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Q1 Psychiatry Journals

Browse Q1 Psychiatry journals and compare the highest impact Psychiatry journals in our database. Each listing includes key details authors often use when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor and quartile data currently available in our journal database.

#1
WP
World Psychiatry

WILEY

JIF 65.8
Q1
Closed

Identifiers

ISSN 1723-8617
eISSN 2051-5545
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#2
LP
JIF 24.8
Q1
Hybrid

The Lancet Psychiatry is a journal focused on clinical psychiatry and mental health. It publishes clinical research, expert reviews, comment, and opinion spanning psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, psychosocial approaches, psychiatric disorders across the life...

Identifiers

ISSN 2215-0374

Publication Cost

USD 8,810 APC for open access in The Lancet Psychiatry as of Jan 1, 2026.

Publishing Timeline

3 days submission to first decision; 36 days submission to decision after review; 33 days submission to acceptance; 52 days acceptance to online publication
#3
PA
Psychotherapy And Psychosomatics

Karger Publishers

JIF 17.4
Q1
Closed

Identifiers

ISSN 0033-3190
eISSN 1423-0348
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#4
JP
Jama Psychiatry

American Medical Association

JIF 17.1
Q1
Closed

Identifiers

ISSN 2168-622X
eISSN 2168-6238
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#5
AJ
American Journal Of Psychiatry

American Psychiatric Association

JIF 14.7
Q1
Closed

Identifiers

ISSN 0002-953X
eISSN 1535-7228
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#6
EM
JIF 11.4
Q1
Hybrid

BMJ Mental Health is a peer reviewed, open access journal from BMJ covering clinically relevant research in mental health and psychiatry. It publishes evidence-based, innovative research, systematic reviews, and methodological papers, facilitates multidiscipli...

Identifiers

ISSN 1362-0347
eISSN 1468-960X

Publication Cost

Full APC waiver available for eligible authors in low-income countries; partial discounts of up to 50% may be considered case by case.

Publishing Timeline

Time to first decision without review: 1 day median; time to first decision with review: 35 days median; time from acceptance to publication: 23 days median.
#7
MP

Springer Nature

JIF 10.1
Q1
Hybrid

Molecular Psychiatry is a journal publishing research articles, correspondence, collections, and systematic reviews in psychiatry and related molecular and neurobiological fields.

Identifiers

ISSN 1359-4184
eISSN 1476-5578

Publication Cost

APC: £3790.00 / $5690.00 / €4590.00, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median): 32 days; submission to acceptance (median): 226 days.
#8
JO

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is the flagship journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and focuses exclusively on psychiatric research and treatment of children and adolescents. It is published twelv...

Identifiers

ISSN 0890-8567
eISSN 1527-5418

Publication Cost

No fee for subscription publication. Open access is available for a fee after acceptance. Color printing costs $650 for the first figure and $100 for each additional figure.

Publishing Timeline

9 days from submission to first decision.
#9
BP
JIF 9
Q1
Hybrid

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...

Identifiers

ISSN 0006-3223
eISSN 1873-2402

Publication Cost

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

Publishing Timeline

7 days submission to first decision; 40 days submission to decision after review; 142 days submission to acceptance; 9 days acceptance to online publication
#10
NM

SPRINGERNATURE

JIF 8.7
Q1
Hybrid

Nature Mental Health is a monthly online-only journal publishing original, peer-reviewed research from the breadth of sciences exploring mental health and mental health disorders.

Identifiers

eISSN 2731-6076

Publication Cost

Article Processing Charge (APC) applies for open access articles.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 20; submission to acceptance (median days): 232.
#11
BB
JIF 7.6
Q1
Hybrid

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, founded in 1987, is the official journal of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRS). It publishes peer-reviewed basic, experimental, and clinical studies on behavioral, neural, endocrine, and immune system interactions...

Identifiers

ISSN 0889-1591
eISSN 1090-2139

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 5,400 (excluding taxes); Subscription: no publication fee charged to authors

Publishing Timeline

6 days submission to first decision; 49 days submission to decision after review; 142 days submission to acceptance; 3 days from acceptance to first online publication
#12
BJ

Cambridge University Press

JIF 7.6
Q1
Open

The British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych) is an international peer-reviewed journal covering all branches of psychiatry with particular emphasis on clinical aspects. Published monthly on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, it focuses on improving t...

Identifiers

ISSN 0007-1250
eISSN 1472-1465

Publication Cost

Eligible authors at participating institutions may publish Gold Open Access at no cost to the author under institutional agreements.

