Journal of Affective Disorders

The Journal of Affective Disorders is a peer-reviewed psychiatry journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Society for Affective Disorders. Founded in 1979, it had a 2025 impact factor of 5.7 and sits in the first quartile.《情感障碍杂志》（Journal of Affective Disorders）是 Elsevier 代表国际情感障碍学会出版的同行评审精神病学期刊，1979 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 5.7，位列一区。

Scope

• Affective disorders in the widest sense, including depression, mania, the mood spectrum, emotions and personality.广义的情感障碍，涵盖抑郁、躁狂、心境谱系、情绪与人格。
• Neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, genetics and molecular biology of mood disorders.心境障碍的神经影像、认知神经科学、遗传学与分子生物学。
• Experimental and clinical neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and neuroimmunoendocrine research.实验与临床神经科学、精神药理学与神经免疫内分泌研究。
• Prevention, intervention and treatment studies, including their translational and social dimensions.预防、干预与治疗研究，包括其转化与社会科学面向。
• Special topics such as translational neuroscience and the mental health of migrants exposed to war and displacement.转化神经科学，以及受战争与流离失所影响的移民主体心理健康等专题。

History

• The journal was established in 1979, its first volume appearing in March under Elsevier and North-Holland Biomedical Press.该刊 1979 年创办，首卷于当年 3 月由 Elsevier 与（North-Holland Biomedical Press）出版。
• It is the official journal of the International Society for Affective Disorders, and a companion title, Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, was launched later.它是国际情感障碍学会的官方期刊，其后又创办了姊妹刊（Journal of Affective Disorders Reports）。
• Publication frequency grew from bimonthly in the 1980s to twelve issues a year in the 1990s and twenty-four issues a year from 2009.刊期从 1980 年代的双月刊，增至 1990 年代的每年十二期，并自 2009 年起为每年二十四期。
• It is indexed in both SCIE and SSCI and its 2025 impact factor stands at 5.7.该刊同时被 SCIE 与 SSCI 收录，2025 年影响因子为 5.7。

Editors

• The editors-in-chief are Paolo Brambilla of the University of Milan and Jair C. Soares of UTHealth Houston.现任主编为米兰大学的 Paolo Brambilla 与（UTHealth Houston）的 Jair C. Soares。
• Brambilla works on psychiatric neuroimaging, and Soares also serves as president of the International Society for Affective Disorders.Brambilla 的研究方向为精神科神经影像，Soares 同时担任国际情感障碍学会主席。
• The editorial board is international and spans psychiatry, clinical psychology and the basic neurosciences.编委会成员来自多国，覆盖精神病学、临床心理学与基础神经科学。
• Manuscripts are submitted and tracked through Editorial Manager and undergo peer review.稿件经（Editorial Manager）系统投稿并接受同行评审。