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Journal of Psychiatric Research

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1961

ISSN1879-1379

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.327

H-Indexi

219

SNIPi

1.148

Total Worksi

9,051

Total Citationsi

460,014

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Psychiatric Research reports the latest work in psychiatry and related disciplines. It focuses on clinical studies of all disciplines relating to psychiatric illness, as well as normal human behavior, and emphasizes innovative and timely research in clinical research.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

Annual Volume~ 615 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,051

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-1379

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

268

11k

2019

438

16k

2020

664

16k

2021

637

11k

2022

502

5.7k

2023

648

4.2k

2024

695

1.6k

2025

360

123

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 HealthQ1

Biological PsychiatryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Biological PsychiatryPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentTryptophan and brain disordersBipolar Disorder and TreatmentTreatment of Major DepressionAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesStress Responses and CortisolMental Health Research TopicsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychiatric Research

Is Journal of Psychiatric Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Psychiatric Research: 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 Journal of Psychiatric Research?

Journal of Psychiatric Research 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 2.69.

Is Journal of Psychiatric Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Psychiatric Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.