About the journal
The British Journal of Psychiatry is a journal published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 · 1472-1465
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Official website
- http://bjp.rcpsych.org/
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1965-01-01
- PUBMED · 2018-09-17
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
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Works in OpenAlex
32999
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
376
i10-index
11097
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Editorial & policy5
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- Portico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 69%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 91%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- BJPsych,BJPsychJournal of mental scienceBJPBJ psych
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 0342367
Classification(no data)
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Subject areas
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
- Neurology and Historical Studies
- Neurology and Historical Studies
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies
- Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
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