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Acceptance rate: 27% Time to first decision*: 5 days Citescore: 11.6 Citescore rank (Psychiatry and Mental Health): 19/529   *without review	Acceptance rate: 43% Time to first decision*: 32 days Citescore: 3.9 Journal Impact Factor: 3.007 JIF Rank (Medical, General & Internal): 85/172	Launched in 2022	Newly launched!	Acceptance rate: 9% Time to first decision*: 4 days Citescore: 15.1 Journal Impact Factor: 13.654 JIF Rank (Psychiatry): 8/155

Psychiatry: 2022 open access highlights

Most read open access articles published in 2022:

Our open access content received on average 7 times more views than other content.

• Metformin in the management of antipsychotic-induced weight gain in adults with psychosis: development of the first evidence-based guideline using GRADE methodology | BMJ Mental Health
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experience and mental health of university students studying in Canada and the UK: a cross-sectional study | BMJ Open
• Future of mental health in the metaverse | General Psychiatry
• The China Alzheimer Report 2022 | General Psychiatry
• Variant connective tissue (joint hypermobility) and its relevance to depression and anxiety in adolescents: a cohort-based case–control study | BMJ Open
• Prevalence of childhood mental disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis to inform policymaking | BMJ Mental Health
• Bipolar depression: a review of treatment options | General Psychiatry
• Association between mirtazapine use and serious self-harm in people with depression: an active comparator cohort study using UK electronic health records | BMJ Mental Health

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