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International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders is a peer-reviewed, open access online journal published by SpringerOpen. It publishes contributions from across the globe on the complete range of clinical, psychological and biological research in bipolar disorders. It is the official journal of the International Group for the study of Lithium Treated Patients (IGSLi).

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Subject Psychiatry
Impact Factor 3.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2194-7511
eISSN 2194-7511
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £2390.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR APC

Submission Instructions

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, explain any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and a Declarations heading, with the Methods section allowed after the Background section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, define abbreviations at first use with a list of abbreviations if any are used, document any Large Language Model use in Methods or another suitable section, and include sections under Declarations with 'Not applicable' where a section is not relevant.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and public e-print or preprint items may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web links or URLs must be numbered and listed in full in the references with title, full URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, and tables must be included in the main manuscript file with end-of-document placement allowed when indicated in the text. Figures must be numbered in text order and uploaded accordingly, multi-panel figures must be submitted as one composite file, keys must be embedded in the graphic, and tables must be numbered in sequence and not submitted as figures.
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Review Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, confirm that the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include Background, Main body of the abstract, and Short conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a Background section, main text containing the body of the article, a Conclusions section, and Declarations sections. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section, and Declarations headings that remain present with 'Not applicable' where relevant.
References References must use Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number and included in the reference list in full, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in graphic files, tables must be included in the main manuscript file, tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript while larger tables may be placed at the end, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order first cited. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, figure titles must not exceed 15 words, figure legends must not exceed 300 words, table titles must not exceed 15 words, table legends must not exceed 300 words, and tables must not be submitted as figures.
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Case Reports

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must contain the separate sections Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a title page and the sections Background, Case presentation, Conclusions, and Declarations. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, document any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or a suitable alternative part of the manuscript, and include Declarations subsections with 'Not applicable' written for any that are not relevant.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must appear in the reference list with a reference number in full, including the site title, URL, and access date, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not be included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Individual figure files must not exceed 10 MB and additional files must not exceed 20 MB each. Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables must be included in the main manuscript file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, and larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited in the text, figure titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, and tables must not be submitted as figures.
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Guideline

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript should include Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and a Declarations section, with Methods permitted after Background. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with the specified subsections even if marked 'Not applicable' when irrelevant, an Availability of data and materials statement, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or suitable alternative section.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links must be numbered and included in the reference list in full.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while tables must be included in the main manuscript file. Figures must be numbered and uploaded in text order with multi-panel figures as a single composite file and keys inside the graphic, and tables must be numbered in sequence, formatted using the Table object function, not submitted as figures or spreadsheet files, and not use color or shading.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Correspondence must include a title page, the body of the article, and a Declarations section, and the body may be divided into short informative subsections. The manuscript must include a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, must include all Declarations headings even when marked 'Not applicable', and must document any use of a Large Language Model in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must follow Vancouver reference style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available e-print/preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and web links must be numbered and included in the reference list in full with title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, and tables must be included in the main manuscript file rather than submitted as figures. Figure titles must not exceed 15 words and legends 300 words, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, individual figure files must not exceed 10 MB, tables must be numbered in sequence using Arabic numerals, and table titles must not exceed 15 words and legends 300 words.
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Brief Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Main text must contain the body of the article and may be broken into subsections with short, informative headings, and the manuscript must include a title page and a 'Declarations' section. Title page must include a title with study design if appropriate, full names and institutional addresses for all authors, and the corresponding author, and the manuscript must include a list of abbreviations if used, a 'Declarations' section with the specified subsections including 'Authors' information' as optional, and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References References must use Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available e-print/preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links and URLs must be numbered and included in full in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, and tables must be included in the main manuscript file with shorter tables placed in the text and larger tables allowed at the end of the document with an in-text callout. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, figures and tables must be numbered in text order, figure titles must not exceed 15 words, figure and table legends must not exceed 300 words, table titles must not exceed 15 words, and tables must not be submitted as figures.
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Recent Publications

A preliminary cross-sectional study of bipolarity and primary pharmacotherapy in long-term stable patients with major depressive disorder

Taku Maruki, Takashi Tsuboi, Hitoshi Maeshima, Yasuyuki Matsumoto, Teruo Tada, Koichiro Watanabe

10.1186/s40345-026-00428-8
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Thyroid hormone augmentation for bipolar disorder: a neurobiological and clinical narrative review

Muhammad Ibrahim, Umair F. Bhutto, Ramy Yassa, Rif S. El-Mallakh

10.1186/s40345-026-00429-7
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Efficacy and safety of pharmacological and non-invasive brain stimulation for adolescent bipolar depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Lifei Wang, Hui Xue, Tianyou Fu, Xiaohong Gong, Rongxin Zhu, Jia Duan, Chunyu Pan, Jingshuai Zhou, Zexin Lin, Wei Du, Fei Wang

10.1186/s40345-026-00421-1
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On Churchill’s black dog, Barzun’s bicycle, and cartoon bears: living within the bipolar temperament

Douglas V. D’ Agati, Donald C. D’ Agati

10.1186/s40345-026-00424-y
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Somatic morbidity in bipolar disorders

Christine Takami, Suvi Savinen, Arvid Sjölander, Zheng Chang, Isabell Brikell, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Brian M. D’Onofrio, Soffia Gudbjornsdottir, Miguel Garcia-Argibay, Henrik Larsson, Erik Pettersson, Paul Lichtenstein, Mikael Landén

10.1186/s40345-026-00427-9
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Frequently asked questions

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £2390.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

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