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Middle East Current Psychiatry

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. Β· United States Β· Est. 2011

ISSN2090-5408eISSN2090-5416
SJR Q2βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
78
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q266
βœ“ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total78
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
9
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Fast Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.675
H-Indexi
31
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.659
Total Worksi
895
Total Citationsi
6,072
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.80
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Middle East Current Psychiatry (MECP), the official journal of The Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University, is one of the Middle East’s leading psychiatric open access peer-reviewed journals. The journal publishes articles of exceptional interest in all areas of psychiatry, with a dedicated focus on clinical and experimental research. MECP aims to advance modern research in the Middle East by publishing innovative research on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. The journal acts as an international forum for the dissemination of information. MECP publishes research, reviews, debate articles, commentaries and case reports.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2011
FrequencyFour No. A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications895
Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2018
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Submission Info

APC CostπŸ’Ž Diamond OA β€” Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~9 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 Β· 92%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
2090-5408 / 2090-5416
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
βœ…
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
βœ…
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
Citations received
8
59
2019
71
1.5k
2020
86
1.3k
2021
106
849
2022
118
1.1k
2023
102
338
2024
112
194
2025
51
9
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSchizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health Treatment and AccessCOVID-19 and Mental HealthHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutBipolar Disorder and TreatmentAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Middle East Current Psychiatry

Is Middle East Current Psychiatry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Middle East Current Psychiatry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Middle East Current Psychiatry?

Middle East Current Psychiatry 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 1.80.

Is Middle East Current Psychiatry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Middle East Current Psychiatry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Middle East Current Psychiatry?

Middle East Current Psychiatry (MECP), the official journal of The Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University, is one of the Middle East’s leading psychiatric open access peer-reviewed journals. The journal publishes articles of exceptional interest in all areas of psychiatry, with a dedicated focus on clinical and experimental research. MECP aims to advance modern research in the Middle East by publishing innovative research on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. The journal acts as an international forum for the dissemination of information. MECP publishes research, revi

How much does it cost to publish in Middle East Current Psychiatry?

Middle East Current Psychiatry is a Diamond open-access journal β€” there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref