Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Suicidology
ISSN 2224-1264
Suicidology: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Suicidology is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 68.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences23.1%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences22.7%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering22.7%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology10.2%
- Human Health and DiseaseMedicine3.6%
- Healthcare Systems and Public HealthMedicine2.9%
- Social and Behavioral StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Psychology of Development and EducationPsychology2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 534 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 15 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 43 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 48 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 94 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 2224-1264
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Suicidology
What CAS zone is Suicidology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Suicidology is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Suicidology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Suicidology is indexed in ESCI.
Is Suicidology open access, and what is the APC?
Suicidology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .