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International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

SpringerOpen · Germany · Est. 2002

ISSN2194-7511eISSN2194-7511

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

142

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 126d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.423

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.096

Total Worksi

449

Total Citationsi

10,523

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychiatry; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Biological Psychiatry.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications449

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

SpringerOpen

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2194-7511 / 2194-7511

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

2019

1.3k

2020

803

2021

420

2022

563

2023

337

2024

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 HealthQ1

Biological PsychiatryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Biological PsychiatryPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentSchizophrenia research and treatmentTryptophan and brain disordersTreatment of Major DepressionElectroconvulsive Therapy StudiesDigital Mental Health InterventionsMental Health Research TopicsPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyPhosphodiesterase function and regulationMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Is International Journal of Bipolar Disorders a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Bipolar Disorders: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Bipolar Disorders?

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 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 3.52.

Is International Journal of Bipolar Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Bipolar Disorders?