Psychiatric Annals

Psychiatric Annals is a monthly

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]

Abstracting and indexing

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]

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