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Psychiatric Genetics

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 1990

ISSN1473-5873

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.401

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.403

Total Worksi

1,703

Total Citationsi

32,594

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Psychiatric Genetics publishes papers that integrate clinical observations, psychological and behavioral abnormalities, and genetic data. The journal also serves as a platform for new genetic research approaches in psychiatry and neurology, focusing on illnesses, symptoms, endophenotypes, behaviors, pharmacogenetics, and gene interactions.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,703

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1473-5873

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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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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

771

2019

219

2020

209

2021

171

2022

2023

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.

Genetics (clinical)Q3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Biological PsychiatryQ4

GeneticsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Genetics & HeredityNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiological PsychiatryPsychiatry and Mental HealthGenetics (clinical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorGenetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersBipolar Disorder and TreatmentSchizophrenia research and treatmentAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchTryptophan and brain disordersGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderGenomics and Rare Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Psychiatric Genetics

Is Psychiatric Genetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychiatric Genetics: 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 Psychiatric Genetics?

Psychiatric Genetics 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 1.17.

Is Psychiatric Genetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychiatric Genetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.