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Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1968

ISSN1538-1145

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.358

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.401

Total Worksi

2,057

Total Citationsi

33,405

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Psychiatric Practice features clinically applicable reviews, case studies, and articles on treatment advances. It covers applied psychology, psychiatric/mental health nursing, psychiatry, psychology, and psychopharmacology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,057

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 Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1538-1145

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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

665

2019

864

2020

560

2021

367

2022

227

2023

155

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.

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsTreatment of Major DepressionBipolar Disorder and TreatmentMental Health and PsychiatryPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyMental Health Treatment and AccessElectroconvulsive Therapy StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSuicide and Self-Harm Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Is Journal of Psychiatric Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Psychiatric Practice: 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 Journal of Psychiatric Practice?

Journal of Psychiatric Practice 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 1.06.

Is Journal of Psychiatric Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Psychiatric Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.