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International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1950

ISSN1461-1457eISSN1469-5111

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

1.651

H-Indexi

155

SNIPi

1.274

Total Worksi

5,157

Total Citationsi

143,677

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Psychiatry; Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2008-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,157

Publisher OrgUniversity of Oxford

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMCBritish Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1461-1457 / 1469-5111

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, PMC, British Library

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

3.3k

2019

3.9k

2020

2.2k

2021

237

1.7k

2022

803

2023

556

2024

1.1k

499

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.

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciencesPharmacology & PharmacyPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorTreatment of Major DepressionTryptophan and brain disordersSchizophrenia research and treatmentNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchStress Responses and CortisolBipolar Disorder and TreatmentReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Is International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology?

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology 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 0.58.

Is International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology?