Academic Psychiatry
Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 1977
✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.
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Aims & Scope
Uniquely positioned with its focus on education at the intersection of biomedicine and the social sciences Emphasizes original, scholarly work for training and advocating for medical students, residents, fellows, and health care professionals in psychiatry and the behavioral sciences Provides a professional development forum for academic leaders in psychiatry Offers a rigorous yet swift review process, with a median of 18 days from submission to first decision Recognized as the official journal of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, Association for Academic Psychiatry, and Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry
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Ethics & Quality
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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.
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Publication & Citation Trend
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.
Subject Classification
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Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Frequently asked questions about Academic Psychiatry
Is Academic Psychiatry a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Academic Psychiatry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 Academic Psychiatry?
Academic Psychiatry 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 0.75.
Is Academic Psychiatry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Academic Psychiatry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Academic Psychiatry?
Uniquely positioned with its focus on education at the intersection of biomedicine and the social sciences Emphasizes original, scholarly work for training and advocating for medical students, residents, fellows, and health care professionals in psychiatry and the behavioral sciences Provides a professional development forum for academic leaders in psychiatry Offers a rigorous yet swift review process, with a median of 18 days from submission to first decision Recognized as the official journal of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry, American Association of Director
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