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Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

SAGE Publications Inc. · Canada · Est. 1979

ISSN1497-0015

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.425

H-Index

184

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.191

Total Works

8,774

Total Citations

212,453

2yr Mean Citedness

3.15

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on psychiatric conditions, including studies on pharmacogenetics of drug metabolism in a Canadian cohort, the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for bipolar depression, fitness-to-drive after psychosis, various research methodologies for mental health interventions, the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for parents of children with autism, the impact of recovery colleges on empowerment, venlafaxine treatment outcomes in late-life depression, alignment of research priorities with lived experience in bipolar disorder, and the association between residual depressive symptoms and relapse risk in major depressive disorder.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2007?-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,774

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1497-0015

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health and PsychiatryMental Health Treatment and AccessPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentTreatment of Major DepressionBipolar Disorder and TreatmentSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychiatric care and mental health servicesPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology