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Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Physicians Postgraduate Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0160-6689eISSN1555-2101

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.53

H-Indexi

248

SNIPi

1.376

Total Worksi

9,296

Total Citationsi

434,988

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry is a leader in peer-reviewed articles on mental health topics for psychiatrists and medical professionals. Now featuring The JCP Podcast : conversations with experts exploring the research shaping clinical care. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders seeks to advance the clinical expertise of primary care physicians and other health care professionals who treat patients with mental and neurologic illnesses.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications9,296

Publisher OrgPhysicians Postgraduate Press, Inc.

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Physicians Postgraduate Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0160-6689 / 1555-2101

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

145

4.3k

2019

195

6.5k

2020

189

3.2k

2021

185

2.9k

2022

146

1.6k

2023

132

619

2024

179

387

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatryPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentTreatment of Major DepressionBipolar Disorder and TreatmentElectroconvulsive Therapy StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Is Journal of Clinical Psychiatry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Clinical Psychiatry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Clinical Psychiatry?

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 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 1.87.

Is Journal of Clinical Psychiatry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.