Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Encyclopedia
The Indian Journal of Psychiatry is the official journal of the Indian Psychiatric Society. This scientific journal
publishes original work in all fields of psychiatry
. All papers are peer-reviewed before publication. The language of publication is English
.
gained independence. The journal took on its present name in 1958. The journal completed 50 years of publication in 2008. The current editor
is Dr TS Sathyanarayana Rao. It was edited in the past by Dr NN De (1949–1951), Dr LP Verma (1951–1958), Dr AN Bardhan (1958–1960), Dr Lt Col MR Vachha (1961–1967, Dr A Venkoba Rao (1968–1976), Dr BB Sethi (1977–1984), Dr SM Channabasavanna (1985–1988), Dr AK Agarwal (1989–1992), Dr K Kuruvilla (1993–1996), Dr JK Trivedi (1997–2002), Dr U Goswami (2003), Dr TSS Rao (2004), Dr NG Desai (2005 to 2006), Dr TSS Rao (2007), Dr G Swaminath (2007), and Dr TSS Rao (2007–present).
The journal is presently an open access journal
.
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Scientific journal
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publishes original work in all fields of psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
. All papers are peer-reviewed before publication. The language of publication is English
English language
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Publication
The journal is issued quarterly, in January, April, July, and September, each year. The April issue is accompanied by a supplement that contains the abstracts of the academic content of the annual national conference of the society held during the year.History
The Journal commenced publication as the Indian Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry during 1949, two years after IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
gained independence. The journal took on its present name in 1958. The journal completed 50 years of publication in 2008. The current editor
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
is Dr TS Sathyanarayana Rao. It was edited in the past by Dr NN De (1949–1951), Dr LP Verma (1951–1958), Dr AN Bardhan (1958–1960), Dr Lt Col MR Vachha (1961–1967, Dr A Venkoba Rao (1968–1976), Dr BB Sethi (1977–1984), Dr SM Channabasavanna (1985–1988), Dr AK Agarwal (1989–1992), Dr K Kuruvilla (1993–1996), Dr JK Trivedi (1997–2002), Dr U Goswami (2003), Dr TSS Rao (2004), Dr NG Desai (2005 to 2006), Dr TSS Rao (2007), Dr G Swaminath (2007), and Dr TSS Rao (2007–present).
Online access
The full text of the journal is available online at http://www.indianjpsychiatry.org/The journal is presently an open access journal
Open access journal
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Online submissions
Articles to the journal can be submitted online at http://www.journalonweb.comBibliographic listings
The journal is indexed with PubMedPubMed
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