Scimago Journal & Country Rank

British Journal of Psychiatry

Country

United Kingdom

Universities and research institutions in United Kingdom
Media Ranking in United Kingdom

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Royal College of Psychiatrists

H-Index

257

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

00071250, 14721465

Coverage

1963-2023

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

StonesML@cardiff.ac.uk

Scope

The British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych) is a leading international peer-reviewed journal, covering all branches of psychiatry with a particular emphasis on the clinical aspects of each topic. Published monthly on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the journal is committed to improving the prevention, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and care of mental illness, as well as the promotion of mental health globally. In addition to authoritative original research papers from around the world, the journal publishes editorials, review articles, commentaries on contentious articles, short reports, a comprehensive book review section and a lively, well-informed correspondence column. BJPsych is essential reading for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and all professionals with an interest in mental health. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Medicine (miscellaneous)1999Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2000Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2001Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2002Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2003Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2004Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2005Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2006Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2007Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2008Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2009Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2010Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2011Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2012Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2013Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2014Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2015Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2016Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2017Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2018Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2019Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2020Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2021Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2022Q1
Medicine (miscellaneous)2023Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health1999Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2000Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2001Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2002Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2003Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2004Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2005Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2006Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2007Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2008Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2009Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2010Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2011Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2012Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2013Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2014Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2015Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2016Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2017Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2018Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2019Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2020Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2021Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2022Q1
Psychiatry and Mental Health2023Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19992.213
20002.904
20012.493
20022.874
20033.120
20043.020
20052.870
20062.741
20073.145
20082.911
20092.928
20102.937
20113.031
20123.212
20133.178
20143.185
20152.795
20163.141
20172.844
20182.704
20192.873
20202.564
20212.136
20222.597
20232.717
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
1999310
2000304
2001328
2002286
2003298
2004279
2005299
2006321
2007343
2008270
2009315
2010258
2011263
2012263
2013267
2014256
2015254
2016268
2017229
2018165
2019174
2020167
2021168
2022169
2023143
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19992.662
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20003.176
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20013.373
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20023.345
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20033.479
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20043.812
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20054.163
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20064.257
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20074.235
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20084.367
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20094.467
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20104.455
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20114.920
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20124.750
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20134.970
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20144.815
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20154.489
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20164.352
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20174.049
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20183.966
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20194.216
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20204.500
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20214.706
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20224.957
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20234.612
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19992.662
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20003.126
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20013.316
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20023.289
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20033.385
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20043.708
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20053.921
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20064.057
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20074.316
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20084.090
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20094.244
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20104.443
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20114.643
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20124.629
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20134.658
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20144.658
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20154.302
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20164.174
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20173.661
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20183.847
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20194.183
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20204.148
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20214.379
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20224.766
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20234.643
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19992.547
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20002.945
