Middle East Current Psychiatry

Aims & Scope

Middle East Current Psychiatry (MECPsych) is one of the Middle East's leading psychiatric journals.

It covers all branches of the subject, with particular emphasis on the clinical aspects of each topic.

MECPsych is committed to keeping the field of psychiatry in the Middle East updated and relevant by publishing the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.

MECPsych publishes high-quality, scientific articles in English, representing clinical and experimental work in psychiatry.

The journal acts as an international forum for the dissemination of information advancing the science and practice of psychiatry, MECPsych encourages articles in compliance with the Madrid and Helsinki Declarations.

Original articles are welcomed, especially those that bring new knowledge or extend the present understanding of mental disorders.

Equal priority is given to review articles.

All manuscripts published have been assessed by at least two experienced international referees.

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
• Copyright 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.

• Study of some biomarkers in hair of children with autism

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Eman, Salwa, Khalid, Sohayla, Rasha

• Autism spectrum disorders

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Hanan, Ghada R.A.

• Autism and vitamin D

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Hanan M.E., Hala, Sanaa, Hoda, Iman A., Hala A., Shaymaa

• Developing and testing an original Arabic religiosity scale

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Dany R., Sani A.A., Ramzi S., Chantal M., Antoine J., Wadih J.

• Associations of early career psychiatrists worldwide

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Andrea, Mariana, Takashi, Prashanth, Florian, Felipe, Hussien

• Normative data for healthy adult performance on the Egyptian–Arabic Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Tarik, Mohamed S., Tamer, Doha, Heba M., Ahmed S., Mohammad F., Karim

• Relation between insomnia and stress, anxiety, and depression among Egyptian medical students

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Doaa, Mohamed, Mahmoud, Doaa

• Depression and anxiety in adolescents with congenital heart disease

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Mona I., Khaled E.

• Burden of care on female caregivers and its relation to psychiatric morbidity

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Mohammed, Foad, Ali, Mohammed, Ahmad, Ayman

• Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Reda