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Bipolar Disorders

Blackwell Munksgaard · Denmark · Est. 1966

ISSN1399-5618

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?

481

days submission → published

measured · last 11 articles · accept 444d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.517

H-Indexi

168

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.04

Total Worksi

3,546

Total Citationsi

134,349

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Psychiatry; Biological Psychiatry; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionDenmark

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

FrequencyBimonthly, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,546

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Blackwell Munksgaard

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1399-5618

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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

190

3.1k

2019

176

2.8k

2020

143

1.5k

2021

113

907

2022

122

924

2023

132

317

2024

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.

Biological PsychiatryQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciencesPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Biological PsychiatryPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentSchizophrenia research and treatmentElectroconvulsive Therapy StudiesTreatment of Major DepressionTryptophan and brain disordersPhosphodiesterase function and regulationAdolescent and Pediatric HealthcarePersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMental Health Research Topics

Frequently asked questions about Bipolar Disorders

Is Bipolar Disorders a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bipolar Disorders: 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 Bipolar Disorders?

Bipolar Disorders 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 1.38.

Is Bipolar Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bipolar Disorders is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Bipolar Disorders?