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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of General Psychiatry (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers General Psychiatry published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Psychiatryrank 10 of 293 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of General Psychiatry
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). General Psychiatry is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ).
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02Review time
Review time of General Psychiatry
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles General Psychiatry published between Feb 2026 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 185 days of submission, and the middle half took between 143 and 244 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
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03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for General Psychiatry
General Psychiatry follows the waiver policy of its publisher, BMJ: full waiver only when every author is in a country on BMJ's list and the research is unfunded; partial discounts case by case.
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Retractions and research integrity at General Psychiatry
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
General Psychiatry has 2 retracted papers on record, the latest in Oct 2019. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in General Psychiatry
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of General Psychiatry
- ISSN
- 2096-5923
- eISSN
- 2517-729X
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country
- Peoples R China
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Psychiatry
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
- ISSN Portal (ISSN 2096-5923)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
Each link opens the official record for this journal, searched by its ISSN where we have one.
05How to submit
How to submit to General Psychiatry
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that General Psychiatry accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Plan the fee. General Psychiatry is fully open access and lists no article fee in DOAJ. See whether your author team qualifies for a waiver with the free APC waiver checker.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
06Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for General Psychiatry
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Psychiatry journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to General Psychiatry when the 279 journals of Psychiatry in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Molecular Psychiatry | 9.08 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 7 | The Lancet Psychiatry | 8.79 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 8 | American Journal of Psychiatry | 8.36 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 9 | CNS Drugs | 7.59 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 11 | Current Psychiatry Reports | 7.31 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 12 | Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry | 7.07 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 13 | Journal of Behavioral Addictions | 7.02 | SCIE, SSCI | Fully open access |
| 14 | Nature Mental Health | 6.93 | ESCI | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,724 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated by ScholarsColab, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time is the median days from submission to acceptance (not every publisher publishes these dates). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of General Psychiatry?
Based on 57 research articles General Psychiatry published from Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 185 days, and half of them were accepted between 143 and 244 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 57 days. Data updated October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of General Psychiatry?
Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of General Psychiatry is 7.41: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 7.41 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of General Psychiatry?
The h-index of General Psychiatry is 50 (October 2026): 50 of its papers have each been cited at least 50 times. Its i10-index is 252.
What is the quartile of General Psychiatry?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). General Psychiatry is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is General Psychiatry indexed in Scopus?
Yes. General Psychiatry appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is General Psychiatry an SCIE journal?
General Psychiatry is listed in ESCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is General Psychiatry in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. General Psychiatry is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does General Psychiatry offer an APC waiver?
General Psychiatry follows the policy of BMJ: full waiver only when every author is in a country on BMJ's list and the research is unfunded; partial discounts case by case. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has General Psychiatry retracted papers?
Yes. 2 retracted papers are on record for General Psychiatry, 2 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are unreliable results and/or conclusions, error in data, error in methods. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in General Psychiatry?
58% of 135 recent research articles in General Psychiatry name a funder; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, National Key Research and Development Program of China.
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