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Short answer: the journal people look for under this name is Psychological Medicine, published by Cambridge University Press. This page gives its identifiers, scope, indexing and current impact factor with the dates they were checked, and shows where to confirm each figure yourself.
Is there a “Journal of Psychological Medicine”?
No journal with exactly that title appears in the publisher or National Library of Medicine records checked for this page. The title that matches the query is Psychological Medicine (MEDLINE abbreviation Psychol Med), which is the journal the Cambridge Core page and the NLM Catalog both describe. If a reference list or a colleague gives the name as “Journal of Psychological Medicine”, match it against the identifiers below before citing.
| Item | Value | Source (checked) |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core, 2026-11-07 |
| MEDLINE abbreviation | Psychol Med | NLM Catalog record 1254142, 2026-11-07 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press | Cambridge Core, 2026-11-07 |
| ISSN | 0033-2917 (print), 1469-8978 (online) | Cambridge Core, 2026-11-07 |
| First published | 1970; place of publication England | NLM Catalog, 2026-11-07 |
| Frequency | Twelve issues a year since 2005 | NLM Catalog, 2026-11-07 |
What it is
Psychological Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal on mental health and mental disorders. The NLM Catalog records that it began in 1970 under a British Medical Association imprint and that Cambridge University Press is the current publisher. The frequency history in the same record runs from quarterly (to 1994) through bimonthly (1995 to 2000) and eight issues a year (2001 to 2004) to twelve issues a year from 2005.
Who runs it and what it covers
The Cambridge Core journal page describes the scope as high-quality, high-impact research on mental health and mental disorders, including the causes, course, treatment and public health significance of mental illness and the determinants of brain health across the lifespan. The same page lists three editors: Jianfeng Feng (Fudan University), Sophia Frangou (University of British Columbia and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) and Sir Robin M. Murray (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience). The journal’s “About this journal” page states that it is fully open access and is owned, managed and published by Cambridge University Press, and that its content is digitally preserved with CLOCKSS and Portico. For how the publisher’s review process works in general, see Is Cambridge University Press peer reviewed?
Psychological Medicine impact factor
The Cambridge Core page shows a 2025 impact factor of 5.2, from the 2025 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate), read on 2026-11-07. It lists these category ranks:
- 9 of 93 in Psychology
- 12 of 184 in Psychology, Clinical
- 37 of 184 in Psychiatry
Impact factors are recalculated every year and a rank depends on the category, so cite the year and category with any figure. To check or reproduce the number, open Journal Citation Reports through an institutional subscription and search the title, or follow how to look up a journal’s impact factor. For what the metric measures and what it does not, see journal impact factor.
Indexing
The NLM Catalog record (last revised 2026-05-15) lists the journal as currently indexed in MEDLINE and PubMed with full indexing treatment, with coverage starting at volume 1 number 1, November 1970. Its listing in other indexes was not checked for this page; consult each index’s own source list for those. For background on the database, see MEDLINE.
How to find and follow articles on Cambridge Core
These steps use the interface terms shown on the journal’s Cambridge Core pages as read on 2026-11-07.
- Open the Psychological Medicine page on Cambridge Core.
- Use the search within the journal’s full text to look for a topic or author.
- Use the Browse menu to move between Accepted manuscripts, Latest volume, All volumes, Most cited and Most read.
- Select Add bookmark to save the journal, or Add alert to be notified of new content.
- Use the RSS feed link to follow new articles in a feed reader.
- Use Share to pass a link to a colleague.
The sign-in link is on the Cambridge Core site header; this page does not cover account steps.
Strengths and limits
- Strength: a single identifiable title with stable identifiers (ISSN 0033-2917 / 1469-8978) and more than five decades of MEDLINE-indexed coverage, which makes it easy to disambiguate in a reference manager.
- Strength: the publisher describes it as fully open access, so the Cambridge Core pages are the place to read its terms.
- Limit: the scope is mental health and mental disorders. Work in basic molecular mechanisms of psychiatric disease may sit more naturally in a different venue; see Molecular Psychiatry for a contrasting journal.
- Limit: an impact factor is one citation-based indicator and says nothing about an individual article.
Where to look for what
| You need | Go to | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Current scope, editors, latest issue | Cambridge Core journal page | The publisher’s own page |
| Official abbreviation and indexing status | NLM Catalog record 1254142 | NLM maintains the MEDLINE and PubMed lists |
| Impact factor and category rank | Journal Citation Reports | Clarivate publishes the figure the journal page quotes |
| Wider psychiatry background | What is psychiatry? | Research areas, funding and career paths in the field |
FAQ
Is “Journal of Psychological Medicine” the same as Psychological Medicine?
The records checked list the journal as Psychological Medicine with ISSN 0033-2917 (print) and 1469-8978 (online). No journal titled “Journal of Psychological Medicine” appears in them, so treat the longer name as a variant of this title and confirm with the ISSN.
What is the Psychological Medicine impact factor?
5.2 for 2025, per the 2025 Journal Citation Reports figure shown on Cambridge Core on 2026-11-07, with ranks 9 of 93 (Psychology), 12 of 184 (Psychology, Clinical) and 37 of 184 (Psychiatry).
Who publishes Psychological Medicine?
Cambridge University Press. It states that it owns, manages and publishes the journal.
Is Psychological Medicine open access?
The journal’s “About this journal” page on Cambridge Core describes it as fully open access. Check that page for the current terms before relying on this.
Is it indexed in MEDLINE and PubMed?
Yes. The NLM Catalog record, revised 2026-05-15, shows both as currently indexed with full indexing treatment.
How often does it publish?
Twelve issues a year since 2005, according to the NLM Catalog.
Sources
- Cambridge University Press, Psychological Medicine journal page, read 2026-11-07.
- Cambridge University Press, About this journal, read 2026-11-07.
- National Library of Medicine, NLM Catalog record 1254142, revised 2026-05-15, read 2026-11-07.
- Clarivate, Journal Citation Reports 2025, as quoted on the Cambridge Core journal page.
