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Psychological Medicine

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN1469-8978

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.192

H-Indexi

330

SNIPi

1.847

Total Worksi

14,560

Total Citationsi

828,166

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Psychological Medicine is a leading international journal publishing original research on all aspects of psychiatry and psychology. It covers a broad range of topics, including clinical psychiatry, neuroscience, epidemiology, genetics, and the social sciences as they relate to mental health. The journal aims to foster a deeper understanding of mental illness and its impact on individuals and society.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,560

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer 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?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-8978

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

395

22k

2019

506

24k

2020

549

19k

2021

438

9.2k

2022

383

5.2k

2023

334

2.9k

2024

394

1.8k

2025

248

130

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.

Applied PsychologyQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatryPsychologyPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health and PsychiatryMental Health Treatment and AccessChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentTreatment of Major DepressionDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesBipolar Disorder and TreatmentMental Health Research TopicsLegal case studies and regulations

Frequently asked questions about Psychological Medicine

Is Psychological Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for 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 Psychological Medicine?

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 3.79.

Is Psychological Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychological Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.