Why choose BJPsych Bulletin?
BJPsych Bulletin, first published as the Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1977, sits within the BJPsych Journals portfolio owned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
The journal is published in partnership with Cambridge University Press with a current Impact Factor of 2.2 and a CiteScore of 4.3. The journal has over 3.2 thousand Altmetric mentions and 1.2 million downloads to date.
The journal prioritises research, opinion and informed reflection on the state of psychiatry, management of psychiatric services, and education and training in psychiatry. It provides essential reading and practical value to psychiatrists, and anyone involved in the management and provision of mental healthcare.
Here are five reasons why you should choose BJPsych Bulletin:
- Go-to journal for practical clinical considerations in psychiatry and mental health.
- Open access with no charges for authors, promoting article accessibility and rapid dissemination of new information worldwide.
- Deliberately broad topic coverage across multiple article types, and wide reach in its readership.
- Ideal platform to contribute to the advancement of psychiatry by challenging conventional thought, stimulating debate, reflecting on current practices with sensitivity.
- Backed by the professional integrity of the RCPsych and wider BJPsych journals portfolio, with a distinguished Editorial Board ensuring the upmost rigor and fairness in peer review.
Dr Andrew Forrester, Editor-in-Chief of the journal since 2022 says:
"BJPsych Bulletin has extended its influence within the field, and it is now the go-to journal for practical clinical considerations in psychiatry, and mental health more widely. It stands together with the wider family of RCPsych journals – BJPsych, BJPsych Advances, BJPsych Open and BJPsych International – and offers a number of distinct advantages for readers and authors. I commend it to you."
Read more from Dr Forrester in his editorial about the journal.
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