Journal profile · Psychiatry
Psychosomatics
ISSN 0033-3182 · eISSN 1545-7206 · American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1960
Psychosomatics: impact factor 3.04; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,000; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychosomatics is published by American Psychiatric Publishing Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Medicine, History, and Philosophy, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of Psychosomatics is to be the leading psychiatry journal focused on the care of patients with comorbid medical and psychiatric illnesses. The scope of Psychosomatics includes original research, review articles and clinical reports that address psychiatric aspects of medical illnesses and their management. Areas of particular interest include: the effect of co-morbid psychiatric conditions on the management of medical illness; the psychiatric management of patients with comorbid medical illness; educational content for physicians and others specializing in consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry; and, the provision of psychiatric services to medical populations, including integrated care.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine23.8%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine6.7%
- Medicine, History, and PhilosophyMedicine6.1%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine5%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4.3%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine4.2%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology4.2%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology3.8%
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 | Q2 | 181/506 | — |
| Applied Psychology | Q2 | 84/227 | — |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 66/295 | — |
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 3.04LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.7%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,438 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3,127 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 5,309 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6,714 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7,142 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7,540 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8,211 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 3,000 | — | — |
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
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1960
- ISSN
- 0033-3182
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-7206
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychosomatics
What is the impact factor of Psychosomatics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.04; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 164.
How long does peer review take at Psychosomatics?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Is Psychosomatics open access, and what is the APC?
Psychosomatics is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .