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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #983CAS 1区Diamond OAGold OADomestic Journal

General Psychiatry

Country: China•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.487•SCImago Rank: #983•Identifier (ISSN):2096-5923(Print)/2517-729X(Online)•Articles / Year: 48•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
9.9
↑ +3.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
54

54 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate17%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
48articles/year
100% Gold OA•77.78% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.9)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.8)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.3)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.9)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

General Psychiatry (GPSYCH) is an open access journal that has been providing leading psychiatry research since 1959. The journal covers all topics of interest to psychiatrists and other mental health professionals internationally. GPSYCH publishes original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, forums on topical issues, case reports, research methods in psychiatry, and a unique section on ‘Biostatistics in Psychiatry’. Original articles on basic research, clinical research, community-based studies, and ecological studies are all considered for publication. GPSYCH has now been accepted into ESCI and has a CiteScore of 4.5 (2020). The latest CiteScoreTracker 2021 is 10.7 (updated Dec 04, 2021).

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine96%Psychology93.5%Psychiatry86.9%Biology69.1%Internal medicine60%Computer science47.6%Pathology45.8%Neuroscience41.5%Clinical psychology38.9%Psychotherapist37.1%Mathematics27.6%Political science26.9%Programming language26.9%Anxiety26.9%Sociology26.5%Economics26.2%Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming)25.5%Law25.5%Cognition24.7%Endocrinology24%Statistics24%Mental health23.6%Nursing22.9%Disease22.2%Social psychology20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #983Scopus Q1Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2018-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNeuroscience
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.487

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
54

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.89

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,531
3-Year Documents201
Citable Documents154

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

NeurologyQ1
Neurology (clinical)Q1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区PSYCHIATRY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Continuous publication
Founding Year
1959
Editorial Address
Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, P.R. China
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHIATRY
JCRESCI
7/293Q1
PSYCHIATRY
JCIESCI
11/293Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

9 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—515
20256.868280
20245.3801,174
202311.9771,120
2022—641,838
2021—631,414
2020—907,493
2019—671,991
2018—32327
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for General Psychiatry

WoS Q1
3710142023202420256.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 17%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: d2aaa7ad-0259-48d4-b17e-857bde768eb5
Database Updated: 2026-10-01