Journal profile · Psychiatry
WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 1562-2975 · eISSN 1814-1412 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2000
WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.52; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 89 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Tryptophan and brain disorders, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Psychiatry and Mental health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry is to increase the worldwide communication of knowledge in clinical and basic research on biological psychiatry. Its target audience is thus clinical psychiatrists, educators, scientists and students interested in biological psychiatry. The composition of The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry , with its diverse categories that allow communication of a great variety of information, ensures that it is of interest to a wide range of readers. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry is a major clinically oriented journal on biological psychiatry. The opportunity to educate (through critical review papers, treatment guidelines and consensus reports), publish original work and observations (original papers and brief reports) and to express personal opinions (Letters to the Editor) makes The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry an extremely important medium in the field of biological psychiatry all over the world. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychiatry
Editor-in-chief Dan RujescuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 3, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2, Israel 2, Poland 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tryptophan and brain disordersNeuroscience11.3%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine11.2%
- Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentMedicine8.6%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine7.1%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience7%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience5.7%
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMedicine4.7%
- Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesMedicine4.5%
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 4 |
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, Allied and Complementary Medicine Literature (Amed), Biological Abstracts, Biotechnology Abstracts, CML RHEUMATOLOGY, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness of Biological Sciences, Energy Research Abstracts, Medical Documentation Service, PEDro, Periodicals Scanned and Abstracted. Life Sciences Collection, PESTDOC, Reference Update, Research Alert, Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, SciSearch
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
- 3.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.19Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,133OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 250,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,760 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 15 | 39 |
| 2025 | 45 | 11 | 114 |
| 2024 | 36 | 16 | 284 |
| 2023 | 34 | 9 | 496 |
| 2022 | 65 | 27 | 1,394 |
| 2021 | 70 | 26 | 1,364 |
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 Crossref · to
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 118 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 105 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (102 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6
- brief reportspublish original work and observations (original papers and brief reports)Length not stated
- consensus reportsThe opportunity to educate (through critical review papers, treatment guidelines and consensus reports)Length not stated
- critical review papersThe opportunity to educate (through critical review papers, treatment guidelines and consensus reports)Length not stated
- letters to the editorand to express personal opinions (Letters to the Editor)Length not stated
- original paperspublish original work and observations (original papers and brief reports)Length not stated
- treatment guidelinesThe opportunity to educate (through critical review papers, treatment guidelines and consensus reports)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous peer review. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous peer review.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1562-2975
- Electronic ISSN
- 1814-1412
- Society / sponsor
- World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
What CAS zone is WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 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 WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.52; CiteScore 9.3, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 56–118 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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.
What JCR quartile is WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (3), United Kingdom (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY open access, and what is the APC?
WORLD JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .