The International Journal of Social Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed

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 academic journal

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 that publishes papers in the field(s) of psychiatry

Psychiatry

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. The journal's editor is Dinesh Bhugra (King's College London

King's College London

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). It has been in publication since 1955 and is currently published by SAGE Publications

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Scope

The journal offers a forum for the dissemination of findings related to social psychiatry. It is of interest to psychiatrists and others concerned with the effect of social factors on the well being and mental health of individuals.

Abstracting and indexing

The International Journal of Social Psychiatry is abstracted and indexed in: Academic Search Premier

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, Current Contents

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, the Family Index Database, the International Nursing Index, Scopus

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, and the Social Sciences Citation Index

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, its 2010 impact factor

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is 1.106, ranking it 72nd out of 107 journals in the category ‘Psychiatry’.