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20012.972
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20023.047
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20033.140
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20043.250
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20053.499
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20064.100
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20073.885
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20083.583
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20094.129
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20103.896
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20114.400
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20124.207
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20134.308
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20144.389
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20154.010
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20163.506
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20173.404
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20183.753
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20193.629
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20203.528
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20214.176
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20224.803
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20234.570
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites1999152
Self Cites2000182
Self Cites2001193
Self Cites2002181
Self Cites2003177
Self Cites2004155
Self Cites2005188
Self Cites2006244
Self Cites2007250
Self Cites2008148
Self Cites2009219
Self Cites2010207
Self Cites2011189
Self Cites2012241
Self Cites2013180
Self Cites201494
Self Cites201589
Self Cites201670
Self Cites201798
Self Cites201862
Self Cites201955
Self Cites202034
Self Cites202125
Self Cites202229
Self Cites202325
Total Cites19992705
Total Cites20002985
Total Cites20013064
Total Cites20023098
Total Cites20033107
Total Cites20043382
Total Cites20053384
Total Cites20063554
Total Cites20073880
Total Cites20083939
Total Cites20093964
Total Cites20104123
Total Cites20113914
Total Cites20123870
Total Cites20133652
Total Cites20143694
Total Cites20153381
Total Cites20163243
Total Cites20172848
Total Cites20182889
Total Cites20192769
Total Cites20202356
Total Cites20212216
Total Cites20222426
Total Cites20232340
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19992.513
External Cites per document20002.935
External Cites per document20013.107
External Cites per document20023.097
External Cites per document20033.192
External Cites per document20043.538
External Cites per document20053.703
External Cites per document20063.779
External Cites per document20074.038
External Cites per document20083.937
External Cites per document20094.010
External Cites per document20104.220
External Cites per document20114.419
External Cites per document20124.341
External Cites per document20134.429
External Cites per document20144.540
External Cites per document20154.188
External Cites per document20164.084
External Cites per document20173.535
External Cites per document20183.764
External Cites per document20194.100
External Cites per document20204.088
External Cites per document20214.330
External Cites per document20224.709
External Cites per document20234.593
Cites per document19992.662
Cites per document20003.126
Cites per document20013.316
Cites per document20023.289
Cites per document20033.385
Cites per document20043.708
Cites per document20053.921
Cites per document20064.057
Cites per document20074.316
Cites per document20084.090
Cites per document20094.244
Cites per document20104.443
Cites per document20114.643
Cites per document20124.629
Cites per document20134.658
Cites per document20144.658
Cites per document20154.302
Cites per document20164.174
Cites per document20173.661
Cites per document20183.847
Cites per document20194.183
Cites per document20204.148
Cites per document20214.379
Cites per document20224.766
Cites per document20234.643
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
19995.81
20006.58
20010.91
20022.10
200315.77
200426.16
200531.77
200619.63
200723.91
200841.48
200928.89
201022.48
201123.19
201223.19
201325.47
201427.73
201532.68
201633.96
201724.02
201829.09
201925.86
202026.35
202128.57
202231.36
202332.87
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents1999412
Non-citable documents2000416
Non-citable documents2001402
Non-citable documents2002409
Non-citable documents2003396
Non-citable documents2004410
Non-citable documents2005376
Non-citable documents2006360
Non-citable documents2007354
Non-citable documents2008353
Non-citable documents2009335
Non-citable documents2010321
Non-citable documents2011283
Non-citable documents2012284
Non-citable documents2013263
Non-citable documents2014268
Non-citable documents2015277
Non-citable documents2016258
Non-citable documents2017263
Non-citable documents2018250
Non-citable documents2019222
Non-citable documents2020201
Non-citable documents2021163
Non-citable documents2022167
Non-citable documents2023170
Citable documents1999604
Citable documents2000539
Citable documents2001522
Citable documents2002533
Citable documents2003522
Citable documents2004502
Citable documents2005487
Citable documents2006516
Citable documents2007545
Citable documents2008610
Citable documents2009599
Citable documents2010607
Citable documents2011560
Citable documents2012552
Citable documents2013521
Citable documents2014525
Citable documents2015509
Citable documents2016519
Citable documents2017515
Citable documents2018501
Citable documents2019440
Citable documents2020367
Citable documents2021343
Citable documents2022342
Citable documents2023334
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents1999380
Uncited documents2000365
Uncited documents2001341
Uncited documents2002317
Uncited documents2003311
Uncited documents2004311
Uncited documents2005288
Uncited documents2006283
Uncited documents2007325
Uncited documents2008320
Uncited documents2009328
Uncited documents2010329
Uncited documents2011290
Uncited documents2012295
Uncited documents2013267
Uncited documents2014285
Uncited documents2015294
Uncited documents2016292
Uncited documents2017304
Uncited documents2018309
Uncited documents2019275
Uncited documents2020242
Uncited documents2021201
Uncited documents2022206
Uncited documents2023202
Cited documents1999636
Cited documents2000590
Cited documents2001583
Cited documents2002625
Cited documents2003607
Cited documents2004601
Cited documents2005575
Cited documents2006593
Cited documents2007574
Cited documents2008643
Cited documents2009606
Cited documents2010599
Cited documents2011553
Cited documents2012541
Cited documents2013517
Cited documents2014508
Cited documents2015492
Cited documents2016485
Cited documents2017474
Cited documents2018442
Cited documents2019387
Cited documents2020326
Cited documents2021305
Cited documents2022303
Cited documents2023302
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199933.60
200030.67
200136.90
200235.36
200337.94
200434.38
200537.00
200638.62
200735.82
200839.78
200938.25
201037.66
201139.72
201240.69
201341.64
201443.98
201547.08
201642.13
201741.82
201845.21
201945.95
202042.32
202146.81
202246.91
202341.57
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton1999111
Overton2000120
Overton2001139
Overton2002114
Overton2003127
Overton2004114
Overton2005147
Overton2006129
Overton2007150
Overton2008113
Overton2009110
Overton2010112
Overton2011102
Overton2012102
Overton2013107
Overton201483
Overton201579
Overton201688
Overton201762
Overton201854
Overton201950
Overton202047
Overton202130
Overton202217
Overton20234
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evoution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG201831
SDG201944
SDG202046
SDG202144
SDG202242
SDG202327
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