Publishing Timeline

Median calendar days are tracked for submission to first decision, submission to first decision for peer-reviewed articles, submission to acceptance, and receipt in production to publication.
#13
JO

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry is an international journal publishing research and reviews across neurological sciences, with a focus on common neurological disorders including stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, perip...

Identifiers

ISSN 0022-3050
eISSN 1468-330X

Publication Cost

Open access article processing charge: 4,370 GBP, exclusive of VAT for UK and EU authors. Authors can also publish at no cost under the subscription model.

Publishing Timeline

Early online publication
#14
CD

Adis, Springer Healthcare

JIF 7.4
Q1
Hybrid

CNS Drugs provides researchers and healthcare professionals with information on drug therapies for the management of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The journal publishes reviews and original research articles addressing pharmacology, efficacy, adverse...

Identifiers

ISSN 1172-7047
eISSN 1179-1934

Publication Cost

£3290.00 GBP / $5290.00 USD / €4190.00 EUR APC for open access; no APC for subscription publishing.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 10 days
#15
Ne
JIF 7.1
Q1
Hybrid

Neuropsychopharmacology is an official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology that publishes research and commentary in neuropsychopharmacology.

Identifiers

ISSN 0893-133X
eISSN 1740-634X

Publication Cost

APC: £3590.00/$5290.00/€4190.00; NPP Briefs (Brief Communication) APC: £1750.00/$2575.00/€2040.00; traditional publishing model: no APC charges apply.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 2; submission to acceptance (median days): 98.
#16
JO

The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry is an international journal covering child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry. Its scope includes pediatric epidemiology, diagnosis, psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological treatments, behaviour, cogniti...

Identifiers

ISSN 0021-9630
eISSN 1469-7610

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 20 days; submission to acceptance (median): 208 days; acceptance to publication (median): 53 days
#17
GP
General Psychiatry

BMJ

JIF 6.8
Q1
Open

Identifiers

ISSN 2096-5923
eISSN 2517-729X
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#18
CP

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 6.7
Q1
Hybrid

Current Psychiatry Reports publishes in-depth review articles contributed by international experts on significant developments in psychiatry, emphasizing recently published papers of major importance and covering current and emerging approaches to the diagnosi...

Identifiers

ISSN 1523-3812
eISSN 1535-1645

Publication Cost

Open access APC: £3190.00 GBP / $5190.00 USD / €3990.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC charges apply.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 3 days
#19
EN
JIF 6.7
Q1
Hybrid

European Neuropsychopharmacology is the official journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology and focuses on clinical and basic science contributions that advance understanding of brain function and human behaviour, with emphasis on translating n...

Identifiers

ISSN 0924-977X
eISSN 1873-7862

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge: USD 3000 excl. taxes for all articles published open access; no open access publication fee for subscription articles.

Publishing Timeline

45 days submission to decision after review; 33 days submission to acceptance
#20
EP

Cambridge University Press

JIF 6.7
Q1
Open

European Psychiatry is the official journal of the European Psychiatric Association. It is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes state-of-the-art research and policy updates and aims to stimulate discussion and debate among clinicians, research sc...

Identifiers

ISSN 0924-9338
eISSN 1778-3585

Publication Cost

Eligible authors at participating institutions may publish Gold Open Access at no cost to the author under institutional agreements.

Publishing Timeline

Median calendar days are reported for time from submission to first decision, time from submission to first decision for peer-reviewed articles, time from submission to acceptance, and time from receipt in production to publication.
#21
JO
JIF 6.2
Q1
Hybrid

Akadémiai Kiadó provides general author information for its journal portfolio, including open access and subscription publishing options, author fees, ethics guidance, archiving, proofing, and links to individual journal submission sites.

Identifiers

ISSN 2062-5871
eISSN 2063-5303

Publication Cost

No submission fee; APCs range from 0 to 1400 EUR/article; printed color illustrations cost 40 EUR + VAT per piece.
#22
PA

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences is the official international journal of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology. It publishes papers in all fields of psychiatry and related neurosciences, including methods and tools in psychiatry and clinical n...

Identifiers

ISSN 1323-1316
eISSN 1440-1819

Publication Cost

Open access article publication charge (APC) applies; institutional or funder coverage may be available.

Publishing Timeline

Median 3 days from submission to first decision, 109 days from submission to acceptance, and 22 days from acceptance to publication.
#23
TP
JIF 6.2
Q1
Open

Translational Psychiatry is a journal about the translational pathway between research in neuroscience and conceptually novel treatments.

