Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria

Aims & Scope

The Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry endeavors to publish high quality studies aiming to advance the knowledge about mental disorders and to improve the care of patients suffering from such conditions.

The journal strives to educate and update clinicians, scholars, and researchers in psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and in others scientific fields related to mental health.

The Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry publishes original articles, brief reports, reviews, letters to the editor and editorials that serve the above mentioned goals, as well as those with heuristic features that could help researchers envisage new avenues of study and investigation.

All manuscripts are peer-reviewed by anonymous referees as fast as possible.

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)

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
• 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 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.

• Suicídio no Brasil, de 2000 a 2012

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Daiane Borges, Darci Neves dos

• Tradução e adaptação cultural da Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) para aplicação em adultos brasileiros

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Leandro Fernandes, Paulo, Wellington Borges, Neander, Gabriel, Jonas Jardim de, Hermano, Alina Gomide, Daniel

• Escala de Depressão, Ansiedade e Estresse: propriedades psicométricas e prevalência das afetividades

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Bianca Gonzalez, Wanderson Roberto da, João, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini

• Prevalência dos transtornos mentais na população adulta brasileira: uma revisão sistemática de 1997 a 2009

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Élem Guimarães dos, Marluce Miguel de

• Prevalência de ansiedade e fatores associados em adultos

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Camilla Oleiro da, Jerônimo Costa, Igor Soares, Luciano Dias de Mattos, Ricardo Azevedo da

• Transtornos mentais comuns entre os estudantes do curso de medicina: prevalência e fatores associados

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Karoline Pedroti, Renzo Roldi, Luiz Henrique, Angélica Espinosa

• Escala Hamilton: estudo das características psicométricas em uma amostra do sul do Brasil

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Manoela Ávila, Vera Lúcia Marques de, Alina, Karen, Ricardo Azevedo da, Pedro Vieira da Silva, Flávio Pereira

• Saúde mental dos estudantes de Medicina do Brasil durante a pandemia da coronavirus disease 2019

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Larissa de Araújo Correia, Ricardo Alves, Roberta Machado Pimentel Rebello de, Déborah

• Autopercepção da imagem corporal entre estudantes de nutrição: um estudo no município do Rio de Janeiro

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Maria Lúcia Magalhães, Ronir Raggio, Caroline Maria da Costa, Mara Lucia dos Santos, Rosemary Jane de

• Insatisfação com a imagem corporal em universitárias brasileiras

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Marle dos Santos, Sonia Tucunduva, Barbara H., Priscila de Morais, Fernanda Baeza