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Der Nervenarzt

Springer Medizin · Germany · Est. 1825

ISSN1433-0407

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.264

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.513

Total Worksi

6,059

Total Citationsi

47,764

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Der Nervenarzt is an internationally recognized journal addressing psychiatrists working in clinical or practical environments. Review articles provide an overview on selected topics and offer the reader a summary of current findings from all fields of psychiatry. Freely submitted original papers allow the presentation of important clinical studies and serve the scientific exchange. Review articles under the rubric „Continuing Medical Education“ present verified results of scientific research and their integration into daily practice. Review All articles of Der Nervenarzt are peer reviewed. Declaration of Helsinki All manuscripts submitted for publication presenting results from studies on probands or patients must comply with the Declaration of Helsinki

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman

1st Year Published1825

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,059

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

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?

Springer Medizin

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1433-0407

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

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?

German

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

204

1.1k

2019

204

1.4k

2020

195

975

2021

174

687

2022

161

444

2023

197

348

2024

140

136

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)Q3

NeurologyQ4

Neurology (clinical)Q4

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychiatric care and mental health servicesMedical Practices and RehabilitationHealth and Medical StudiesSchizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health and PsychiatryPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMultiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedical and Health Sciences ResearchNeurological disorders and treatmentsMedical History and Research

Frequently asked questions about Der Nervenarzt

Is Der Nervenarzt a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Der Nervenarzt: 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 Der Nervenarzt?

Der Nervenarzt 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 0.93.

Is Der Nervenarzt indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Der Nervenarzt is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.