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General Psychiatry

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN2096-5923eISSN2517-729X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

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

1.766

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.653

Total Works

556

Total Citations

14,572

2yr Mean Citedness

6.26

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

General Psychiatry publishes research on psychiatric disorders, including dementia, major depressive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and substance use disorders. The journal investigates genetic components, risk estimation, and therapeutic strategies such as nutraceutical supplementation and neuromodulation. It also examines neuropsychiatric symptoms, self-harm, and cognitive recovery in various populations.

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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 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 75 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications556

Publisher OrgBMJ

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2096-5923 / 2517-729X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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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

Articles published

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.

NeurologyQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Psychiatry and Mental HealthNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Schizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health Treatment and AccessTryptophan and brain disordersCOVID-19 and Mental HealthDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesMental Health Research TopicsTreatment of Major DepressionSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies