World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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Aims & Scope
The aim of The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry is to increase the worldwide communication of knowledge in clinical and basic research on biological psychiatry. Its target audience is thus clinical psychiatrists, educators, scientists and students interested in biological psychiatry. The composition of The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry , with its diverse categories that allow communication of a great variety of information, ensures that it is of interest to a wide range of readers. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry is a major clinically oriented journal on biological psychiatry. The opportunity to educate (through critical review papers, treatment guidelines and consensus reports), publish original work and observations (original papers and brief reports) and to express personal opinions (Letters to the Editor) makes The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry an extremely important medium in the field of biological psychiatry all over the world.
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ImpaQ AnalysisWorld Journal of Biological Psychiatry (acronym: swbp, abbr: World J. Biol. Psychiatry, ISSN: 1562-2975) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. in England since 2000. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.50, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.471 (Q1), an H-index of 95.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 58 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,419 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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