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Journal of ECT

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1095-0680eISSN1533-4112

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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?

192

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 145d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.757

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.697

Total Worksi

2,622

Total Citationsi

42,748

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Behavioral Sciences; Psychiatry; Medicine (miscellaneous); Psychiatry and Mental Health; Neuroscience (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,622

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-0680 / 1533-4112

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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

955

2019

103

983

2020

520

2021

368

2022

295

2023

121

264

2024

108

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)Q2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electroconvulsive Therapy StudiesTreatment of Major DepressionTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesBipolar Disorder and TreatmentTakotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated PhenomenaSchizophrenia research and treatmentHealthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsNeurological disorders and treatmentsAnesthesia and Sedative Agents

Frequently asked questions about Journal of ECT

Is Journal of ECT a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of ECT: 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 Journal of ECT?

Journal of ECT 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 0.98.

Is Journal of ECT indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of ECT is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of ECT?