Overview
Submission Instructions
Recent Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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Journal of Affective Disorders is the official journal of the International Society for Affective Disorders. It publishes interdisciplinary papers on affective disorders in the widest sense, including depression, mania, mood spectrum, emotions and personality, anxiety, and stress, and welcomes work spanning neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, genetics, molecular biology, experimental and clinical neurosciences, pharmacology, neuroimmunoendocrinology, and intervention and treatment trials.
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Subject
Clinical Neurology, Psychiatry
Impact Factor
4.9
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Hybrid
ISSN
0165-0327
eISSN
1573-2517
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
USD 3730 APC for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription articles.
Submission Instructions
Journal of Affective Disorders accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Full-Length Research Papers
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Full-Length Research Papers may be up to 5000 words excluding references. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. Submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and a separate editable highlights file containing 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and if generative AI was used in manuscript preparation a declaration section must be added before the references.
References
Reference list must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically if necessary, with same-author same-year entries distinguished by letters after the year.
Figures & Tables
Full-Length Research Papers may include up to 6 tables and figures in total. Figures must be supplied as separate files, while tables are submitted with the manuscript as editable text. Tables must be editable text with captions and consecutive numbering, and figures must be cited in the text, numbered in sequence, and provided with captions.
Review Articles
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Review Articles may be up to 8000 words excluding references. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. Submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and required highlights submitted as a separate editable file with 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and any use of AI tools in manuscript preparation must be declared in a new section before the references.
References
Reference list must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically if necessary, with same-year works by the same author distinguished by letters and journal names abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables
Review Articles may include up to 10 tables and figures in total. Figures must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript. Tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images, and all tables and figures must be cited in the text, numbered consecutively, and include captions.
Meta-Analyses
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Manuscript may be up to 8000 words excluding references. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. Submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and a separate editable highlights file containing 3 to 5 bullet points, and any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation must be declared in a new section before the references while any AI or AI-assisted tools used in the research design or methods must be described in the methods section.
References
References must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically if necessary, with same-author same-year entries distinguished by letters after the year and journal names abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables
Review Articles and Meta-Analyses may include up to 10 tables and figures in total. Figures must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript, while tables are to be submitted as editable text. Tables must be editable text with captions and consecutive numbering, and figures must be cited in the text, numbered in sequence, and provided with captions.
Short Communications
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Short Communications may be up to 2000 words. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. Submission must include 1 to 7 English keywords and required highlights as a separate editable file containing 3 to 5 bullet points of no more than 85 characters each, and any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation must be declared in a section placed before the references.
References
Short Communications may include up to 20 references. Reference list must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically if necessary, with same-author same-year entries distinguished by a, b, c, etc., and journal names abbreviated according to LTWA.
Figures & Tables
Short Communications may include up to 2 tables and/or figures. Figures must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript. Tables must be submitted as editable text with captions and cited consecutively in the text, and figures must each have a caption, be cited in the text, and be numbered in sequence.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract
Abstract must not exceed 250 words.
Manuscript
Correspondence may be up to 1000 words. Manuscript must be divided into clearly defined sections using headings. Submission must include 1 to 7 keywords in English and required highlights as a separate editable file containing 3 to 5 bullet points, and any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation must be declared in a new section before the references list.
References
Correspondence may include up to 10 references. Reference list must be arranged alphabetically and then chronologically if necessary, with same-author same-year entries distinguished by letters.
Figures & Tables
Correspondence may include up to 1 table or figure. Tables must be submitted as editable text and figures must be supplied as separate files along with the manuscript. All tables and figures must be cited in the manuscript text, numbered consecutively in order of appearance, and include captions.
Recent Publications
Baseline inability-to-feel severity is associated with fewer first-year days well in bipolar disorder: A STEP-BD analysis
Alessandro Serretti
10.1016/j.jad.2026.122119
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Neural abnormalities in cognitive subprocesses of emotional conflict control in bipolar II disorder: Evidence from ERPs and brain functional networks
Pinrong Chen, Mohan Ma, Xiaoya Liu, Yumeng Ju, Yan Zhang, Mei Liao, Shuang Liu, Dong Ming
10.1016/j.jad.2026.122124
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The experience of community-based peer support groups for people living with bipolar disorder: A qualitative focus group study
Emma Morton, Andrew Kcomt, Erin E. Michalak
10.1016/j.jad.2026.122126
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
21 days from submission to first decision; 80 days from submission to decision after review; 136 days from submission to acceptance; 3 days from acceptance to online publication.
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USD 3730 excluding taxes for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription articles.
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