Discipline | Psychiatry |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Andrew A. Nierenberg |
Publication details | |
History | 1971-present |
Publisher | Slack |
Frequency | Monthly |
Hybrid | |
0.336 (2017) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Psychiatr. Ann. |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 0048-5713 (print) 1938-2456 (web) |
LCCN | 2008212587 |
OCLC no. | 882742346 |
Links | |
Psychiatric Annals is a monthly peer-reviewed review journal covering the field of psychiatry. It is published by Slack and the editor-in-chief is Andrew A. Nierenberg (Harvard Medical School).
The journal was established in September 1971 under the editorship of Dana Farnsworth and Howard P. Rome.[1][2] It was published by Insight Communications[3] In 1975, Francis Braceland became co-editor.[2] In 1977 the journal published a collection of articles in book format, titled Psychiatrists and the legal process : diagnosis and debate. The articles had previously been published in the journal in the period 1973–1977.[4] Nancy Arnold Roeske became editor in the early 1980s, when Farnsworth and Braceland stepped down.[2]
In 1980 the publication was acquired by Charles B. Slack (later shortened to just Slack).[5] Roeske continued as editor until her death in 1986. In the wake of this circumstance Howard Rome assumed the main editorial responsibility.[2] In 1988 the journal focused on problems of adolescent medical care in its December issue.[6]
In 1992 the journal welcomed Jan Fawcett to the editorial board. Fawcett took on responsibilities as co-editor alongside Howard Rome,[2] and stayed on as editor of the journal until 2018.[7]
In April 2018 SLACK Incorporated announced that it was introducing a new format and a new editor, Andrew A. Nierenberg, to the journal. New features included a mix of peer-reviewed articles, original research, and case reports; peer-tested content; updated printing design; and a new editorial board.[7]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences,[8] ProQuest databases, PsycINFO,[9] Scopus,[10] and the Social Sciences Citation Index.[8] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 0.336.[11]