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One of the world's most cited psychiatry journals, advancing understanding of mental health, disorders, treatments and brain‑behavior links.

Frontiers in Psychiatry is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on translational and ‘benchtobedside’ approaches to improve therapeutic options for mental illness and consequently to improve patient treatment out...

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Andreea Oliviana Diaconescu

Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Canada

Specialty Chief Editor

Computational Psychiatry

Antoine Bechara

University of Southern California

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Psychopathology

Antonio M. Persico

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Autism

Antonio Vita

University of Brescia

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Brian Miller

Augusta University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Schizophrenia

1,210 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Psychiatry is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on translational and ‘bench-to-bedside’ approaches to improve therapeutic options for mental illness and consequently to improve patient treatment outcomes. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Stefan Borgwardt (University of Lübeck, Germany), the journal publishes research across a wide spectrum of translational, basic, and clinical research in psychiatry, including all aspects of diagnosis, nature, causes, treatment, and public health aspects of mental illnesses. The journal seeks submissions that communicate translational progress and innovations in all fields of psychiatry, including but not limited to: ADHD addictive disorders adolescent and young adult psychiatry aging psychiatry anxiety and stress disorders autism behavioral and psychiatric genetics computational psychiatry digital mental health forensic psychiatry intellectual disabilities mental health occupational therapy molecular psychiatry mood disorders neuroimaging neurostimulation perinatal psychiatry personality disorders psychological therapy and psychosomatics psychopathology psychopharmacology public mental health schizophrenia sleep disorders social neuroscience social psychiatry and psychiatric rehabilitation. Studies on psychiatric diseases, predictive imaging and genomics, as well as computational modeling and novel biomarkers, which provide the foundations for the integrative bio-social context of public mental health, societal well-being and cutting-edge clinical practice and specialization are of particular interest. The journal actively welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: good health and well-being Manuscripts that focus primarily on the physiological aspects of diseases, such as cancer or stroke, without a foundation in psychiatric or mental health issues are not suitable for publication in this journal. Similarly, studies that primarily investigate the physical effects of treatments, such as side effects or motor function, without a foundation in mental health are also not within the scope of this journal. Furthermore, research that is purely statistical or demographic in nature, without a foundation in psychiatric practice or theory, is not appropriate for this journal. General Commentary articles as well as Book Reviews are only accepted in Frontiers in Psychiatry upon invitation. Frontiers in Psychiatry is committed to advancing the discovery and developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as Mendelian Randomization or NHANES studies, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Aims

Frontiers in Psychiatry is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on translational and ‘bench-to-bedside’ approaches to improve therapeutic options for mental illness and consequently to improve patient treatment outcomes.

Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Stefan Borgwardt (University of Lübeck, Germany), the journal publishes research across a wide spectrum of translational, basic, and clinical research in psychiatry, including all aspects of diagnosis, nature, causes, treatment, and public health aspects of mental illnesses.

The journal seeks submissions that communicate translational progress and innovations in all fields of psychiatry, including but not limited to:

ADHD

addictive disorders

adolescent and young adult psychiatry

aging psychiatry

anxiety and stress disorders

autism

behavioral and psychiatric genetics

computational psychiatry

digital mental health

forensic psychiatry

intellectual disabilities

mental health occupational therapy

molecular psychiatry

mood disorders

neuroimaging

neurostimulation

perinatal psychiatry

personality disorders

psychological therapy and psychosomatics

psychopathology

psychopharmacology

public mental health

schizophrenia

sleep disorders

social neuroscience

social psychiatry and psychiatric rehabilitation.

Studies on psychiatric diseases, predictive imaging and genomics, as well as computational modeling and novel biomarkers, which provide the foundations for the integrative bio-social context of public mental health, societal well-being and cutting-edge clinical practice and specialization are of particular interest. The journal actively welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: good health and well-being

Manuscripts that focus primarily on the physiological aspects of diseases, such as cancer or stroke, without a foundation in psychiatric or mental health issues are not suitable for publication in this journal. Similarly, studies that primarily investigate the physical effects of treatments, such as side effects or motor function, without a foundation in mental health are also not within the scope of this journal. Furthermore, research that is purely statistical or demographic in nature, without a foundation in psychiatric practice or theory, is not appropriate for this journal. General Commentary articles as well as Book Reviews are only accepted in Frontiers in Psychiatry upon invitation.

Frontiers in Psychiatry is committed to advancing the discovery and developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, such as Mendelian Randomization or NHANES studies, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/about

ISSN
1664-0640
Editor-in-Chief
Stefan Borgwardt (University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • ADHD

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/adhd

  • Addictive Disorders

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/addictive-disorders

  • Adolescent and Young Adult Psychiatry

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/adolescent-and-young-adult-psychiatry

  • Aging Psychiatry

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/aging-psychiatry

  • Anxiety and Stress Disorders

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/anxiety-and-stress-disorders

  • Autism

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/autism

  • Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/behavioral-and-psychiatric-genetics

  • Computational Psychiatry

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/computational-psychiatry

  • Digital Mental Health

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/digital-mental-health

  • Forensic Psychiatry

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/forensic-psychiatry

  • Intellectual Disabilities

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/intellectual-disabilities

  • Mental Health Occupational Therapy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/mental-health-occupational-therapy

  • Molecular Psychiatry

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/molecular-psychiatry

  • Mood Disorders

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/mood-disorders

  • Neuroimaging

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/neuroimaging

  • Neurostimulation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/neurostimulation

  • Perinatal Psychiatry

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/perinatal-psychiatry

  • Personality Disorders

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/personality-disorders

  • Psychological Therapy and Psychosomatics

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/psychological-therapy-and-psychosomatics

  • Psychopathology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/psychopathology

  • Psychopharmacology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/psychopharmacology

  • Public Mental Health

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/public-mental-health

  • Schizophrenia

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/schizophrenia

  • Sleep Disorders

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/sleep-disorders

  • Social Neuroscience

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/social-neuroscience

  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/sections/social-psychiatry-and-psychiatric-rehabilitation

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Community Case Study
  • Conceptual Analysis
  • Classification
  • Curriculum
  • Instruction
  • and Pedagogy
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Retraction
  • Registered Report
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 3,150 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Registered Report, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 2,500 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Community Case Study, Conceptual Analysis, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial, Retraction
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNPIEC
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Embase
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • ResearchGate
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • Scopus
  • PsycINFO
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • Web of Science Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Conceptual Analysis (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Retraction (fee category C)
  • Registered Report (fee category A)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
6.3
Impact indicator
1.35
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
355,100

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
3.8
CiteScore
6.3
Citations
355100
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.