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Mental Illness

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN2036-7457eISSN2036-7465

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total47

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

0.448

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.709

Total Works

355

Total Citations

2,365

2yr Mean Citedness

0.72

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the multifaceted nature of mental illness, exploring its causes, symptoms, and impacts. It examines the interplay of genetic and environmental factors, as well as biological changes in the brain, that contribute to mental health conditions. The journal also addresses the diagnosis, treatment, and management of mental illness, including the effectiveness of various interventions and the role of societal perceptions and language.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications355

Publisher OrgPAGEPress (Italy)

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2036-7457 / 2036-7465

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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Times cited

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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 HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health Treatment and AccessMental Health and PsychiatryChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentElectroconvulsive Therapy StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumBipolar Disorder and TreatmentMental Health Research TopicsFamily Caregiving in Mental Illness