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Encephale

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France

ISSN0013-7006eISSN2589-4935

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.449

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.509

Total Worksi

3,132

Total Citationsi

25,383

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix No. A Year, <2000- >

StatusActive

Total Publications3,132

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Masson s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0013-7006 / 2589-4935

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

140

860

2019

140

2.6k

2020

151

865

2021

127

401

2022

115

362

2023

123

253

2024

113

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

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

Frequently asked questions about Encephale

Is Encephale a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Encephale: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Encephale?

Encephale is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.97.

Is Encephale indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Encephale is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.