Journal profile · Psychiatry
Schizophrenia Research
ISSN 0920-9964 · eISSN 1573-2509 · Elsevier BV · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1988
Schizophrenia Research: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.65; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,910; median 118 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 350 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Schizophrenia Research is published by Elsevier BV 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, Mental Health and Psychiatry and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, together about 45% 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 treatmentMedicine29%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities8%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience7.9%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine4.9%
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience4.6%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology3.9%
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine3.2%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology3.2%
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 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 3 |
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
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
- 3.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 164LetPub ·
- h-index
- 242OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,458OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 270LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 22,835 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 272 | 135 | 90 |
| 2025 | 350 | 198 | 744 |
| 2024 | 427 | 229 | 2,383 |
| 2023 | 391 | 198 | 3,805 |
| 2022 | 376 | 211 | 4,486 |
| 2021 | 406 | 182 | 6,399 |
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
118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 151 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 8 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 127 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (677 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)
- 2–4 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 3,910 / EUR 3,660 / GBP 3,130 / JPY 484,960 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0920-9964
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-2509
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Schizophrenia Research
What CAS zone is Schizophrenia Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Schizophrenia Research is in Zone 2 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 Schizophrenia Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.65; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 242.
How long does peer review take at Schizophrenia Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 118 days (interquartile range 100–151 days); authors report an average review time of 2–4 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 Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Schizophrenia Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Schizophrenia Research open access, and what is the APC?
Schizophrenia Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,910.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .