About
Acceptance rate
28%Time to first decision with review
34 days*Citescore
11.6Citescore rank
19/529Total content views
163,510Aims and scope
General Psychiatry (GPSYCH)Â is an open access journal that covers all topics of interest to psychiatrists and other mental health professionals internationally. The journal includes original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses (that, unlike meta-analyses in other journals, pool results from studies published in Chinese and English), forums on topical issues (with commentaries from Chinese and international authors), 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.
Editorial Board
For information about the General Psychiatry Editor-in-Chief Yifeng Xu and his editorial team, please refer to the Editorial Board page.
Ownership
General Psychiatry is owned by the Shanghai Mental Health Center. In addition to serving as a mental health clinic offering medication management and psychotherapy, the center is involved in teaching, research, and mental health prevention planning for Shanghai and the entirety of China.
Journal information
| Publication Model | Continuous publication, open access |
|---|---|
| Launch date | 1959 |
| Digital Archives | Portico, LOCKSS |
| Indexed by | Web of Science Core Collection: Emerging Sources Citation Index, PubMed Central, Scopus, DOAJ, Google Scholar |
| Peer Review Model | Double anonymised; the names of reviewers and authors are hidden from each other |
| Print ISSN | 2096-5923 |
| Online ISSN | 2517-729X |
| Previous Title | Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry |
Journal Statistics 2022
Acceptance rate: 28%
Speed
Time to first decision without review: 4 days (median)
Time to first decision with review: 34 days (median)
ImpactÂ
Citescore: 11.6
Citescore rank: 19/529
Scimago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.012
Reach
Total content views: 163,510
Total altmetric mentions: 407
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Shanghai Mental Health Center (SMHC), formerly known as the Shanghai Psychiatric Hospital, was founded in 1958. Its predecessor, Mercy Hospital, was established in 1935. In addition to serving as a mental health clinic offering medication management and psychotherapy, the center is involved in teaching, research, and mental health prevention planning for Shanghai and the entirety of China.
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