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Psychopharmacology

Psychopharmacology is an international journal discussing the mechanisms by which drugs influence behavior. It publishes research and reviews on the impact of drugs on human cognition and behavior, encourages submissions from clinical psychopharmacology to functional neuroimaging studies, is the official journal of the European Behavioural Pharmacology Society, and offers optional open access publication for a fee.

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Subject Neurosciences, Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Psychiatry
Impact Factor 3.3
Quartile Q2
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0033-3158
eISSN 1432-2072
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access APC: £2890.00 GBP / $4590.00 USD / €3390.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC.

Submission Instructions

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

Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract in English is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Rationale, Objectives, Methods (if applicable), Results, and Conclusions in that order.
Manuscript Review Articles should not exceed 25 pages of text excluding the title page, abstract, references, tables, and figures. The manuscript must include up to 10 keywords after the abstract, a disclosure statement, a statement of author contributions covering idea, literature search and data analysis, and drafting and/or critical revision, a Declarations section before the references, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must be cited in the text by name and year in parentheses. The reference list must include only cited published or accepted works, be alphabetized by the last name of the first author, include full DOI links when available, use standard ISSN title word abbreviations for journal names, and support claims with appropriate and relevant literature.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text and large figures should be uploaded separately only if file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, and figure captions must be included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Research Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract in English is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the subheadings Rationale, Objectives, Methods (if applicable), Results, and Conclusions in that order.
Manuscript Research Articles should not exceed 15 pages of text, excluding the title page, abstract, references, tables, and figures. Manuscript must include up to 10 keywords after the abstract, a Data Availability Statement explaining what data are available, where they can be found, and any access terms including links or citations to publicly archived datasets, a disclosure statement, a Declarations section before the reference list, a statement of author contributions, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section if no Methods section is available.
References References must be cited in the text by name and year in parentheses. Reference list entries must include only works cited in the text that are published or accepted for publication, be alphabetized by the last name of the first author, include full DOI links when available, and use standard journal name abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text and submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive numerical order, each table must have a caption, and figure captions must be included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Correspondences

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Rationale, Objectives, Methods (if applicable), Results, and Conclusions in that order.
Manuscript Correspondences should not exceed 3 pages of text. Up to 10 keywords must be provided after the abstract, and any use of a large language model must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if no Methods section is available.
References References must be cited in the text using name-and-year citation style. Reference entries must include only cited published or accepted works, be alphabetized by the first author's last name, include full DOI links when available, and use standard ISSN List title abbreviations for journal names.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text and only submitted separately if file size causes upload problems. Figures and tables must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by concise captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Perspectives

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract in English is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the subheadings Rationale, Objectives, Methods (if applicable), Results, and Conclusions in that order.
Manuscript Perspectives are typically limited to 15 pages of text, excluding the title page, abstract, references, tables, and figures. Up to 10 keywords must be supplied after the abstract, and a Declarations section must be included before the reference list.
References References must be cited in the text by name and year in parentheses. The reference list must include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication and must be alphabetized by the last name of the first author.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals and cited in the text in consecutive numerical order, and each must have a caption.
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Comments

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract in English is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must be Rationale, Objectives, Methods (if applicable), Results, and Conclusions in that order.
Manuscript Comments should not exceed 3 pages of text. Up to 10 keywords must be provided after the abstract, and use of a large language model must be disclosed in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if no Methods section is available.
References References must be cited in the text by name and year in parentheses. The reference list must include only cited published or accepted works, be alphabetized by the first author's last name, include full DOI links when available, and use standard ISSN List abbreviations for journal names.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, with large figures submitted separately only if file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by concise captions included in the manuscript text file.
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Recent Publications

Learning and memory performance in a rat model of perigestational opioid exposure

Meghan E. Vogt, Anne Z. Murphy

10.1007/s00213-026-07160-2
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Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors contribute to the accelerated development of enhanced motivation for cocaine in female rats

Eleanor Blair Towers, Ivy L. Williams, Emaan I. Qillawala, Ben Setaro, Kyle A. Hsu, Wendy J. Lynch

10.1007/s00213-026-07146-0
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Robust effects of food deprivation as a relapse trigger: comparison to other stressors, and investigation of predictive individual traits in male and female rats

Jordan Charles, Catarina Borges, Elisabeth Sylvain, Nour Quiteshat, Uri Shalev

10.1007/s00213-026-07159-9
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Cannabigerol and standardized full-spectrum cannabis extract effects in acute and chronic inflammatory pain models

Daniela Escobar-Espinal, Thaís Antonia Alves Fernandes, Rafaela Ponciano, Lorena Borges, Bianca Andretto de Mattos, Jaime E C Hallak, Jose A Crippa, Francisco Silveira Guimarães, Elaine Del-Bel, João Francisco C Pedrazzi, Glauce Crivelaro Nascimento

10.1007/s00213-026-07156-y
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Cannabidiol and neural correlates of threat anticipation in alcohol use disorder

Tristan Hurzeler, Warren Logge, Joshua Watt, Iain McGregor, Anastasia Suraev, Paul S. Haber, Kirsten C. Morley

10.1007/s00213-026-07148-y
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Articles are published online after receipt of the corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is mentioned for transparency on reuse of material and unpublished material included in the manuscript.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: £2890.00 GBP / $4590.00 USD / €3390.00 EUR. Subscription publishing has no APC.

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Research Topics

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