World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Aims & Scope

The aim of The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry is to increase the worldwide communication of knowledge in clinical and basic research on biological psychiatry.

Its target audience is thus clinical psychiatrists, educators, scientists and students interested in biological psychiatry.

The composition of The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry , with its diverse categories that allow communication of a great variety of information, ensures that it is of interest to a wide range of readers.

The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry is a major clinically oriented journal on biological psychiatry.

The opportunity to educate (through critical review papers, treatment guidelines and consensus reports), publish original work and observations (original papers and brief reports) and to express personal opinions (Letters to the Editor) makes The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry an extremely important medium in the field of biological psychiatry all over the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.8
2024	3.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3121

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	766

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.292

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	88

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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 Neuroscience, 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.

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders – First Revision

  Citation: 534

  Authors: Borwin, Joseph, Eric, Siegfried, Hans-Jürgen, Borwin, Joseph, Eric, Siegfried, Hans-Jürgen

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia, Part 1: Update 2012 on the acute treatment of schizophrenia and the management of treatment resistance

  Citation: 522

  Authors: Alkomiet, Peter, Thomas, Jeffrey, Birte, Wagner F., Florence, Hans-Jürgen

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Unipolar Depressive Disorders, Part 1: Update 2013 on the acute and continuation treatment of unipolar depressive disorders

  Citation: 502

  Authors: Michael, Andrea, Emanuel, Peter C., Jules, Hans-Jürgen

• Serum and plasma BDNF levels in major depression: A replication study and meta-analyses

  Citation: 356

  Authors: Luisella, Vincenzo, Roberta, Raffaella, Maria, Anna, Caterina, Luciana, Mariacarla, Marco A., Massimo

• The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Biological Treatment of Bipolar Disorders: Update 2012 on the long-term treatment of bipolar disorder

  Citation: 355

  Authors: Heinz, Eduard, Guy M., Charles, Rasmus W., Hans-Jürgen, Siegfried

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia, Part 2: Update 2012 on the long-term treatment of schizophrenia and management of antipsychotic-induced side effects

  Citation: 333

  Authors: Alkomiet, Peter, Thomas, Jeffrey, Birte, Wagner F., Florence, Hans-Jürgen

• The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Biological Treatment of Bipolar Disorders: Update 2010 on the treatment of acute bipolar depression

  Citation: 314

  Authors: Heinz, Eduard, Guy M., Charles, Rasmus W., Hans-Jürgen, Siegfried

• The suicidal mind and brain: A review of neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies

  Citation: 294

  Authors: Fabrice, Natalia L., Emilie, Sébastien, Philippe

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Unipolar Depressive Disorders, Part 1: Acute and Continuation Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

  Citation: 289

  Authors: Michael, Peter C., Jules, Marcio, Hans-Jürgen

• World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Unipolar Depressive Disorders in Primary Care

  Citation: 286

  Authors: Michael, Tom, Andrea, Peter C., Jules, Marcio, Hans-Jürgen, Michael, Tom, Andrea, Peter C., Jules, Marcio, Hans-Jürgen

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