Identifiers

ISSN 2158-3188
eISSN 2158-3188

Publication Cost

Article processing charge: £3590.00 / $5490.00 / €4190.00, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 22; Submission to acceptance (median days): 219
#24
EA

Cambridge University Press

JIF 6.1
Q1
Open

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing Open Access from 2020. Formerly published as Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale, established in 1992 by Michele Tansella, the journal gives priority to highly relevant...

Identifiers

ISSN 2045-7960
eISSN 2045-7979

Publication Cost

Eligible authors at participating institutions may publish Gold Open Access at no cost to the author; other funding routes are available for authors not covered by an institutional agreement.
#25
JM
Jmir Mental Health

JMIR Publications

JIF 5.8
Q1
Open

JMIR Mental Health is the official journal of the Society of Digital Psychiatry. It is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on digital health and Internet and mobile interventions, technologies, and electronic innovations for mental health, addictions...

Identifiers

ISSN 2368-7959
eISSN 2368-7959

Publication Cost

$3150 USD payable upon acceptance; $2520 for Viewpoints; $1575 for Research Letter.
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#26
JO
Journal Of Psychopharmacology

SAGE Publishing

JIF 5.5
Q1
Hybrid

The Journal of Psychopharmacology is a fully peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles on preclinical and clinical aspects of psychopharmacology and serves researchers and practicing clinicians.

Identifiers

ISSN 0269-8811
eISSN 1461-7285

Publication Cost

APC varies by journal title under Sage Choice pricing.

Publishing Timeline

Median time to first decision: 20 days; median time in peer review: 53 days; median time from submission to acceptance: 145 days; median time from acceptance to online publication: 50 days.
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#27
PM
Psychological Medicine

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

JIF 5.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0033-2917
eISSN 1469-8978
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#28
BI
Body Image

ELSEVIER

JIF 5.4
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1740-1445
eISSN 1873-6807
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#29
Ad
Addiction

WILEY

JIF 5.3
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0965-2140
eISSN 1360-0443
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#30
AJ
Asian Journal Of Social Health And Behavior

WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS

JIF 5.2
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2772-4204
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#31
AP
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

WILEY

JIF 5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0001-690X
eISSN 1600-0447
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#32
CA
Child And Adolescent Mental Health

WILEY

JIF 5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1475-357X
eISSN 1475-3588
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#33
BM
Bmj Mental Health

BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP

JIF 4.9
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2755-9734
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#34
CO
Current Opinion In Psychiatry

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

JIF 4.9
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0951-7367
eISSN 1473-6578
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#35
EC

Springer Science+Business Media

JIF 4.9
Q1
Hybrid

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing a broad understanding of psychopathology in children and adolescents. It is affiliated with the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and welcomes empirical...

Identifiers

ISSN 1018-8827
eISSN 1435-165X

Publication Cost

Article processing charges (APCs) vary by journal.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 8 days
#36
JO
Journal Of Affective Disorders

ELSEVIER

JIF 4.9
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0165-0327
eISSN 1573-2517
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#37
BP
Biological Psychiatry-cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging

ELSEVIER

JIF 4.8
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2451-9022
eISSN 2451-9030
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#38
SB
Schizophrenia Bulletin

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

JIF 4.8
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0586-7614
eISSN 1745-1701
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#39
RD
Revista De Psiquiatria Y Salud Mental

ELSEVIER ESPANA SLU

JIF 4.7
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1888-9891
eISSN 1989-4600
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#40
CA
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health

BMC

JIF 4.6
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 1753-2000
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#41
JO
Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry

PHYSICIANS POSTGRADUATE PRESS

JIF 4.6
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0160-6689
eISSN 1555-2101
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#42
AJ
Asian Journal Of Psychiatry

ELSEVIER

JIF 4.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1876-2018
eISSN 1876-2026
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#43
BD
Bipolar Disorders

WILEY

JIF 4.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1398-5647
eISSN 1399-5618
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#44
JO
Journal Of Anxiety Disorders

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

JIF 4.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0887-6185
eISSN 1873-7897
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#45
JO
Journal Of Eating Disorders

BMC

JIF 4.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2050-2974
eISSN 2050-2974
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#46
IJ
International Journal Of Eating Disorders

WILEY

JIF 4.3
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0276-3478
eISSN 1098-108X
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#47
IP

Cambridge University Press

JIF 4.3
Q1
Open

International Psychogeriatrics is a multidisciplinary peer reviewed journal in psychogeriatrics that publishes original research papers on the mental health of older people worldwide. It also features commentaries, original research articles, scholarly literat...

