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Frontiers in Psychiatry is an open access, peer-reviewed journal published by Frontiers Media SA. This profile is for researchers and clinicians who want the journal’s scope, indexing, review model, fees and the metrics people quote for it (impact factor and CiteScore) in one place. Every fact below comes from the journal’s own pages or the DOAJ record, read on 2026-11-08.
What Frontiers in Psychiatry is
The journal’s About page describes it as an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on translational, “bench-to-bedside” approaches across all fields of psychiatry, from diagnosis and causes to treatment and public health. Its electronic ISSN is 1664-0640. The journal page lists a Field Chief Editor (Stefan Borgwardt, University of Luebeck, as shown on 2026-11-08) and organises content into 26 sections.
Who publishes it and what it covers
The publisher is Frontiers Media S.A. (Switzerland), per the DOAJ record. DOAJ records open access publication since 2009 and lists the journal’s keywords as mood and anxiety disorders, neuropsychiatry, behavioral and psychiatric genetics, psychopathology and social psychiatry. The About page lists these article types: Original Research, Review, Systematic Review, Mini Review, Case Report, Clinical Trial, Study Protocol, Registered Report, Brief Research Report, Hypothesis and Theory, Perspective, Opinion, Methods and Data Report.
Frontiers in Psychiatry impact factor and CiteScore
Short answer: the journal page displayed an Impact Factor of 3.8 and a CiteScore of 6.3 on 2026-11-08, without stating a data year on that view. Other views of the same page and third-party sites show different numbers, because the two metrics are published by different organisations on different schedules.
Frontiers in Psychiatry impact factor (also searched as “impact factor Frontiers in Psychiatry”)
The Journal Impact Factor is calculated by Clarivate and published in Journal Citation Reports each year. The figure on a publisher page is a copy of that release, so the authoritative current value is the one in JCR for the latest data year. See how to check a journal’s impact factor and how the Journal Impact Factor is calculated.
CiteScore
CiteScore is calculated from the Scopus database, which owns the figure. It is a different measure from the Journal Impact Factor, so the two numbers (3.8 and 6.3 on the page) should never be compared as if they were one scale. The comparison CiteScore vs Journal Impact Factor explains the different windows and denominators.
Why you may see different values
Each metric is re-issued periodically, and aggregator sites often keep older releases. When you cite a value, state the source (JCR or Scopus) and the release year, and take it from the indexer rather than from a copy.
Indexing and where to look it up
The journal’s About page lists the services below as indexing or archiving it (read 2026-11-08). Treat this as the journal’s own statement; each indexer’s own title list is the check for current coverage. See journal indexing: DOAJ, Scopus and Web of Science.
| Service | What it is |
|---|---|
| PubMed and PMC | NLM literature database and its full-text archive |
| Scopus | Elsevier abstract and citation database (source of CiteScore) |
| Web of Science (SSCI) | Clarivate Social Sciences Citation Index (source of the Impact Factor) |
| PsycINFO | APA behavioural and social science database |
| Embase | Biomedical and pharmacological database |
| DOAJ | Directory of Open Access Journals; also holds the journal’s APC, licence and review-model record |
The same page also names Crossref, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, BASE and CLOCKSS, and lists the journal as a COPE member.
Peer review, licence and fees
The About page states single anonymized review: reviewers are hidden from authors and authors are visible to reviewers, and editor and reviewer names are published on articles. DOAJ records the same model (“single anonymous peer review”). Background: single-anonymized peer review, Frontiers collaborative peer review and whether Frontiers is peer reviewed.
DOAJ records that the journal charges an article processing charge, with a maximum of 3,150 CHF (DOAJ record read 2026-11-08), and that articles are published under CC BY 4.0. The publisher’s publishing-fees page for the journal is the place to confirm the amount that applies to a given article type and date; see also article processing charges explained.
Where to find the journal
The journal’s page is at frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry. Submission and sign-in are linked from the account controls on that page; its About, Editors and For Authors pages hold the scope, board and policies.
Strengths and limits
- Stated strengths: broad psychiatric scope with 26 sections; CC BY 4.0 open access; indexed in PubMed, PMC, Scopus, Web of Science SSCI and PsycINFO per its own list.
- Limits to weigh: an APC applies (DOAJ maximum 3,150 CHF); the review is single anonymized, so authors’ identities are visible to reviewers; the displayed impact factor and CiteScore vary by release, so they should not be used without a source and year.
Related Frontiers journal profiles
| Profile | Field |
|---|---|
| Frontiers in Neurology vs Frontiers in Neuroscience | Neurology and neuroscience |
| Frontiers in Medicine | General medicine |
| Frontiers in Physiology | Physiology |
FAQ
What is the impact factor of Frontiers in Psychiatry?
The journal page displayed 3.8 on 2026-11-08 with no data year given. The current official value is in Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports.
Is “frontier in psychiatry impact factor” the same journal?
The search spelling “frontier in psychiatry” is a variant of the journal name Frontiers in Psychiatry (ISSN 1664-0640), and the same metrics apply.
Is Frontiers in Psychiatry open access?
Yes. DOAJ lists it as a CC BY 4.0 open access journal with an article processing charge.
What peer review model does it use?
Single anonymized review, per the journal’s About page and DOAJ.
Where is it indexed?
The journal lists PubMed, PMC, Scopus, Web of Science SSCI, PsycINFO, Embase and DOAJ, among others.
Sources
- Frontiers in Psychiatry journal page, https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry (read 2026-11-08)
- Frontiers in Psychiatry About page, https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/about (read 2026-11-08)
- DOAJ record, ISSN 1664-0640, https://doaj.org/api/search/journals/issn:1664-0640 (read 2026-11-08)
