Journal profile · PSYCHIATRY
Schizophrenia
ISSN 2334-265X · eISSN 2754-6993 · Nature Portfolio · United Kingdom
Schizophrenia: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.54; fully open access; APC about USD 4,090; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 154 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Schizophrenia is published by Nature Portfolio and is in Zone 2 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, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Tryptophan and brain disorders, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHIATRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine27.2%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience9.5%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience6.6%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities6.6%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology5.8%
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine4.3%
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 202OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 154LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,625,745Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 247 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 1,982 |
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)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 3,390 / USD 4,090 / GBP 2,990 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,590 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,990 / USD 3,590 / GBP 2,590 | Yes | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Schizophrenia is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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
- Nature Portfolio
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2334-265X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2754-6993
- Society / sponsor
- Schizophrenia International Research Society – find out more
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Schizophrenia
What CAS zone is Schizophrenia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Schizophrenia is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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 Schizophrenia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.54; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Schizophrenia?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
Which databases index Schizophrenia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Schizophrenia is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Schizophrenia open access, and what is the APC?
Schizophrenia is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,090.
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: .