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BJPsych Advances

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN2056-4686

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.431

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.781

Total Worksi

990

Total Citationsi

7,064

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BJPsych Advances is a journal that publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of psychiatry. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current research and practice in the field, and to foster discussion and debate among psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. The journal publishes a range of article types, including original research, reviews, case reports, and commentaries. BJPsych Advances is an official journal of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 85 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications990

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-4686

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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

654

2019

937

2020

625

2021

561

2022

205

2023

120

2024

103

2025

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMental Health and PsychiatrySchizophrenia research and treatmentLegal case studies and regulationsPsychiatric care and mental health servicesHealthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsBipolar Disorder and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about BJPsych Advances

Is BJPsych Advances a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BJPsych Advances: 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 BJPsych Advances?

BJPsych Advances 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 0.59.

Is BJPsych Advances indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BJPsych Advances is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.