European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience (abbreviated as ''Eur. Arch. Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci.') is a peer-reviewed medical journal in psychiatry and clinical neuroscience published by Springer. Founded in 1868, it is among the oldest specialist psychiatry journals in the world, is now edited by Peter Falkai, and had a 2025 impact factor of 3.9.European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience（常用缩写 Eur. Arch. Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci.）是施普林格（Springer）出版的精神病学与临床神经科学领域同行评审医学期刊，创刊于 1868 年，是世界上历史最悠久的精神病学专业期刊之一，现任主编为 Peter Falkai，2025 年影响因子为 3.9。[1]
Scope
The journal is a comprehensive resource for clinicians and neuroscientists that addresses all aspects of psychiatry and related clinical neuroscience. It covers clinical psychiatry, psychopathology and epidemiology, and provides significant insights into brain imaging, neuropathological, neurophysiological, neurochemical and molecular genetic studies of psychiatric disorders.该刊是面向临床医师与神经科学家的综合性资源，处理精神病学及其相关临床神经科学的各个方面，覆盖临床精神病学、精神病理学与流行病学，并在精神疾病的脑影像、神经病理、神经生理、神经化学与分子遗传学研究方面提供重要洞见。
- Psychiatry: psychopathology, clinical psychiatry and epidemiology, with original papers on disease mechanisms, clinical characteristics and population studies.精神病学方向： 包括精神病理学、临床精神病学与流行病学，刊发疾病机制、临床特征与人群研究的原始论文。
- Neuroscience: neuropathology, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuropsychology and neuroimaging, providing locallyisable biological evidence for psychiatric disorders.神经科学方向： 涵盖神经病理学、神经生理学、神经化学、神经心理学与神经影像学，为精神障碍提供可定位的生物学证据。
- Neurogenetics and molecular biology: research in these fields is listed as a separate area of interest, complementing clinical psychiatric studies.神经遗传学与分子生物学： 相关研究被列为该刊的独立关注方向，与临床精神科研究形成互补。
- Animal models: work using animal models to study the mechanisms and methodology of psychiatric disorders, serving basic and translational research.动物模型： 刊发以动物模型研究精神障碍机制与方法的工作，服务于基础与转化层面的探索。
The journal appears under a hybrid open-access model and is published eight times a year, accepting manuscripts after peer review. It is also an official partner journal of the German Society for Biological Psychiatry.出版模型为混合开放获取，每年出版八期，稿件经同行评审后录用；期刊同时是德国生物精神病学会的官方合作刊物。[2]
History
- 1868: the journal was founded in Germany by the neurologist and psychiatrist Wilhelm Griesinger as Archiv für Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten, with the aim of promoting a modern academic approach to psychiatry rooted in university medicine.1868年： 期刊在德国由神经病学家兼精神病学家 Wilhelm Griesinger 创办，初名 Archiv für Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten，创办动机是推动一种源自大学精神病学的现代化学术路线。
- From 1869: Bernhard von Gudden and Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal took over as Editors-in-Chief, and the journal grew steadily into one of the leading specialist titles in psychiatry.1869年起： 主编一职由 Bernhard von Gudden 与 Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal 担任，期刊自此逐步发展为精神病学领域最重要的专业刊物之一。
- 1921 to 1944: the journal appeared for a period under the title Zeitschrift für die gesamte Neurologie und Psychiatrie and ceased publication in 1944 because of the war.1921年至1944年： 期刊一度以 Zeitschrift für die gesamte Neurologie und Psychiatrie 之名出版，1944 年因战事中断。
- 1947: on resuming publication the journal merged with the journal of the same title that had been appearing independently since 1910, and the merged title continued the latter's volume numbering.1947年： 复刊时与自 1910 年起独立发行的同名期刊合并，合并后沿用后者的卷号序列。
- 1984 to 1989: the title became European Archives of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, presenting the journal as a regional European publication.1984年至1989年： 刊名改为 European Archives of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences，开始以区域性刊物面貌出版。
- 1990: the journal took its present title European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, which it has retained since.1990年： 改用现名 European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 并沿用至今。
- The 2020s: the impact factor declined from 5.76 in 2021 to 3.9 in 2025, while downloads reached about 1.3 million in 2025 and the median time to first decision is 42 days.2020年代： 影响因子由 2021 年的 5.76 回落至 2025 年的 3.9，2025 年下载量约 130 万次，投稿至首次决定的中位时长为 42 天。
Editors
The journal has a single Editor-in-Chief supported by a managing editor and maintains a society partnership with the German Society for Biological Psychiatry, with the board being reshaped as the relevant specialist organisations change.该刊设主编一人并配备执行编辑，另与德国生物精神病学会建立学会合作关系，具体编委名单随专科学术组织变动而调整。
- Editor-in-Chief: Professor Peter Falkai, MD, is the current Editor-in-Chief and holds a professorship in psychiatry at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, contributing to the journal's editorial work over many years.主编： Peter Falkai 为医学教授、哲学博士，现任主编，同时是慕尼黑路德维希马克西米利安大学的精神病学教授，并长期参与该刊的编辑工作。
- Managing Editor: Professor Andrea Schmitt, MD, carries out the day-to-day organisation of the editorial process.执行编辑： Andrea Schmitt 为医学教授，承担稿件的日常编辑组织工作。
- Society partnership: the journal holds a formal partnership with the German Society for Biological Psychiatry, and its editorial work is coordinated with that society's congresses and specialist committees.学会合作： 期刊与德国生物精神病学会建立正式合作，编辑工作与该学会的学术会议和专委会保持联动。
- Peer review: beyond these posts, the journal draws on reviewers from clinical and translational psychiatry, neuroimaging and biological psychiatry, and the full roster of board members and reviewers is given on the journal's editorial board page.编辑构成： 除上述职务外，该刊还依靠来自临床与转化精神病学、神经影像与生物精神病学等方向的同行评审参与，编委与评审专家的完整名单以期刊官网编辑页面为准。[3]