About The American Journal of Psychiatry


Official Journal of the American Psychiatric Association

Editor-in-Chief: Ned H. Kalin, M.D.


The American Journal of Psychiatry is the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world. Published monthly, it is an indispensable journal for all psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who need to stay on the cutting edge of virtually every aspect of psychiatry. No other psychiatric journal reaches more psychiatrists with greater impact or immediacy than The American Journal of Psychiatry, the journal that the overwhelming majority of psychiatrists consider essential.
Latest Impact Factor: 17.7

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As part of the The American Journal of Psychiatry's commitment to bringing the latest research to the field faster, all research articles now appear online in advance of their appearance in a print issue.


Highlights of each issue presented by AJP Editors are available in a free .mp3 audio file via web site download or free podcast subscription through Apple Podcasts or other directory.


This companion to the Green Journal is a web-based publication that is edited and written by residents and fellows for residents and fellows. It appears quarterly by free email subscription and on The American Journal of Psychiatry website.