Journal profile · Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
ISSN 1516-4446 · eISSN 1809-452X · Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria · BRAZIL
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.78; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 102 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); 101 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry is published by Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria 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, Youth, Drugs, and Violence and Psychology and Mental Health, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry aims to publish original manuscripts in all areas of psychiatry, e.g., basic and clinical neuroscience, translational psychiatry, clinical studies (including clinical trials) and epidemiological studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health
Editor-in-chief Andre BrunoniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Brazil 74, United States 35, Canada 14, Australia 6, United Kingdom 5 (154 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine8.5%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences8.3%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology7.2%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine7.2%
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychology5.8%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.7%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
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 | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, EBSCO
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
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.78LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,405OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,022 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 7 |
| 2025 | 101 | 101 | 53 |
| 2024 | 94 | 94 | 183 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 392 |
| 2022 | 95 | 95 | 600 |
| 2021 | 80 | 80 | 834 |
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
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 153 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 130 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (183 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest may result from different types of relationship, e.g., personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial, and they may affect authors, reviewers, or journal editors and staff. Conflict of interest information for each author needs to be part of the manuscript. A general statement should be included before the references, attesting to the existence (or non-existence) of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Errors of fact detected after publication will be handled as recommended by the ICMJE. Briefly, a corrigendum will be published, along with a corrected version of the article detailing the corrections made. Articles containing errors serious enough to invalidate a paper's results and conclusions will be retracted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
All content of the journal, except where identified otherwise, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type BY (CC-BY) Attribution 4.0 International . This means that authors retain copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions, even though they grant the journal the right of first publication. In other words, authors and any users can distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The manuscript submission and editorial review process is as follows: An author submits a manuscript. The manuscript is checked by the editorial office, assessed for writing quality, screened for similarity with the published literature using a built-in tool available in the submission system, and then assigned to an editor. The editor reviews the manuscript and makes an initial decision based on …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal encourages and accepts submission of articles already available in preprint platforms, e.g., Preprints and SciELO Preprints. Previous publication as a preprint should be clearly indicated in the submission.
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
- Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1516-4446
- Electronic ISSN
- 1809-452X
- Society / sponsor
- Brazilian Psychiatric Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
What CAS zone is Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychiatry. 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 Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.78; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 77–153 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry based?
Of the 154 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (74), United States (35) and Canada (14). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .