Scientia Psychiatrica

Evidence and innovation in psychiatry, psychology, and mental health

Scientia Psychiatrica (SciPsy) publishes original research articles, case reports and case series, narrative reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses for an international scholarly audience.

Manuscripts that pass editorial screening undergo double-blind peer review by at least three independent reviewers. Articles are freely available immediately upon publication under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Authors retain copyright.

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Published by HM Publisher in collaboration with CMHC Research Center · 4 issues per year · Crossref DOI prefix 10.37275

Aim and Scope

JOURNAL SCOPE

Aim and Scope

Scientia Psychiatrica is a peer-reviewed, fully open-access scholarly journal that advances evidence-based knowledge in psychiatry, psychology, and mental health. The journal connects clinical research, neuroscience, psychosocial science, public mental health, and translational practice.

Subject coverage

clinical psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology;
psychology, psychotherapy, and behavioural science;
child, adolescent, adult, perinatal, and geriatric mental health;
neurodevelopmental, mood, anxiety, psychotic, substance-related, cognitive, and personality disorders;
biological psychiatry, psychopharmacology, neuroscience, biomarkers, and psychoneuroimmunology;
mental-health promotion, prevention, rehabilitation, community psychiatry, and public policy;
digital mental health, measurement, screening, and service evaluation;
social, cultural, ethical, and global-health dimensions of mental illness and care.

Article types

The journal considers original research articles, case reports and case series, narrative reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. Manuscripts must be relevant to the scope, methodologically sound, ethically conducted, and written for an international scholarly readership.

Editorial decisions are based on academic merit, methodological quality, ethical integrity, clarity, and relevance to the journal's scope, without discrimination based on authors' identity, affiliation, nationality, or beliefs.