Identifiers

ISSN 1041-6102
eISSN 1741-203X

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,500 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

59 days median from submission to acceptance for accepted papers.
#48
CP
Comprehensive Psychiatry

W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC

JIF 4.2
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0010-440X
eISSN 1532-8384
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#49
CP
Clinical Psychological Science

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC

JIF 4.1
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2167-7026
eISSN 2167-7034
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#50
CS
Cns Spectrums

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

JIF 4.1
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1092-8529
eISSN 2165-6509
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#51
EJ
European Journal Of Psychotraumatology

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

JIF 4.1
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2000-8198
eISSN 2000-8066
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#52
II

Internet Interventions is a journal with manuscript submission and journal information links provided through Elsevier and Editorial Manager.

Identifiers

eISSN 2214-7829

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,250 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

9 days submission to first decision; 76 days submission to decision after review; 122 days submission to acceptance; 3 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#53
Sc
Schizophrenia

NATURE PORTFOLIO

JIF 4.1
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2754-6993
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#54
TA
Therapeutic Advances In Psychopharmacology

SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD

JIF 4
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2045-1253
eISSN 2045-1261
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#55
JO
Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science

AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC

JIF 3.9
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2769-7541
eISSN 2769-755X
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#56
PI
Progress In Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

JIF 3.9
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0278-5846
eISSN 1878-4216
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#57
PR
Psychiatry Research

ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

JIF 3.9
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0165-1781
eISSN 1872-7123
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#58
BT
Behavior Therapy

ELSEVIER INC

JIF 3.8
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0005-7894
eISSN 1878-1888
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#59
CJ
Canadian Journal Of Psychiatry-revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC

JIF 3.8
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0706-7437
eISSN 1497-0015
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#60
IJ
International Journal Of Mental Health Systems

BMC

JIF 3.8
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1752-4458
eISSN 1752-4458
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#61
WJ
World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

JIF 3.8
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1562-2975
eISSN 1814-1412
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#62
AA
Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry

SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD

JIF 3.7
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0004-8674
eISSN 1440-1614
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#63
EA
European Archives Of Psychiatry And Clinical Neuroscience

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG

JIF 3.7
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0940-1334
eISSN 1433-8491
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#64
GH
General Hospital Psychiatry

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

JIF 3.7
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0163-8343
eISSN 1873-7714
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#65
IJ
International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

JIF 3.7
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1461-1457
eISSN 1469-5111
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#66
BP
Bmc Psychiatry

BMC

JIF 3.6
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 1471-244X
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#67
DA
Drug And Alcohol Dependence

ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

JIF 3.6
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0376-8716
eISSN 1879-0046
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#68
AP
Alpha Psychiatry

IMR PRESS

JIF 3.5
Q1

Identifiers

eISSN 2757-8038
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#69
BO
Bjpsych Open

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

JIF 3.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2056-4724
eISSN 2056-4724
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#70
ED
Eating Disorders

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

JIF 3.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1064-0266
eISSN 1532-530X
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#71
IJ
International Journal Of Bipolar Disorders

SPRINGER

JIF 3.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2194-7511
eISSN 2194-7511
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#72
Mi
Mindfulness

SPRINGER

JIF 3.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1868-8527
eISSN 1868-8535
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#73
SR
Schizophrenia Research

ELSEVIER

JIF 3.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0920-9964
eISSN 1573-2509
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#74
SP
Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG

JIF 3.5
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 0933-7954
eISSN 1433-9285
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#75
IJ
International Journal Of Mental Health Nursing

WILEY

JIF 3.3
Q1
Hybrid

Identifiers

ISSN 1445-8330
eISSN 1447-0349
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#76
PS

American Psychiatric Association

JIF 3.2
Q1
Closed

Psychiatric Services is a journal of the American Psychiatric Association with ISSN (print) 1075-2730 and ISSN (online) 1557-9700. The journal reports an Impact Factor of 3.2 and Total Citations of 12,317 in the 2024 Journal Citation Reports.

Identifiers

ISSN 1075-2730
eISSN 1557-9700

Publishing Timeline

Authors are usually notified of a decision within three months.
#77
JO
Journal Of Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing

WILEY

JIF 2.9
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 1351-0126
eISSN 1365-2850
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