Journal profile · Psychiatry
Schizophrenia Bulletin
ISSN 0586-7614 · eISSN 1745-1701 · Oxford University Press · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1969
Schizophrenia Bulletin: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.65; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,981; median 135 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 462 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Schizophrenia Bulletin is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Schizophrenia research and treatment, Mental Health and Psychiatry and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, together about 47.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Schizophrenia Bulletin seeks to review recent developments and empirically based hypotheses regarding the etiology and treatment of schizophrenia. We view the field as broad and deep, and will publish new knowledge ranging from the molecular basis to social and cultural factors. We will give new emphasis to translational reports which simultaneously highlight basic neurobiological mechanisms and clinical manifestations. Some of the Bulletin content is invited as special features or manuscripts organized as a theme by special guest editors. Most pages of the Bulletin are devoted to unsolicited manuscripts of high quality that report original data or where we can provide a special venue for a major study or workshop report. Supplement issues are sometimes provided for manuscripts reporting from a recent conference.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine27.4%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities11.4%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience8.7%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology5.7%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience4.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology3.6%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology3.6%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 5.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 170LetPub ·
- h-index
- 300OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,188OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 219LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,209 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 584 | 584 | 45 |
| 2025 | 462 | 361 | 663 |
| 2024 | 219 | 213 | 2,229 |
| 2023 | 205 | 204 | 3,188 |
| 2022 | 184 | 184 | 3,441 |
| 2021 | 154 | 153 | 4,218 |
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
135 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 170 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (538 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 4,981 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0586-7614
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-1701
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Schizophrenia Bulletin
What CAS zone is Schizophrenia Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Schizophrenia Bulletin is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychiatry; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Schizophrenia Bulletin?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.65; CiteScore 9.9, h-index 300.
How long does peer review take at Schizophrenia Bulletin?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 135 days (interquartile range 87–170 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Schizophrenia Bulletin is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Schizophrenia Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Schizophrenia Bulletin is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,981.
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: .