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Mood disorders in adolescents
Guest Editor
Kangcheng Wang, PhD, Shandong Normal University, China
Submission Status: Open until 9 January 2026
Neuroimaging in mood disorders
Guest Editors
Henry Chase, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Stefanie Hassel, PhD, University of Calgary, Canada
Tiffany Ho, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Sivan Kinreich, PhD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, USA
Submission Status: Open until 5 January 2026
Noninvasive brain stimulation for mental disorders
Guest Editors
Hanna Lu, PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Xin-hui Xie, MD, PhD, Washington University in Saint Louis, USA
Submission Status: Open until 13 November 2025
Early detection and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
Guest Editors
Valsamma Eapen, MBBS, PhD, University of New South Wales, Australia
Ping-I (Daniel) Lin, MD, PhD, Saint Louis University USA
Carla Sogos, MD, PhD, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Submission Status: Open until 10 November 2025
Borderline personality disorders: diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
Guest Editors
Silvio Bellino, MD, PhD, University of Turin, Italy
Paola Bozzatello, MD, PhD, University of Turin, Italy
William Ellison, PhD, Trinity University, USA
Submission Status: Open until 30 October 2025
Advances in suicide prevention
Guest Editors
Isabela Troya, PhD, University College Cork, Ireland
Marianne Web, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
Submission Status: Open until 23 October 2025
Postpartum depression
Guest Editor
Ahmed Waqas, PhD, University of Liverpool, UK
Submission Status: Open until 16 October 2025
Artificial intelligence for diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders
Guest Editors
Sean Lauderdale, PhD, University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA
Inbar Levkovich, PhD, Tel-Hai Academic College, Israel
Submission Status: Open until 21 August 2025
The role of sports psychiatry in athelte well-being
Guest Editors
Haitham Jahrami, PhD, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
Brendon Stubbs, PhD, King's College London, United Kingdom
Khaled Trabelsi, PhD, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Submission Status: Open until 7 August 2025
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Computational psychiatry
Guest Editors
Zhiyi Chen, PhD, Third Military Medical University, China
Jony Sheynin, PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders
Guest Editors
Luisella Bocchio-Chiavetto, PhD, eCampus University, IRCCS San Giovanni di Dio Research Centre, Italy
Ebenezer Oloyede, MPharm, PhD, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, UK
Eromona Whiskey, BPharm, PhD, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, UK
Digital biomarkers and their use in psychiatric care
Guest Editors:
Alex Leow, MD, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Laura Orsolini, MD, MSc, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
Mental health in the transgender community
Guest Editors:
Asa E. Radix, MD, PhD, MPH, Columbia University, USA
Yuan Yuan Wang, PhD, South China Normal University, China
Psycho-oncology
Guest Editors:
Luigi Grassi, MD, MPhil, University of Ferrara, Italy
Daniel McFarland, DO, MS, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Michelle Riba, MD, MS, University of Michigan, USA
Substance abuse and comorbid psychiatric disorders
Guest Editors:
Carsten Hjorthøj, PhD, Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Abhijit Nadkarni, MBBS, DPM, MRCPsych, MSc, PhD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Laura Orsolini, MD, MSc, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy
Ti-Fei Yuan, PhD, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China
Intergenerational psychiatry
Guest Editor:
Alessandro Rodolico, MD, PhD, University of Catania, Italy
Adult ADHD
Guest Editors:
Akira Iwanami: Showa University, Japan
Thais Martins-Silva: Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Alexandra Philipsen: University Hospital Bonn, Germany
Human psychopharmacology: efficacy and effectiveness of CNS drugs in psychiatric disorders
Guest Editors:
Renato de Filippis: University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy
Mohammadreza Shalbafan: Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Sleep problems and psychopathology
Guest Editors:
Hsi-Chung Chen: National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues: Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Microbiome and psychiatric disorders
Guest Editors:
Kazi Farhana Afroz: Emory University, USA
Shaohua Hu: Zhejiang University, China
Mirko Manchia: University of Cagliari, Italy
First episode psychosis
Guest Editors:
Shuichi Suetani: Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Australia
Wei Wang: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Smartphone and internet addiction
Guest Editors:
Chung-Ying Lin: National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Amir H. Pakpour: Jönköping University, Sweden
Zubair Ahmed Ratan: University of Wollongong, Australia
Stem cell models in psychiatry
Guest Editors:
Biju Viswanath, MD, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India
Zhexing Wen, PhD, Emory University, USA
Patient involvement in psychiatric research
Guest Editors:
Kirsten M. Fiest, PhD, University of Calgary, Canada
Angela King, Patient Partner, United Kingdom
Iain Lang, PhD, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Kristine Russell, Patient Partner, Canada
ICD-11 and mental disorders: important changes, controversies, and future directions
Guest Editor:
Florian Seemüller, MD, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
2021
Cross journal collection
Promoting youth mental health
Collection published: 7 October 2021
2016
Thematic series
Psychiatric readmission
BMC Psychiatry
Edited by: Luis Salvador Carulla
Collection published: 7 November 2016
2015
Cross journal collection
The biology of mood and anxiety disorders
Collection published: 1 October 2015
2014
Cross journal collection
The gut-brain axis: Emerging evidence in health and disease
Collection published: 23 May 2014
Cross journal collection
Prevention of Mental Disorders
Collection published: 9 May 2014
Cross journal collection
Reviewer acknowledgements 2013
Collection published: 26 February 2014
2013
Thematic series
Treatment Resistance in Eating Disorders
BMC Psychiatry
Edited by: Prof Secondo Fassino
Collection published: 6 November 2013
Cross journal collection
Using and abusing evidence in science and health policy
Edited by: Prof Timothy Caulfield
Collection published: 31 January 2013
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 3.4
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 4.2
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.374
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.301
Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 17
Submission to acceptance (median days): 168
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