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Comprehensive Psychiatry

W.B. Saunders · United States

ISSN1532-8384

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

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High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.718

H-Index

178

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.602

Total Works

6,779

Total Citations

231,612

2yr Mean Citedness

4.33

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Comprehensive Psychiatry publishes research on the diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of psychiatric disorders. Articles focus on the neurobiological and cognitive underpinnings of conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, major depressive disorder, and body dysmorphic disorder. The journal also explores treatment modalities including electroconvulsive therapy and antipsychotic polytherapy, as well as the impact of psychological factors and life experiences on mental health.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications6,779

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~28 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-8384

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyMental Health and PsychiatryObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesBipolar Disorder and TreatmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health Treatment and AccessPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications