South African Journal of Psychiatry (SAJP)

The journal is the leading psychiatric journal of Africa. It provides open-access scholarly reading for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and all with an interest in mental health. It carries empirical and conceptual research articles, reviews, editorials, and scientific letters related to psychiatry. It publishes work from various places in the world, and makes special provision for the interests of Africa. It seeks to serve its readership and researchers with the most topical content in psychiatry for clinical practice and academic pursuits, including work in the subspecialty areas of psychiatry. Submissions in English (full article) will be considered for publication. The journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, case reports, clinical studies, and commentaries related to psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, and mental health care systems. Key areas of interest include mood disorders, schizophrenia, substance use disorders, child and adolescent psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, and community mental health. SAJP follows a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure scientific accuracy and ethical integrity. It is an open-access journal, allowing free access to all published articles and promoting global knowledge sharing in mental health research. The journal is indexed in major databases such as Scopus, SciELO South Africa, and Web of Science (ESCI), making it a recognized and credible source in psychiatric research. SAJP plays an important role in improving mental health care practices, shaping policy, and supporting psychiatric education and research across Africa and internationally.

South African Journal of Psychiatry (SAJP) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, systematic reviews, case reports, clinical studies, and commentaries related to psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, mental health care systems, mood disorders, schizophrenia, substance use disorders, child and adolescent psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, community mental health , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1608-9685, E-ISSN: 2078-6786, Established: 1996,
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE