are preferred.…Length not stated
- case reportResearch Articles. Although exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g., 3,000 words) are preferred.…Length not stated
- case reportsCase reports. Case reports will only be considered as Correspondence (see following instructions.)Length not stated
- correspondenceResearch Articles. Although exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g., 3,000 words) are preferred.…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- letterResearch Articles. Although exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g., 3,000 words) are preferred.…Length not stated
- letters to the editorResearch Articles. Although exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g., 3,000 words) are preferred.…Length not stated
- research articleResearch Articles. Although exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g., 3,000 words) are preferred.…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles. Although exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g., 3,000 words) are preferred.Length not stated
- short communicationResearch Articles. Although exceptions will be considered, manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words, and shorter manuscripts (e.g., 3,000 words) are preferred.…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- short communicationsShort communications. Short communications (formally called Brief reports) should not exceed 1,500 words, including a 100-word abstract, 3 keywords, text, and r…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
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2772-5987
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychiatry Research Communications
What is the impact factor of Psychiatry Research Communications?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Psychiatry Research Communications?
The publisher reports about 127 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 Communications?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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 Psychiatry Research Communications based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Australia (6) and Brazil (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychiatry Research Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychiatry Research Communications is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Psychiatry Research Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Psychiatry Research Communications is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,590.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .