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Social Theory Corner
The social dimension of mental health is conceptualized and acted on by diverse knowledge communities ranging from academic disciplines and health...
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- Ongoing
Overview
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology is a scholarly journal dedicated to diverse aspects of psychiatric disorders' epidemiology and particularly social, biological, and genetic dimensions.
- Focuses on the effects of social conditions on behavior and the relationship between psychiatric disorders and the social environment.
- Publishes specialized investigations in the fields of social psychology, sociology, anthropology, epidemiology, health service research, health economics, and public mental health.
- Welcomes papers on cross-cultural and trans-cultural themes.
- Does not publish case studies or small case series.
- High author satisfaction with 90% indicating they would likely publish in the journal again.
- Editors-in-Chief
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- Craig Morgan PhD
- Ulrich Reininghaus PhD, MSc, Dipl.-Psych.
Journal metrics
- Journal Impact Factor
- 3.5 (2024)
- 5-year Journal Impact Factor
- 4.5 (2024)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 35 days
- Downloads
- 2M (2025)
Call for papers
Latest issue
Special Issue: Ageing and Mental Health
Latest articles
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Gender difference in the relationship between celebrity worship and Chinese adolescents’ binge eating: the chain mediating role of desire for fame and self-control
- Zhenyong Lyu
- Xiaofan Wang
- Panpan Zheng
Research 17 June 2026 -
Household income during childhood and risk of youth suicide attempts and deaths: a register-based study from Finland
- Veera Nieminen
- Kimmo Suokas
- Sami Pirkola
Research Open access 15 June 2026 -
Pathways from non-communicable diseases to depression among older adults in India
- Kanchan Yadav
- Dechenla Tshering Bhutia
Research 15 June 2026 -
Trends and disparities in self-reported past-month poor mental health among individuals using cannabis in the U.S., 2016–2023
- Xiangxiang Jiang
- Gang Lv
- Z. Kevin Lu
Brief Report Open access 11 June 2026 -
Cognitive remediation therapy in low-and-middle-income countries (LAMICs) for people with psychosis: a systematic review of its efficacy on functional and cognitive outcomes
- Yamini Vig
- Yohannes Gebreegziabher
- Matteo Cella
Review Open access 11 June 2026
This journal has
942 open access articles
Journal updates
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Call for applications for Associate Editor positions at SPPE
The journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (SPPE) is seeking to expand its board of Editors and invites applications for two Associate Editor positions.
Please refer to the linked PDF for more details.
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Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals
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We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Journal information
- Electronic ISSN
- 1433-9285
- Print ISSN
- 0933-7954
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- Medline
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- Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
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- Portico
- ProQuest
- PsycINFO
- Psyndex
- SCImago
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- Semantic Scholar
- Social Science Citation Index
- TD Net Discovery Service
- Wanfang
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