Encephale
Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France
ISSN0013-7006eISSN2589-4935
SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q2+18
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.358
H-Index
57
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.509
Total Works
3,132
Total Citations
25,383
2yr Mean Citedness
0.97
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Encephale is a journal of General Psychiatry, including Clinical Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology. It also focuses on Psychiatry, Public health, Clinical psychology research, Psychosocial topics, and Quality of life.
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
General Information
Country / RegionFrance
Primary Language—
1st Year Published—
Annual Volume~ 117 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications3,132
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
Submission Info
Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review—
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
OA Rate—
Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
5/12 · 42%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher
SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
NeurosciencesPsychiatry
Scopus Categories
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental Health
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Schizophrenia research and treatmentPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchMental Health and PsychiatryBipolar Disorder and TreatmentHealth, Medicine and Society
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