Biological Psychiatry (journal)
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| Discipline | Biological psychiatry |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | John H. Krystal |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry |
| History | 1959–present |
| Publisher | Elsevier on behalf of the Society of Biological Psychiatry |
| Frequency | Biweekly |
| 12.095 (2019) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Biol. Psychiatry |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | BIPCBF |
| ISSN | 0006-3223 (print) 1873-2402 (web) |
| LCCN | 78009779 |
| OCLC no. | 424038458 |
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Biological Psychiatry is a biweekly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal of psychiatric neuroscience and therapeutics, published by Elsevier since 1985 on behalf of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, of which it is the official journal. The journal covers a broad range of topics related to the pathophysiology and treatment of major neuropsychiatric disorders. A yearly supplement is published which contains the abstracts from the annual meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry.
History
The journal was established in 1959 as Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry.[1] It obtained its current name in 1969 with volume numbering restarting at 1[2] and is the official journal of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. The founding editor-in-chief was Joseph Wortis, who edited the journal until 1992.[3][4] The current editor is John H. Krystal (Yale University School of Medicine). In 2016, the Society of Biological Psychiatry launched a spin-off journal to Biological Psychiatry titled Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging ISSN 2451-9022.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 12.095.[5]
Editors-in-chief
The following persons have been editor-in-chief of the journal:
- Joseph Wortis, 1959–1992
- Wagner H. Bridger, 1992–1997
- Richard C. Josiassen, 1997
- Dennis S. Charney, 1998–2006
- John H. Krystal, 2006–present
See also
References
- ^ "Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "Biological Psychiatry". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ Dunner, David L. (1993-01-01). "Joseph Wortis, next term M.D. a new position: Founding editor". Biological Psychiatry. 33 (1): 1. doi:10.1016/0006-3223(93)90270-N. S2CID 54305793.
- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (1995-02-28). "Dr. Joseph Wortis, an Editor And a Psychiatrist, 88, Dies". The New York Times. pp. B8. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Biological Psychiatry". 2019 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2019.