Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Aims & Scope

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing Open Access from 2020.

Formerly published as Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale, established in 1992 by Michele Tansella, the journal gives priority to highly relevant and innovative research articles and systematic reviews in the areas of public mental health and policy; mental health services, system research; and epidemiological and social psychiatry.

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
• Medline
• PubMed
• 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
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

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 requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 3,450.00 USD. Learn more.

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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 future of mental health care: peer-to-peer support and social media

  Citation: 840

  Authors: J. A., K. A., L. A., S. J.

• Anxious and non-anxious major depressive disorder in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

  Citation: 486

  Authors: R. C., N. A., P., M. J., A., L., B., K., S., G., O., Y., C., Y., E., V., S, D., M. E., J., Y., F., M. A. Oakley, M., J., T., M., Y., G., M., Z., V., M. A.

• Age of onset of mental disorders and use of mental health services: needs, opportunities and obstacles

  Citation: 426

  Authors: G., J., R., A., P. D.

• The mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict: an ecological model of refugee distress

  Citation: 413

  Authors: K. E., A.

• Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of Syrians affected by armed conflict

  Citation: 357

  Authors: G., P., H., A., L. J.

• The global coverage of prevalence data for mental disorders in children and adolescents

  Citation: 350

  Authors: H. E., A. J., G., T. E., V., H. A., J. G.

• Pre-post effect sizes should be avoided in meta-analyses

  Citation: 328

  Authors: P., E., I. A., J.

• Mental health problems and correlates among 746 217 college students during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in China

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Z., J., Y., D., T., Z., Z., Q., J., F., X.

• Global, regional and national burden of anxiety disorders from 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Xiaorong, Yuan, Hui, Tongchao, Xiaolin, Jinyu, Lejin, Ming

• Prevalence and risk of violence and the mental, physical and sexual health problems associated with human trafficking: an updated systematic review

  Citation: 282

  Authors: L., S., L.M., C., S.