CPA Publications - CJP

May 17, 2008

Established in 1956, the official journal of the Canadian Psychiatric Association has been keeping psychiatrists up-to-date on the latest research for more than 50 years. Researchers share their findings with more than 6000 researchers, clinicians, and specialists by having their articles published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

Publishing 12 times a year, The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry includes peer-reviewed scientific articles analyzing ongoing developments in Canadian and international psychiatry. Regular features include:

the popular In Review series, written by world leaders in psychiatric research on a broad range of biopsychosocial topics;

the intriguing In Debate series, written by renowned researchers arguing the pros and cons of controversial issues;

the latest Original Research;

systematic Review Papers;

Book Reviews;

Letters to the Editor;

official Position Papers and Policy Statements of the Canadian Psychiatric Association; and

Clinical Practice Guidelines.

All of these contribute to the scholarly knowledge base. That’s why more Canadian psychiatrists read more pages of The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry than any of the 30 other medical publication the Print Measurement Bureau’s Medical Media Study analyses. According to the study:

70% of the more than 4000 psychiatrists in Canada read The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry;

of those who read it, 69% said they read every issue and 93% said they read at least two of every four issues;

77% of readers reported reading half or more of each issue;

readers ranked The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry higher on the value of information (4 out of 5) and enjoyment of reading (3.9 out of 5) than the other psychiatry publications studied; and

readers spend more than 40 minutes reading each issue of The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

Building on this success, Editor-in-Chief Dr Joel Paris and the Editorial Board are working to continue raising The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry’s impact factor, which steadily increased to 2.53 in 2006, from 1.62 in 2001. This maintains The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry’s status as one of the top general psychiatry journals in the world.

Through its online manuscript submission and peer review processing system, Manuscript Central, The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry receives about 300 manuscripts a year. Less than 40% of these manuscripts are accepted for publishing. This allows The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry to publish only the highest quality research as quickly as possible, with the average manuscript being published 10 months after submission.

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry is the obvious and proven readers’ choice.

ISSN 0703-7437
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