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World Psychiatry

Abbreviation (ISO):WORLD PSYCHIATRY
Country: Italy•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):1723-8617(Print)/2051-5545(Online)•Articles / Year: 21
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
79.5
↑ +13.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
70

70 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate9.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
21articles/year
1.59% Gold OA•80% 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: 79.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 79.5)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 65.8)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 60.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 73.3)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 79.683)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 49.548)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 40.595)
🔵 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

World Psychiatry is the official journal of the World Psychiatric Association. It is published in three issues per year and is sent free of charge to psychiatrists whose names and addresses are provided by WPA member societies and sections. World Psychiatry aims to disseminate information on truly significant clinical, service and research developments in the mental health field using a language that can be assimilated by the vast majority of mental health professionals worldwide.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.2%Psychology95.9%Psychiatry94.8%Biology46.8%Psychotherapist44.3%Political science36.1%Law35.5%Computer science35.4%Mental health32%Pathology29.5%Clinical psychology28.5%Internal medicine26.9%Economics25.8%Nursing21.4%Neuroscience20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Tri-annual
Founding Year
2002
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER MASSON, VIA PALEOCAPA 7, MILANO, ITALY, 20121
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHIATRY
JCRSCIE, SSCI
1/293Q1
PSYCHIATRY
JCISCIE, SSCI
1/293Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—77134
202565.81181,232
202460.51193,985
202373.31186,010
202279.6831137,344
202149.5481148,670
202040.59511912,398
2019—10810,732
2018—10911,144
2017—10717,183
2016—9512,854
2015—10112,605
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for World Psychiatry

WoS Q1
2849709220202021202220232024202565.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:65.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 9.3%

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: e98fcfd9-482c-4b27-8467-6c3c50b380fd
Database Updated: 2026-10-01