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Academic Psychiatry

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 1977

ISSN1545-7230

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.623

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.833

Total Works

4,472

Total Citations

48,295

2yr Mean Citedness

0.75

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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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 185 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,472

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1545-7230

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

EducationQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutMental Health Treatment and AccessDiversity and Career in MedicineHealth and Medical Research ImpactsMedical Education and AdmissionsEmpathy and Medical EducationCounseling Practices and SupervisionMental Health and PsychiatryClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills