Biological Psychiatry

Biological Psychiatry is a biweekly peer-reviewed journal of psychiatric neuroscience and therapeutics, published by Elsevier as the official journal of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, founded in 1959 as Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry and under its current title since 1969, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 10.3《生物精神病学》（Biological Psychiatry）是聚焦精神神经科学与治疗的英文双周刊，由（Elsevier）出版，为（Society of Biological Psychiatry）官方期刊，1959 年以（Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry）之名创刊，1969 年改用现名，2025 年影响因子为 10.3。

Scope

• The journal publishes novel results of original basic, translational and clinical mechanistic research that advance understanding of psychiatric disorders and their treatment, and reviews and commentaries on topics of current research and interest are encouraged该刊发表推进精神疾病及其治疗认识的原创基础、转化与临床机制研究新成果，亦鼓励撰写当前研究与关注热点的综述和评论。
• Its coverage spans a broad range of topics related to the pathophysiology and treatment of major neuropsychiatric disorders, welcoming basic and clinical neuroscience alike, particularly work on genetic and environmental risk factors, neural circuitry, neurochemistry and important new therapeutic approaches其内容覆盖主要神经精神疾病的病理生理与治疗的广泛主题，基础与临床神经科学研究并重，尤其关注遗传与环境风险因素、神经环路、神经化学以及重要的新疗法。
• The publisher describes it as a rapid-publication international journal and one of the most selective and highly cited journals in the field of psychiatric neuroscience出版方将其描述为快速出版的国际化期刊，也是精神神经科学领域最具选择性和最高引用的期刊之一。
• The publisher reports an acceptance rate below 10 percent, a median of 7 days from submission to first decision with editorial rejection within 5 days, online publication within one week of final acceptance and final form 6 to 8 months after acceptance出版方公布的录用率低于 10%，投稿至首次决定的中位数为 7 天、编辑退稿 5 天内作出，录用后一周内即在线发表，最终定稿于录用后 6 至 8 个月见刊。
• Authors can publish open access at an article publishing charge of USD 5489 excluding taxes, or choose the subscription route with no publication fee作者可缴纳 5489 美元的文章处理费（不含税）选择开放获取，也可走订阅路径且无需发表费。
• The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Medline, SCImago Journal Rank and SNIP该刊被（SCIE）、（Scopus）、（Medline）、（SJR）与（SNIP）收录。
• A yearly supplement carries the abstracts of the annual meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry该刊每年出版的增刊收录（Society of Biological Psychiatry）年会的论文摘要。

History

• The journal began in 1959 as Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry and took its present title in 1969, with volume numbering restarting at 1, and it became the official journal of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, a society founded in 1945该刊 1959 年以（Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry）之名创刊，1969 年改用现名并将卷号重新从 1 起算，其后成为创办于 1945 年的（Society of Biological Psychiatry）官方期刊。
• The founding editor-in-chief was Joseph Wortis, who edited the journal until 1992创刊主编为（Joseph Wortis），其主持编辑工作至 1992 年。^[1]
• Later editors-in-chief were Wagner H. Bridger from 1992 to 1997, Richard C. Josiassen in 1997 and Dennis S. Charney from 1998 to 2006, all now carrying the title editor emeritus其后历任主编为（Wagner H. Bridger，1992 年至 1997 年）、（Richard C. Josiassen，1997 年）与（Dennis S. Charney，1998 年至 2006 年），三人现均为荣誉主编。
• John H. Krystal of the Yale School of Medicine has edited the journal since 2006（Yale School of Medicine）的（John H. Krystal）自 2006 年起主持该刊。
• Two companion journals have extended the Biological Psychiatry family: Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, launched in 2016, and Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, launched in 2021, both official journals of the same society两本姊妹刊扩展了（Biological Psychiatry）家族：2016 年创刊的（Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging）与 2021 年创刊的（Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science），均为该学会官方期刊。
• Its Journal Impact Factor was 13.382 in 2021 and 12.81 in 2022, then 9.0 in 2024 and 10.3 in 2025其影响因子 2021 年为 13.382、2022 年为 12.81、2024 年为 9.0、2025 年为 10.3。
• With the 2024 Journal Impact Factor of 9.0 the journal was ranked 9th among psychiatry titles and 17th among neurosciences titles in Journal Citation Reports, 3rd in psychiatry by total citations and 8th in psychiatry in Google Scholar metrics as of July 2024凭借 2024 年 9.0 的影响因子，该刊在（Journal Citation Reports）精神病学类期刊中位列第 9、神经科学类位列第 17，按总被引居精神病学第 3，并在 2024 年 7 月的（Google Scholar）指标中列精神病学第 8。
• In 2026 the journal reached volumes 99 and 100, issuing 24 numbers a year dated the 1st and 15th of each month2026 年该刊出版至第 99 卷与第 100 卷，每年 24 期，分别标于每月 1 日与 15 日。
• The Society of Biological Psychiatry awards the Somerfeld-Ziskind Research Award of 5000 US dollars every year, choosing winners from the ten top-ranking articles published in the journal in the past year（Society of Biological Psychiatry）每年颁发（Somerfeld-Ziskind）研究奖，奖金 5000 美元，从该刊过去一年发表的十篇最高排名文章中评选。

Editors

• John Krystal, MD, professor at the Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry in New Haven, Connecticut, has been editor-in-chief since 2006现任主编（John Krystal）为（Yale School of Medicine）精神病学系教授，自 2006 年起任职。
• Eight deputy editors support the editor-in-chief: Anissa Abi-Dargham, Deanna M. Barch, Cameron S. Carter, Alex Fornito, Daniel Geschwind, Paul J. Harrison, Paul J. Kenny and Murray B. Stein八位副主编协助主编工作：（Anissa Abi-Dargham）、（Deanna M. Barch）、（Cameron S. Carter）、（Alex Fornito）、（Daniel Geschwind）、（Paul J. Harrison）、（Paul J. Kenny）与（Murray B. Stein）。
• Carrie E. Bearden serves as reviews editor, David A. Ross as education editor and Elvisha Dhamala as social media editor（Carrie E. Bearden）任综述编辑，（David A. Ross）任教育编辑，（Elvisha Dhamala）任社交媒体编辑。
• An editorial committee of six members and three ex officio members, including Dost Ongur and Scott L. Rauch, advise the editorial office由六名成员及三名当然成员组成的编辑委员会为编辑部提供咨询，其中包括（Dost Ongur）与（Scott L. Rauch）。
• The board counts 114 editors and editorial board members across ten countries and regions, with most based in the United States, the United Kingdom and China编委会共有 114 位编辑与编委，分布于十个国家和地区，多数任职于美国、英国和中国。
• The editorial office is led by director of publications Rhiannon Bugno, with senior publication coordinator Rosa Garces, editorial coordinators Molly Onderbeke and Kelly Schappert and editorial assistant Lori Stoltz编辑部由出版主任（Rhiannon Bugno）领导，高级出版协调人（Rosa Garces）、编辑协调人（Molly Onderbeke）与（Kelly Schappert）及编辑助理（Lori Stoltz）组成。