About Biological Psychiatry
Biological Psychiatry is the official journal of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, whose purpose is to promote excellence in scientific research and education in fields that investigate the nature, causes, mechanisms and treatments of disorders of thought, emotion, or behavior. In accord with this mission, this peer-reviewed, rapid-publication, international journal publishes both basic and clinical contributions from all disciplines and research areas relevant to the pathophysiology and treatment of major psychiatric disorders.
The journal publishes novel results of original research which represent an important new lead or significant impact on the field, particularly those addressing genetic and environmental risk factors, neural circuitry and neurochemistry, and important new therapeutic approaches. Reviews and commentaries that focus on topics of current research and interest are also encouraged.
Biological Psychiatry is one of the most selective and highly cited journals in the field of psychiatric neuroscience. The 2018 Impact Factor score for Biological Psychiatry is 11.501. In the 2018 Journal Citation Reports? published by Clarivate Analytics, it is ranked 7th out of 146 Psychiatry titles and 12th out of 267 Neurosciences titles, by Impact Factor. By total citations, Biological Psychiatry is ranked 1st in Psychiatry. It is also the 2nd ranked journal in Psychiatry according to Google Scholar (July 2019).
Biological Psychiatry's acceptance rate is less than 10%. The average time from submission to first decision is less than 20 days, with an editorial rejection (reject without peer review) decision issued within 5 days. Accepted articles are published online ahead of print in an average of 35 business days, and articles are published in print 3-6 months after acceptance.
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Biological Psychiatry is the companion title to the journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.
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| ISSN NUMBER |
0006-3223 |
| Format |
Journal |
| Publisher |
ELSEVIER |
| Volume Number |
Volumes 89-90 |
| Frequency |
12 issues |
Editor ,John H. Krystal ,MD,Yale University Department of Psychiatry, West Haven, Connecticut, United States,Deputy Editors ,Anissa Abi-Dargham ,MD,Stony Brook, New York, United States, ,Deanna M. Barch ,PhD,Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, ,Edward T. Bullmore ,MB, PhD, FMedSci,Cambridge, United Kingdom, ,Cameron S. Carter ,MD,Sacramento, California, United States, ,Daniel Geschwind ,MD, PhD,Los Angeles, California, United States, ,Paul J. Harrison ,DM, FRCPsych,Oxford, United Kingdom, ,Eric J. Nestler ,MD, PhD,New York City, New York, United States, ,Murray B. Stein ,MD, MPH,La Jolla, California, United States,Reviews Editor ,Ellen Leibenluft ,MD,Bethesda, Maryland, United States,Education Editor ,David A. Ross ,MD, PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States,Social Media Editor ,Tamar L. Gur ,MD, PhD,Columbus, Ohio, United States,Editorial Committee ,Carrie E. Bearden ,PhD,Los Angeles, California, United States, ,F. Xavier Castellanos ,MD,New York, New York, United States, ,Dennis S. Charney ,MD,New York, New York, United States, ,David Goldman ,MD,Rockville, Maryland, United States, ,Raquel E. Gur ,MD, PhD,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, ,Cynthia Rogers ,MD,St. Louis, Missouri, United States,Ex Officio ,Karen F. Berman ,MD,,Editorial Board ,Nii Addy ,PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Schahram Akbarian ,MD, PhD,New York, New York, United States, ,Kazufumi Akiyama ,MD, PhD,Tochigi, Japan, ,Amy F. T. Arnsten ,PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Arielle Baskin-Sommers ,PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Mark G. Baxter ,PhD,New York, New York, United States, ,Elisabeth Binder ,MD, PhD,Munich, Germany, ,James Blair ,PhD,Omaha, Nebraska, United States, ,David L. Braff ,MD,La Jolla, California, United States, ,Kristen J. Brennand ,PhD,New York, New York, United States, ,Nicole Calakos ,MD, PhD,Durham, North Carolina, United States, ,William A. Carlezon Jr. ,PhD,Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, ,Edwin H. Cook Jr. ,MD,Chicago, Illinois, United States, ,Kelly P. Cosgrove ,PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Zafiris Jeff Daskalakis ,MD, PhD, FRCP(C),Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ,Karl Deisseroth ,MD, PhD,Stanford, California, United States, ,Ralph J. DiLeone ,PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Yan