Psychosomatic Medicine

Aims & Scope

Psychosomatic Medicine is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Psychosomatic Society.

The journal publishes experimental, clinical, and epidemiological studies on the role of psychological and social factors in the biological and behavioral processes relevant to health and disease.

Psychosomatic Medicine is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal devoted to high-quality science on biobehavioral mechanisms, brain-behavior interactions relevant to physical and mental disorders, as well as interventions in clinical and public health settings.

Psychosomatic Medicine was founded in 1939 and publishes interdisciplinary research articles relevant to medicine, psychiatry, psychology, and other health-related disciplines.

The print journal is published nine times a year; most articles are published online ahead of print.

Supplementary issues may contain reports of conferences at which original research was presented in areas relevant to the psychosomatic and behavioral medicine.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.998

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	214

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4847

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	952

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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 Event Scale: A Measure of Subjective Stress

  Citation: 5971

  Authors: Mardi, Nancy, William

• Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress

  Citation: 4219

  Authors: Sidney

• The PHQ-15: Validity of a New Measure for Evaluating the Severity of Somatic Symptoms

  Citation: 2607

  Authors: Kurt, Robert L., Janet B. W.

• Associations of Depression With C-Reactive Protein, IL-1, and IL-6: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 2307

  Authors: M Bryant, Donald M., Jerry

• Coping theory and research: past, present, and future.

  Citation: 1972

  Authors: R S

• Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation

  Citation: 1781

  Authors: Richard J., Jon, Jessica, Melissa, Daniel, Saki F., Ferris, Anne, Katherine, John F.

• Impact of Gender, Menstrual Cycle Phase, and Oral Contraceptives on the Activity of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis

  Citation: 1497

  Authors: Clemens, Brigitte M., Jens, Nicole C., Dirk H.

• Association of Depression and Diabetes Complications: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 1311

  Authors: Mary, Ryan, Kenneth E., Ray E., Patrick J.

• Aerobic Exercise and Neurocognitive Performance: A Meta-Analytic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

  Citation: 1251

  Authors: Patrick J., James A., Benson M., Harris, Timothy A., Kathleen, Jeffrey N., Andrew

• DS14: Standard Assessment of Negative Affectivity, Social Inhibition, and Type D Personality

  Citation: 1155

  Authors: Johan

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