Journal of Affective Disorders

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Affective Disorders publishes papers concerned with affective disorders in the widest sense: depression, mania, mood spectrum, emotions and personality, anxiety and stress.

It is interdisciplinary and aims to bring together different approaches for a diverse readership.

Top quality papers will be accepted dealing with any aspect of affective disorders, including neuroimaging, cognitive neurosciences, genetics, molecular biology, experimental and clinical neurosciences, pharmacology, neuroimmunoendocrinology, intervention and treatment trials.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.9
2024	4.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1289

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	23652

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.121

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	245

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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 and Psychology, 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.

• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general population: A systematic review

  Citation: 4047

  Authors: Jiaqi, Orly, Flora, Leanna M.W., Hartej, Lee, David, Michelle, Roger, Amna, Roger S.

• The PHQ-8 as a measure of current depression in the general population

  Citation: 4004

  Authors: Kurt, Tara W., Robert L., Janet B.W., Joyce T., Ali H.

• A model of neurovisceral integration in emotion regulation and dysregulation

  Citation: 2185

  Authors: Julian F, Richard D

• Insomnia as a predictor of depression: A meta-analytic evaluation of longitudinal epidemiological studies

  Citation: 2106

  Authors: Chiara, Gemma, Bernd, Kai, Christoph, Ulrich, Caterina, Dieter

• A 4-item measure of depression and anxiety: Validation and standardization of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) in the general population

  Citation: 1924

  Authors: Bernd, Inka, Matthias, Carsten, Heide, Katja, Antonius, Elmar

• Adverse childhood experiences and the risk of depressive disorders in adulthood

  Citation: 1733

  Authors: Daniel P., Charles L., Vincent J., Shanta R., Valerie J., Robert F.

• Sex and depression in the National Comorbidity Survey I: Lifetime prevalence, chronicity and recurrence

  Citation: 1585

  Authors: R

• Epidemiology of women and depression

  Citation: 1487

  Authors: R

• Measuring depression outcome with a brief self-report instrument: sensitivity to change of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

  Citation: 1255

  Authors: Bernd, Kurt, Wolfgang, Kerstin

• The prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and stress in a sample of college students

  Citation: 1198

  Authors: R., R., M., D., M., M., S.

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