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Welcome to the World Journal of Psychiatry

World Journal of Psychiatry (WJP, World J Psychiatry) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of psychiatry. The types of articles published in WJP include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJP is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Paolo Girardi, MD, Professor, (E-mail: paolo.girardi@uniroma1.it) Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00100, Italy
  • Marianna Mazza, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, (E-mail: marianna.mazza@policlinicogemelli.it) Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome 00168, Italy
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJP is now abstracted and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, also known as SciSearch®), Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, PubMed, PubMed Central, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics

The 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2024 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJP as 3.4; JIF without journal self cites: 3.2; 5-year JIF: 4.0; JIF Rank: 79/288 in psychiatry; JIF Quartile: Q2; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q2.

ISSN
2220-3206 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (16), Peer Review Time (0 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (22 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (27 days/Mean), Accepted (0.0%/Mean), Production Time (0 days/Mean), Time to Publication (0 days/Mean), and Rejected (6.3%/Mean).
Editorial
Review
Minireviews
Vibha K V, Swati Chandramouli, Luke Joshua Salazar, Krishnamachari Srinivasan 
World J Psychiatry 16(1):108360. Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.108360
Case Control Study
Josephat M Chinawa, Daberechi K Adiele, Awoere T Chinawa, Edmund N Ossai, Jude T Onyia, Vivan O Onukwuli, Paschal U Chime 
World J Psychiatry 16(1):114555. Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.114555
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Clinical Trials Study
Observational Study
Shu-Xin Zhao, Tao Han, Wei-Zhi Bi, Le-Le Fei, Lu-Luan Han, Yu-Lin Wang, Zhi-Guang Ping, Chong-Jian Wang, Chang-Fu Hao, Yong-Juan Xin 
World J Psychiatry 16(1):111778. Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.111778
Nariman Salem, Abdul Hadi Moursel, Ali Zahweh, Dana Shhadi, Fedaa Saad, Mahdi Reda, Mariam Mghames, Rami Roumieh, Rawan Tfaily, Salim M Ramadan, Bahaa Bou Dargham, Omar Rajab, Fatima Akel 
World J Psychiatry 16(1):112129. Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.112129
Xin-Yi He, Min-Ye Xu, Li-Ying Feng, Jian-Ting Zhang, Li-Zuo Jin, Ling Jin, Jian-Chao Ge, Liang Zhang, Wen-Bin Zhang, Li Zhang, Hong Shen, Jun Yan 
World J Psychiatry 16(1):112973. Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.112973
Xiao-Fang Hou, Bo-Hui Mei, Xia Wang, Fu-Tao Zhao, Lei He, Qian-Yu Chen, Chen Zang, Chong Wang, Yu-Feng Tang, Xiao-Xin Li, Hui-Fang Zhang, Na Wang, Bing Cao 
World J Psychiatry 16(1):113064. Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.113064
Basic Study
Meta-Analysis
Letter to the Editor