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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0790-9667eISSN2051-6967

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.551

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.783

Total Worksi

2,810

Total Citationsi

14,118

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research, reviews, case reports, and commentaries on all aspects of psychological medicine and psychiatry. It aims to provide a forum for clinicians and researchers to share their findings and perspectives on mental health and illness.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,810

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0790-9667 / 2051-6967

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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

406

2019

134

2020

607

2021

275

2022

157

2023

141

2024

107

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

Applied PsychologyQ3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyHistory and Philosophy of SciencePsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSchizophrenia research and treatmentPsychiatric care and mental health servicesMental Health and PsychiatryMental Health Treatment and Access

Frequently asked questions about Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Is Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine: 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 Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine?

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine 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 0.73.

Is Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.