Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Aims & Scope

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry is the official Journal of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry is a monthly journal publishing original peer reviewed review articles which describe research or report opinions of interest to psychiatrists.

These contributions may be presented as original research, reviews, perspectives, commentaries and letters to the editor.

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry is the leading psychiatry journal of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	4.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1883

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1685

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.713

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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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.

• Mapping the Onset of Psychosis: The Comprehensive Assessment of At-Risk Mental States

  Citation: 1517

  Authors: Alison R., Alison R., Hok, Patrick D., Lisa J., Daniel, Margaret, Shona M., Elizabeth M., Eoin, Carrie, Katherine, Joe

• Understanding and Evaluating Qualitative Research

  Citation: 1077

  Authors: Ellie, Carol, Fiona, Larry

• 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing: Methods and Key Findings

  Citation: 687

  Authors: Tim, Amy, Mark A., Gavin, Harvey

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the management of schizophrenia and related disorders

  Citation: 680

  Authors: Cherrie, David, Frances, Verity, Assen, Eóin, Jayashri, Patrick, Olav, Nga

• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders

  Citation: 655

  Authors: Gin S, Darryl, Philip, Richard, Paul B, Kristina, Malcolm, Bill, Roger, Greg, Richard, Ajeet B

• Are child and adolescent mental health problems increasing in the 21st century? A systematic review

  Citation: 646

  Authors: William, Angela J, Jacob, Reza

• The Experience of Recovery from Schizophrenia: Towards an Empirically Validated Stage Model

  Citation: 622

  Authors: Retta, Lindsay, Peter

• Clinical Staging of Psychiatric Disorders: A Heuristic Framework for Choosing Earlier, Safer and more Effective Interventions

  Citation: 606

  Authors: Patrick D., Ian B., Alison R., Christos, Henry J.

• Using the Delphi expert consensus method in mental health research

  Citation: 533

  Authors: Anthony F

• Global prevalence of gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 531

  Authors: Matthew WR, Diana, Paul H, Daniel L

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