Biological Psychiatry
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Biological Psychiatry is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal
of psychiatric neuroscience and therapeutics published by Elsevier
(since 1985) and the Society of Biological Psychiatry. The journal covers a broad range of topics related to the pathophysiology and treatment of major neuropsychiatric disorders.
Biological Psychiatry is a selective and highly cited journal in the field of psychiatric neuroscience. As such it is ranked 4th out of 126 Psychiatry titles and 15th out of 237 Neurosciences titles on the 2010 ISI Journal Citation Reports
published by Thomson Scientific
in 2011. The 2010 Impact Factor score for Biological Psychiatry is 8.674.
, who edited the journal from its foundation in 1965 to 1992.
The journal is led by the current Editor, John H. Krystal (Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and Chief of Psychiatry at the Yale-New Haven Hospital
, and a 2010 appointee to the Institute of Medicine
of the United States National Academy of Sciences
), and six Deputy Editors: Cameron S. Carter, Daniel Geschwind, Paul J. Harrison, John S. March, Eric J. Nestler
, and Jon-Kar Zubieta. The Journal also has an active 95-member editorial board, composed of experts from all over the world.
The acceptance rate is approximately 15%. The average time from submission to first decision is less than 20 days, with an editorial rejection (reject without peer review) decision issued within 5 days. Accepted articles are published online ahead of print in an average of 35 business days, and articles are published in print 4–6 months after acceptance.
It is abstracted in:
Scientific journal
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of psychiatric neuroscience and therapeutics published by Elsevier
Elsevier
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(since 1985) and the Society of Biological Psychiatry. The journal covers a broad range of topics related to the pathophysiology and treatment of major neuropsychiatric disorders.
Biological Psychiatry is a selective and highly cited journal in the field of psychiatric neuroscience. As such it is ranked 4th out of 126 Psychiatry titles and 15th out of 237 Neurosciences titles on the 2010 ISI Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by the Healthcare & Science division of Thomson Reuters. It has been integrated with the Web of Knowledge, by Thomson Reuters, and is accessed from the Web of Science to JCR Web. It provides information about academic journals in the sciences and...
published by Thomson Scientific
Thomson Scientific
Thomson Scientific was one of the five operating divisions of The Thomson Corporation until 2008. Following the merger of Thomson with Reuters to form Thomson Reuters in 2008, it became the Scientific business unit of the new company. In 2009, the Scientific business came together with the...
in 2011. The 2010 Impact Factor score for Biological Psychiatry is 8.674.
History
Biological Psychiatry was established in 1969 and is the official journal of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. It is published by Elsevier on the 1st and 15th of each month. An annual Supplement is also published which contains the abstracts from the annual meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. The founding Editor-in-Chief was Joseph WortisJoseph Wortis
Josef Wortis was an American psychiatrist, longtime editor of the scientific journal Biological Psychiatry, and a professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.- Career :...
, who edited the journal from its foundation in 1965 to 1992.
The journal is led by the current Editor, John H. Krystal (Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and Chief of Psychiatry at the Yale-New Haven Hospital
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Yale-New Haven Hospital , Connecticut's largest hospital with 966 beds, is located in New Haven, Connecticut.The hospital is owned and operated by the Yale New Haven Health System, Inc...
, and a 2010 appointee to the Institute of Medicine
Institute of Medicine
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of the United States National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
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), and six Deputy Editors: Cameron S. Carter, Daniel Geschwind, Paul J. Harrison, John S. March, Eric J. Nestler
Eric J. Nestler
Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D., is the Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience, Chairman of the Department of Neuroscience and Director of the Friedman Brain Institute at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York...
, and Jon-Kar Zubieta. The Journal also has an active 95-member editorial board, composed of experts from all over the world.
The acceptance rate is approximately 15%. The average time from submission to first decision is less than 20 days, with an editorial rejection (reject without peer review) decision issued within 5 days. Accepted articles are published online ahead of print in an average of 35 business days, and articles are published in print 4–6 months after acceptance.
It is abstracted in:
- BIOSIS
- Beck Medical Information
- Chemical Abstracts
- Current Contents
- EMBASE
- Elsevier BIOBASE
- Focus On: Psychopharmacology
- Inpharma
- MEDLINE
- Mental Health Abstracts
- PsycINFO Psychological Abstracts
- Referativnyi Zhurnal
- Reference Update
- Science Citation Index
- Scopus
- Selected List of Tables of Contents of Psychiatric Periodicals
Editors
- Joseph WortisJoseph WortisJosef Wortis was an American psychiatrist, longtime editor of the scientific journal Biological Psychiatry, and a professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.- Career :...
, 1965–1992 - Wagner H. Bridger, 1992–1997
- Richard C. Josiassen, 1997
- Dennis S. CharneyDennis S. CharneyDennis S. Charney is an American biological psychiatrist and researcher, one of the world's leading experts in the neurobiology and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders...
, 1998–2006 - John H. Krystal, 2006–present