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Psychiatry Investigation

Korean Neuropsychiatric Association · South Korea · Est. 1980

ISSN1738-3684

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.703

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.733

Total Worksi

2,013

Total Citationsi

37,056

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal covers the whole range of psychiatry and neuroscience. Both basic and clinical contributions are encouraged from all disciplines and research areas relevant to the pathophysiology and management of neuropsychiatric disorders and symptoms, as well as researches related to cross cultural psychiatry and ethnic issues in psychiatry. The Journal publishes editorials, review articles, original articles, viewpoints and correspondences.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Frequencymonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,013

Publisher OrgKorean Neuropsychiatric Association

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Neuropsychiatric Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1738-3684

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

133

3.1k

2019

159

4.3k

2020

146

2.3k

2021

122

1.2k

2022

145

2023

153

649

2024

170

256

2025

105

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 HealthQ2

Biological PsychiatryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Biological PsychiatryPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesTreatment of Major DepressionAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderTryptophan and brain disordersBipolar Disorder and TreatmentCOVID-19 and Mental HealthPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

Frequently asked questions about Psychiatry Investigation

Is Psychiatry Investigation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychiatry Investigation: it is indexed in 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 Psychiatry Investigation?

Psychiatry Investigation is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.703.

Is Psychiatry Investigation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychiatry Investigation is indexed in Scopus.