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SSM - Mental Health

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2021

ISSN2666-5603eISSN2666-5603

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

1.19

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.057

Total Works

604

Total Citations

4,515

2yr Mean Citedness

2.06

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on mental health interventions, experiences, and social determinants across diverse global contexts. Articles explore the impact of factors such as intimate partner violence, food insecurity, activism, and structural violence on mental well-being, as well as the role of social networks, community initiatives, and religious leaders in providing support. The journal also examines specific populations including fathers, women in the Pacific islands, adolescents in India, Black women, people with HIV, and individuals in Gaza and Nigeria, with a focus on help-seeking behaviors, comorbidity, and the lived experience of mental health challenges.

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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 Published2021

Annual Volume~ 130 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications604

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-5603 / 2666-5603

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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?

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

Articles published

Times cited

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatryPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mental Health Treatment and AccessMigration, Health and TraumaChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentHealth disparities and outcomesEmployment and Welfare StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMental Health and Patient InvolvementResilience and Mental HealthPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research