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Psychiatric Quarterly

Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1915

ISSN0033-2720eISSN1573-6709

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

270

days submission → published

measured · last 5 articles · accept 231d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.147

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.167

Total Worksi

6,196

Total Citationsi

65,580

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Psychiatric Quarterly accepts original research, theoretical papers, and review articles addressing the assessment and treatment of mental health conditions. While Psychiatric Quarterly maintains a commitment to publishing studies pertaining to mental health service use in outpatient and inpatient settings, the scope has expanded to include a broader examination of psychopathology and recent trends in psychiatric research.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1915

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications6,196

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0033-2720 / 1573-6709

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

163

4.9k

2020

1.6k

2021

1.4k

2022

365

2023

186

2024

137

282

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.

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mental Health and PsychiatrySchizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health Treatment and AccessPsychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Psychiatric Quarterly

Is Psychiatric Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychiatric Quarterly: 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 Psychiatric Quarterly?

Psychiatric Quarterly 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 1.61.

Is Psychiatric Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychiatric Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.