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Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Brieflands · Iran · Est. 2007

ISSN1735-8639eISSN1735-9287

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.287

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.346

Total Worksi

1,056

Total Citationsi

6,431

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychiatry; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Behavioral Neuroscience; Biological Psychiatry.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,056

Publisher OrgMazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2016

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brieflands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1735-8639 / 1735-9287

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

333

2019

698

2020

452

2021

256

2022

192

2023

145

2024

101

2025

470

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

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ4

Biological PsychiatryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Biological PsychiatryPsychiatry and Mental HealthBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health Treatment and AccessHealth and Well-being StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesSchizophrenia research and treatmentPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology

Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Is Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: 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 Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences?

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 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 3.55.

Is Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences?