British Journal of Psychiatry
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Discipline | Psychiatry |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Professor Kamaldeep Bhui |
Publication details | |
Former name(s) | The Asylum Journal, The Asylum Journal of Mental Science, Journal of Mental Science |
History | 1853–present |
Publisher | Royal College of Psychiatrists (United Kingdom) |
Frequency | Monthly |
After 12 months | |
7.233 (2018) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Br. J. Psychiatry |
Indexing | |
CODEN | BJPYAJ |
ISSN | 0007-1250 (print) 1472-1465 (web) |
LCCN | 89649366 |
OCLC no. | 1537306 |
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The British Journal of Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering all branches of psychiatry with a particular emphasis on the clinical aspects of each topic.
The journal is owned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and published monthly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the college.[1] The journal publishes original research papers from around the world as well as editorials, review articles, commentaries on contentious articles, short reports, a comprehensive book review section and correspondence column. The editor-in-chief is Professor Kamaldeep Bhui. The complete archive of contents from 1855 to the present is available online. All content from January 2000 on is made freely available 1 year after publication.[2]
History
The journal was established in 1853 as the Asylum Journal, changing title in 1855 to the Asylum Journal of Mental Science and changing title again to Journal of Mental Science from 1858 to 1963, when it obtained its present name.[3]
Reception
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 7.233.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "About the BJPsych". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "About the BJPsych". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Information". Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "British Journal of Psychiatry". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.
External links
- Use dmy dates from April 2022
- Articles with short description
- Monthly journals (infobox)
- Articles with outdated impact factors from 2018
- Official website not in Wikidata
- English-language journals
- Psychiatry journals
- Publications established in 1853
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- Mental health in the United Kingdom
- Academic journals published by learned and professional societies of the United Kingdom
- Cambridge University Press academic journals