Psychiatry and Mental health journals by time to acceptance (2025)
49 journals with 2025 figures · median days from submission to acceptance, measured from PubMed dates · data as of Sep 15, 2026
Sorted by median days from submission to acceptance in 2025. Faster is not better — this is a planning aid, not a ranking of quality. Click a column to re-sort.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Journal of Headache and Pain | 51 (32–70) | 294 | 22 | $4,190 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience | 60 (38–93) | 68 | 28 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| International Psychogeriatrics | 63 (41–84) | 87 | 11 | $3,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 2.29 |
| American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | 68 (51–110) | 110 | 7 | ≈$4,400 | — | 0.0 |
| Asian Journal of Psychiatry | 69 (49–90) | 202 | 2 | ≈$3,820 | — | 1.97 |
| The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease | 72 (48–98) | 205 | 12 | $4,060 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Epilepsy & Behavior Reports | 72 (54–98) | 91 | 2 | $3,010 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| European Neuropsychopharmacology | 79 (31–117) | 82 | 22 | ≈$3,000 | — | 0.0 |
| Seizure | 83 (60–114) | 249 | 1 | ≈$2,970 | — | 0.0 |
| Epilepsy & Behavior | 84 (60–111) | 471 | 9 | ≈$3,060 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Psychogeriatrics | 85 (47–145) | 126 | — | ≈$3,750 | — | 0.0 |
| Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports | 86 (62–132) | 206 | 18 | $2,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology | 88 (55–127) | 140 | 70 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Epileptic Disorders | 91 (59–130) | 160 | 18 | ≈$2,430 | — | 0.0 |
| Schizophrenia Research Cognition | 91 (65–137) | 65 | 7 | $3,510 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Epilepsy Research | 94 (71–139) | 129 | 2 | ≈$2,880 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| The Journal of Sexual Medicine | 95 (56–146) | 396 | — | ≈$3,550 | — | 0.0 |
| Sexual Medicine | 98 (70–169) | 106 | 31 | $2,625 | Open access (DOAJ) | 1.99 |
| Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports | 101 (71–140) | 165 | 32 | $2,800 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Alzheimer s & Dementia | 104 (75–141) | 1,070 | — | ≈$4,200 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Epilepsia | 104 (77–138) | 481 | 20 | ≈$4,360 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry | 104 (81–147) | 60 | 42 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Schizophrenia | 108 (80–146) | 162 | 24 | $4,090 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Alzheimer s Research & Therapy | 111 (85–164) | 271 | 18 | $4,390 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.88 |
| Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions | 111 (77–152) | 147 | 36 | $2,670 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology | 112 (86–160) | 116 | — | ≈$4,823 | — | 0.0 |
| Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment | 113 (87–145) | 209 | 14 | $3,940 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| L Encéphale | 114 (71–193) | 87 | 92 | ≈$2,240 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| Psychiatry Investigation | 116 (77–180) | 170 | 67 | — | Open access | 0.0 |
| Neuropsychopharmacology Reports | 117 (82–161) | 85 | — | $2,500 | Open access (DOAJ) | 2.33 |
| Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica | 119 (82–151) | 71 | 14 | ≈$4,880 | — | 0.0 |
| Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences | 124 (86–161) | 95 | 22 | ≈$3,240 | — | 0.0 |
| Epilepsia Open | 126 (87–166) | 211 | 24 | $3,430 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain | 128 (88–180) | 187 | 56 | ≈$4,150 | Hybrid | 1.31 |
| Psychiatry Research | 130 (97–187) | 444 | 1 | ≈$4,230 | Hybrid | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Impotence Research | 130 (59–204) | 179 | 15 | ≈$4,790 | — | 0.0 |
| Comprehensive Psychiatry | 131 (93–199) | 78 | 2 | $3,660 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Journal of Ect | 132 (78–176) | 67 | 56 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Schizophrenia Research | 133 (106–172) | 275 | 8 | ≈$3,910 | — | 0.0 |
| Dementia & Neuropsychologia | 136 (100–183) | 77 | 113 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Schizophrenia Bulletin | 137 (84–176) | 153 | 29 | ≈$4,981 | — | 0.0 |
| Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology | 142 (7–241) | 223 | 29 | ≈$5,300 | — | 0.0 |
| Sexual Medicine Reviews | 145 (89–207) | 81 | — | ≈$3,550 | — | 0.0 |
| International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | 147 (111–224) | 117 | — | ≈$4,600 | — | 0.0 |
| Indian Journal of Psychiatry | 151 (74–250) | 150 | 29 | No fee (DOAJ) | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| Annals of General Psychiatry | 159 (129–217) | 80 | 25 | $3,090 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
| European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | 163 (105–243) | 197 | 20 | ≈$2,990 | — | 0.0 |
| Early Intervention in Psychiatry | 199 (147–284) | 118 | — | ≈$4,060 | — | 0.0 |
| Bipolar Disorders | 257 (127–395) | 52 | 13 | ≈$4,730 | — | 0.0 |
Journals are listed where at least 25% of their articles' topics fall in Psychiatry and Mental health (OpenAlex).
Latest available year: 2024
4 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2024 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA PSYCHIATRY | 85 (62–123) | 146 | 106 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders | 91 (65–141) | 52 | 40 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Nöro Psikiyatri Arşivi | 92 (65–139) | 58 | 289 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders | 136 (94–180) | 51 | 14 | — | — | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2023
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2023 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology | 130 (81–186) | 55 | 106 | $590 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2022
1 journal without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2022 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Reports in Psychiatry | 68 (43–106) | 55 | 12 | $870 | Open access (DOAJ) | 0.0 |
Latest available year: 2021
2 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2021 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology | 120 (64–157) | 51 | 48 | $2,650 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
| Schizophrenia | 135 (108–175) | 50 | 37 | $4,090 | Open access (DOAJ) | — |
Latest available year: 2020
3 journals without enough usable 2025 data. Their 2020 figures are shown separately so they are never compared with 2025 figures.
| Open access | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychosomatics | 42 (22–66) | 65 | 9 | ≈$3,000 | — | — |
| The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders | 80 (55–105) | 56 | 138 | — | — | 1.14 |
| The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry | 145 (118–211) | 58 | 127 | — | Hybrid | 0.0 |
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Which Psychiatry and Mental health journals accepted papers fastest in 2025?
Among 49 Psychiatry and Mental health journals with enough dated articles in 2025, the shortest median time from submission to acceptance was 51 days (The Journal of Headache and Pain). The middle journal's median was 111 days. Speed is not a measure of quality; check scope, indexing and fees too.
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From the submission and acceptance dates publishers deposit in PubMed, for accepted articles only. Each journal needs at least 50 dated articles in the year shown, and a table headed with a year contains only that year's figures.
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Data sources. Submission, acceptance and publication dates: Courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed, entries through Sep 15, 2026). NLM does not endorse Journal Clock, and these figures may not reflect the most current PubMed data. Journal fees and open-access listing: DOAJ (CC0, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Fees paid by institutions: OpenAPC (Open Database License, retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Retractions: Retraction Watch Database via Crossref (retrieved Sep 16, 2026). Journal identifiers and topics: OpenAlex (CC0). Currency conversion: ECB reference rates (Sep 15, 2026). How these numbers are calculated · For organisations.