South African Journal of Psychiatry
Last updated ISSN 1608-9685
South African Journal of Psychiatry is published by AOSIS in psychology. It is open access. The article processing charge is $562.
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What it publishes
Recent work in South African Journal of Psychiatry concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Key facts
| Publisher | AOSIS |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1608-9685, 2078-6786 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $562 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 993 |
| Publishing since | 2002 |
| Journal website | sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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