Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Aims & Scope

The aim of Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services is to improve mental health services through research.

This journal primarily publishes peer-reviewed, original empirical research articles.

The journal also welcomes systematic reviews.

Please contact the editor if you have suggestions for special issues or sections focusing on important contemporary issues.

The journal usually does not publish articles on drug or alcohol addiction unless it focuses on persons who are dually diagnosed.

Manuscripts on children and adults are equally welcome.

Topics for articles may include, but need not be limited to, effectiveness of services, measure development, economics of mental health services, managed mental health care, implementation of services, staffing, leadership, organizational relations and policy, and the like.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.258

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3255

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	798

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Purposeful Sampling for Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis in Mixed Method Implementation Research

  Citation: 6702

  Authors: Lawrence A., Sarah M., Carla A., Jennifer P., Naihua, Kimberly

• Outcomes for Implementation Research: Conceptual Distinctions, Measurement Challenges, and Research Agenda

  Citation: 5459

  Authors: Enola, Hiie, Ramesh, Peter, Greg, Alicia, Richard, Melissa

• Advancing a Conceptual Model of Evidence-Based Practice Implementation in Public Service Sectors

  Citation: 2298

  Authors: Gregory A., Michael, Sarah McCue

• Implementation Research in Mental Health Services: an Emerging Science with Conceptual, Methodological, and Training challenges

  Citation: 1349

  Authors: Enola K., John, Gregory, David, Charles, Brian

• Mixed Method Designs in Implementation Research

  Citation: 848

  Authors: Lawrence A., Gregory A., Sarah, Patricia, Michael, John

• Burnout in Mental Health Services: A Review of the Problem and Its Remediation

  Citation: 457

  Authors: Gary, Michelle P., Angela L., Maria, Corey

• Public Stigma of Mental Illness in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review

  Citation: 383

  Authors: Angela M., Leopoldo J.

• Implementation of Evidence-based Practice in Child Welfare: Service Provider Perspectives

  Citation: 363

  Authors: Gregory A., Lawrence A.

• Assessing the Organizational Social Context (OSC) of Mental Health Services: Implications for Research and Practice

  Citation: 347

  Authors: Charles, John, Sonja, Kelly, Kimberly Eaton, Stephen, Philip

• Toward the Effective and Efficient Measurement of Implementation Fidelity

  Citation: 323

  Authors: Sonja K., Ann F., Jason E., Stacy L., Ashli J., Michael A.

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