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Biological Psychiatry

Biological Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed, rapid-publication international journal founded in 1969 and published as an official journal of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. It focuses on original basic, translational, and clinical mechanistic research that advances understanding of psychiatric disorders and their treatment, and also encourages reviews and commentaries on current topics in psychiatric neuroscience and therapeutics.

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Subject Neurosciences, Psychiatry

Impact Factor 9

Quartile Q1

Open Access Type Hybrid

ISSN 0006-3223

eISSN 1873-2402

Invitation Only No

Cost Range Open access APC: USD 5489 excluding taxes for all articles; subscription publishing: no open access publication fee.

Submission Instructions

Biological Psychiatry accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Archival Reports

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 4000 words. Main text must be organized as Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results, and Discussion. The manuscript must include six keywords on the title page, report demographic characteristics in summarized form in the Results and/or demographic tables, disclose AI use where appropriate, and include a Key Resources Table at first revision plus a 60-100 word nontechnical In This Issue Feature at revised submission.

References References must be numbered in order of appearance, cited in the text with numbers in parentheses, use NLM Catalog journal abbreviations, and list the first six authors followed by et al. when there are more than seven authors.

Figures & Tables For new submissions, tables and figures may be placed within the manuscript body or separately at the end, tables may alternatively be uploaded individually, figure legends must appear in the manuscript file, and each figure must be supplied as an individual file. Tables must be editable and numbered consecutively with a title and brief legend, and figure and table legends must provide a brief title and legend without duplicating information from the text.

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Priority Communications

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 4000 words. Main text must be organized with the headings Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include six keywords on the title page, and authors who use AI technologies in the research or preparation of the paper must disclose the tools used and how they were used in the paper where appropriate.

References References must be numbered in order of appearance and cited in the text using the appropriate number in parentheses.

Figures & Tables For new submissions, tables and figures may be placed within the manuscript body or separately at the end. Tables may be included at the end of the manuscript file or uploaded individually, and figure titles and legends must be included in the manuscript file rather than in the figure files.

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Reviews

Cover Letter Cover letter must be submitted in Word or PDF format.

Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be unstructured.

Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 4000 words, excluding the abstract, references, table and figure legends, acknowledgments, and disclosures. Main text must use headings as needed. Revised submissions must include a separate In This Issue Feature file that is a 60-100 word brief non-technical summary written in basic terms, and any AI use in preparing the paper must be disclosed in the manuscript with the tools used and how they were used.

References References must not exceed 150. References must be numbered in order of appearance, cited in the text with the reference number in parentheses, list the first six authors followed by et al when there are more than seven authors, and use NLM Catalog journal title abbreviations.

Figures & Tables For new submissions, tables and figures may be placed within the manuscript body or separately at the end, and tables may also be uploaded individually but not both embedded and separate. Each table and figure must be cited and numbered consecutively, tables must have a title and brief legend, and figure and table legends must be included in the manuscript file with multi-part figure panels described in the legend.

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Techniques And Methods

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract An abstract is required and must be unstructured. Abstract must not exceed 150 words. Abstract must be unstructured.

Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 3000 words. Main text must be structured with the headings Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results, and Discussion. A Key Resources Table must be submitted at first revision, and authors who use AI technologies must disclose the tools used and how they were used in the paper where appropriate.

References References must be numbered in order of appearance in the text, cited by number in parentheses, list the first six authors followed by et al. when there are more than seven authors, and use NLM Catalog journal title abbreviations.

Figures & Tables Tables and figures together must not exceed two. For new submissions, tables and figures may be placed within the manuscript body or separately at the end. Tables must be supplied in an editable format, and figure titles and legends must be included in the manuscript file while each figure is supplied as an individual file.

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Correspondence

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.

Abstract Abstract is not permitted.

Manuscript Main body text must not exceed 1000 words. Main text must be unstructured. Supplemental information is not permitted, and authors who use AI technologies must disclose the tools used and how they were used in the paper where appropriate.

References References must be numbered in order of appearance, cited in the text with numbers in parentheses, list the first six authors followed by et al. when there are more than seven authors, and use NLM Catalog journal title abbreviations.

Figures & Tables Tables and figures are not encouraged, but 1-2 are allowed if needed to illustrate important points. Tables may be included at the end of the manuscript file or uploaded individually, and figures may be placed within the manuscript body or separately at the end for new submissions. Each figure and table must be cited and numbered consecutively, and each must include a title or brief legend without duplicating information in the text.

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Recent Publications

10.1016/s0006-3223(26)01202-3

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Guide for Authors

10.1016/s0006-3223(26)01203-5

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Brain-Immune Crosstalk in Mental Illness: The Path to Immunopsychiatry

Christopher M. Bartley, Anna V. Molofsky

10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.1006

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Subscribers Page

10.1016/s0006-3223(26)01201-1

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Editorial Board Page

10.1016/s0006-3223(26)01200-x

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

7 days submission to first decision; 40 days submission to decision after review; 142 days submission to acceptance; 9 days acceptance to online publication.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC is USD 5489 excluding taxes for all articles. Subscription publishing has no open access publication fee.

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Research Topics

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Stress Responses and Cortisol Schizophrenia research and treatment Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Tryptophan and brain disorders Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Treatment of Major Depression Mental Health Research Topics Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Human auditory perception and evaluation Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Memory and Neural Mechanisms Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Diet and metabolism studies Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Mental Health and Psychiatry Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications