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First Episode Psychosis



Microbiome and Psychiatric Disorders


Sleep Problems and Psychopathology



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BMC Psychiatry is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact
    4.144 - 2-year Impact Factor (2021)
    5.040 - 5-year Impact Factor (2021)
    1.686 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    1.252 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    Speed
    56 days to first decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    69 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only (Median)

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    7,161,572 Downloads (2021)
    4,976 Altmetric mentions (2021)

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Identity transparency: Single anonymized

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Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

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