BJPsych International

Aims & Scope

BJPsych International provides psychiatrists and all mental health professionals with an overview of current policy and practice in psychiatry from a global perspective.

Our primary mission is to provide a publication platform for authors from low-and-middle-income countries.

Published on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the journal is entirely open access.

We accept peer-reviewed articles dealing with developments in mental health policy, novel approaches to the management of mental health services, and we promote worldwide training in psychiatry.

As the BJPsych International evolves, we intend to highlight more digital content, such as videos and podcasts to accompany our published articles.

Regular features include thematic papers exploring topical subjects and Global Echoes, a section dedicated to contributions from trainees and junior doctors.

We do not publish original empirical research, but may occasionally accept audits that have clinical implications of international relevance.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• The importance of greenspace for mental health

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Jo, Mike

• Mental health and climate change in Africa

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Lukoye, Joy, Zul

• Protecting the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 emergency

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Francesco, Gabriella, Nicola

• The current state of mental healthcare in Bangladesh: part 1 – an updated country profile

  Citation: 77

  Authors: M. Tasdik, Tasnim, Enryka, Sahadat, Md Mahbub, Kamrun Nahar, K. M., Helal Uddin, Nazish, Saima Wazed

• Mental health services in the Philippines

  Citation: 74

  Authors: John, John, Rene

• Mental healthcare in Uganda: desperate challenges but real opportunities

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Andrew, Christina, Jurua

• Brain drain: a challenge to global mental health

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Bibilola D., Oye

• What makes nature-based interventions for mental health successful?

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Dan

• Armed conflict and mental health in Colombia

  Citation: 46

  Authors: William, Vaughan

• Music and the brain: the neuroscience of music and musical appreciation

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Michael, Dale