Aims and Scope of Indian Journal of Psychiatry
The Indian Journal of Psychiatry is a quarterly peer-reviewed open access medical journal. It is published by Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Psychiatric Society. It covers research in all fields of psychiatry. Each year, the April issue is accompanied by a supplement that contains the abstracts of presentations at the annual meeting of the society. Less
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Time | 34 |
| Editorial Review Process | Double anonymous peer review |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Society/Institute/Sponsor | Indian Psychiatric Society |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Start Year | 1959 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
| Publication Details | |
| Publication Time | 34 |
| Editorial Review Detail | |
| Information for authors | |
| Author instructions | Visit website |
| Deposit Policy | Sherpa/Romeo |
| License type | CC BY-NC-SA |
| OA statement | Visit website |
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