The journal provides very rapid publication of short but complete research reports in the field of psychiatry. The scope of the journal encompasses: (1) Biochemical, physiological, genetic, psychological, and social determinants of human behavior; (2) assessment of human behavior and subjective state; (3) evaluation of somatic and non-somatic psychiatric treatments. In addition, reports of clinically related basic studies in the fields of neuropharmacology, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, electrophysiology, psychology, genetics, and brain imaging are published. Significant methodological advances such as instrumentation, clinical scales, and assays directly applicable to psychiatric research are also appropriate.

《Psychiatry Research》是一本由ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD出版商出版的专业医学期刊，该刊创刊于1979年，刊期Monthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SSCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：医学 4区，小类学科：精神病学 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖精神病学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外精神病学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为11.225，平均审稿速度平均3月。