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Journal of Psychiatric Research

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1961

ISSN1879-1379

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.487

H-Index

219

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.148

Total Works

9,051

Total Citations

460,014

2yr Mean Citedness

2.69

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Retractions

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

Annual Volume~ 614 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,051

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

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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?

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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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

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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Biological PsychiatryQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

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