Dong ,PhD,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, ,Alex Fornito ,PhD,Victoria, Australia, ,Sophia Frangou ,MD, PhD,New York, New York, United States, ,Karl J. Friston ,MBBS, MA, MRCPsych,London, United Kingdom, ,Joel Gelernter ,MD,West Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Anthony A. Grace ,PhD,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, ,Ralitza Gueorguieva ,PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Ahmad R. Hariri ,PhD,Durham, North Carolina, United States, ,Catherine J. Harmer ,DPhil, MA, DipLATHE,Oxford, United Kingdom, ,Markus A. Heilig ,MD, PhD,Linköping, Sweden, ,Noboru Hiroi ,PhD,San Antonio, Texas, United States, ,Yasmin Hurd ,PhD,New York, New York, United States, ,Paul J. Kenny ,PhD,New York, New York, United States, ,Joel E. Kleinman ,MD, PhD,Baltimore, Maryland, United States, ,George F. Koob ,PhD,Rockville, Maryland, United States, ,Andrew D. Krystal ,MD, MS,San Francisco, California, United States, ,David A. Lewis ,MD,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, ,Mary Kay Lobo ,PhD,Baltimore, Maryland, United States, ,Lin Lu ,MD, PhD,Beijing, China, ,Joan Luby ,MD,Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, ,Stephen R. Marder ,MD,Los Angeles, California, United States, ,Graeme F. Mason ,PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Daniel H. Mathalon ,MD, PhD,San Francisco, California, United States, ,Colleen A. McClung ,PhD,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, ,Christopher J. McDougle ,MD,Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, ,Andrew Mark McIntosh ,MD, MRCPsych,Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, ,Francis J. McMahon ,MD,Bethesda, Maryland, United States, ,Katie A. Mclaughlin ,PhD,Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, ,Károly Mirnics ,MD, PhD,Omaha, Nebraska, United States, ,Lisa M. Monteggia ,PhD,Nashville, Tennessee, United States, ,Rajesh Narendran ,MD,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, ,Carmine M. Pariante ,PhD,London, United Kingdom, ,Martin P. Paulus ,MD,Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, ,Godfrey Pearlson ,MD,Hartford, Connecticut, United States, ,Mary L. Phillips ,MD,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, ,Daniel S. Pine ,MD,Bethesda, Maryland, United States, ,Diego A. Pizzagalli ,PhD,Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, ,Mikhail Pletnikov ,MD, PhD,Buffalo, New York, United States, ,J. Daniel Ragland ,PhD,Sacramento, California, United States, ,Kerry J. Ressler ,MD, PhD,Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, ,Trevor W. Robbins ,PhD,Cambridge, United Kingdom, ,Peter Roy-Byrne ,MD,Seattle, Washington, United States, ,Katya Rubia ,PhD,London, United Kingdom, ,David R. Rubinow ,MD,Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, ,Scott J. Russo ,PhD,New York, New York, United States, ,Gerard Sanacora ,MD, PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Carmen Sandi ,PhD,Lausanne, Switzerland, ,Akira Sawa ,MD, PhD,Baltimore, Maryland, United States, ,Alan F. Schatzberg ,MD,Stanford, California, United States, ,Geoffrey Schoenbaum ,MD, PhD,Baltimore, Maryland, United States, ,Yavin Shaham ,PhD,Baltimore, Maryland, United States, ,Simone Shamay-Tsoory ,,Haifa, Israel, ,Dana Small ,PhD,New Haven, Connecticut, United States, ,Matthew W. State ,MD, PhD,San Francisco, California, United States, ,Beth Stevens ,PhD,Boston, Massachusetts, United States, ,Steven M. Strakowski ,MD,Austin, Texas, United States, ,Trey Sunderland ,MD,Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States, ,Stephan F. Taylor ,MD,Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, ,Gustavo Turecki ,MD, PhD,Montreal, Quebec, Canada, ,Lucina Q. Uddin ,PhD,Coral Gables, Florida, United States, ,Myrna M. Weissman ,MD,New York, New York, United States, ,Harriet de Wit ,PhD,Chicago, Illinois, United States, ,Rachel Yehuda ,PhD,New York, New York, United States, ,Takeo Yoshikawa ,MD, PhD,Saitama, Japan, ,Venetia Zachariou ,,New York, New York, United States, ,Carlos A. Zarate Jr. ,MD,Bethesda, Maryland, United States, ,Jon-Kar Zubieta ,MD, PhD,Salt Lake City, Utah, United States,Managing Editor ,Rhiannon Bugno ,,Dallas, Texas, United States,Sr. Publication Coordinator ,Rosa Garces ,,,Editorial Coordinator ,Kelly Schappert ,,,Editorial Assistant ,Elisha Cadena-Bowles ,,,Founding Editor , Joseph Wortis ,MD,1969-1992,Editor Emeriti , Wagner H. Bridger MD ,,1992-1997, , Richard C. Josiassen PhD ,,1997, , Dennis S. Charney MD ,,1998-2006,Editorial Office , Phone: (254) 522-9700; ,,
