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Frontiers in Psychiatry

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1917

ISSN1664-0640eISSN1664-0640

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

/ 100

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

1.192

H-Index

188

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.074

Total Works

18,109

Total Citations

354,609

2yr Mean Citedness

2.78

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Frontiers in Psychiatry is an open-access scientific journal that publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research on all aspects of psychiatry. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including but not limited to, biological psychiatry, clinical psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and neuropsychiatry. We welcome original research, reviews, clinical trials, case reports, and brief reports.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1917

FrequencyEleven Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications18,109

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1664-0640 / 1664-0640

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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?

N/A

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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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2025

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.

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentCOVID-19 and Mental HealthMental Health Research TopicsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesTryptophan and brain disordersChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchMental Health Treatment and AccessDigital Mental Health InterventionsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes