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Computational psychiatry

Guest Editors
Zhiyi Chen, PhD, Third Military Medical University, China 
Jony Sheynin, PhD, Texas A&M University, USA


Submission Status: Open until 6 May 2025

Treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders

Guest Editors
Luisella Bocchio-Chiavetto, PhD, eCampus University, IRCCS San Giovanni di Dio Research Centre, Italy
Ebenezer Oloyede, MPharm, PhD, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, UK
Eromona Whiskey, BPharm, PhD, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, UK


Submission Status: Open until 6 January 2025

Digital biomarkers and their use in psychiatric research and care

Guest Editors:

Alex Leow, MD, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Laura Orsolini, MD, MSc, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy


Submission Status: Open until 12 December 2024

Mental health in the transgender community

Guest Editors:

Asa E. Radix, MD, PhD, MPH, Columbia University, USA
Yuan Yuan Wang, PhD, South China Normal University, China


Submission Status: Open until 11 December 2024

Substance abuse and comorbid psychiatric disorders

Guest Editors:

Carsten Hjorthøj, PhD, Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Abhijit Nadkarni, MBBS, DPM, MRCPsych, MSc, PhD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Laura Orsolini, MD, MSc, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
Ti-Fei Yuan, PhD, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China


Submission Status: Open until 28 November 2024

Psycho-oncology

Guest Editors:

Luigi Grassi, MD, MPhil, University of Ferrara, Italy
Daniel McFarland, DO, MS, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Michelle Riba, MD, MS, University of Michigan, USA


Submission Status: Open until 4 December 2024

Intergenerational psychiatry

Guest Editor
Alessandro Rodolico, MD, PhD, University of Catania, Italy

Submission Status: Open until 10 November 2024

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Adult ADHD

Guest Editors:
Akira Iwanami: Showa University, Japan
Thais Martins-Silva: Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Alexandra Philipsen: University Hospital Bonn, Germany
 

Human psychopharmacology: Efficacy and effectiveness of CNS drugs in psychiatric disorders

Guest Editors:
Renato de Filippis: University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy
Mohammadreza Shalbafan: Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Sleep problems and psychopathology

Guest Editors:
Hsi-Chung Chen: National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues: Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
 

Microbiome and psychiatric disorders

Guest Editors:
Kazi Farhana Afroz: Emory University, USA
Shaohua Hu: Zhejiang University, China
Mirko Manchia: University of Cagliari, Italy

First episode psychosis

Guest Editors:
Shuichi Suetani: Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Australia
Wei Wang: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
 

Smartphone and internet addiction

Guest Editors:
Chung-Ying Lin: National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Amir H. Pakpour: Jönköping University, Sweden
Zubair Ahmed Ratan: University of Wollongong, Australia
 

Stem cell models in psychiatry

Guest Editors:
Biju Viswanath, MD, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India
Zhexing Wen, PhD, Emory University, USA
 

Patient involvement in psychiatric research

Guest Editors:
Kirsten M. Fiest, PhD, University of Calgary, Canada
Angela King, Patient Partner, United Kingdom
Iain Lang, PhD, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Kristine Russell, Patient Partner, Canada

ICD-11 and mental disorders: important changes, controversies, and future directions

Guest Editor:
Florian Seemüller, MD, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

 

2021

Cross journal collection
Promoting youth mental health
Collection published: 7 October 2021


2016

Thematic series
Psychiatric readmission
BMC Psychiatry
Edited by: Luis Salvador Carulla
Collection published: 7 November 2016


2015

Cross journal collection
The biology of mood and anxiety disorders
Collection published: 1 October 2015


2014

Cross journal collection
The gut-brain axis: Emerging evidence in health and disease
Collection published: 23 May 2014


Cross journal collection
Prevention of Mental Disorders
Collection published: 9 May 2014


Cross journal collection
Reviewer acknowledgements 2013
Collection published: 26 February 2014


2013

Thematic series
Treatment Resistance in Eating Disorders
BMC Psychiatry
Edited by: Prof Secondo Fassino
Collection published: 6 November 2013


Cross journal collection
Using and abusing evidence in science and health policy
Edited by: Prof Timothy Caulfield
Collection published: 31 January 2013


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  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 3.4
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 4.2
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.374
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.301

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 24
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 146

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