Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (PBS) (ISSN: 2636-834X) is a peer-reviewed, quarterly, open-access scientific journal published online by the Turkish Association for Psychopharmacology since 2011. The journal publishes manuscripts in English and aims to contribute to the scientific literature in psychiatry, behavioral sciences, psychopharmacology, biological psychiatry, adolescent psychiatry, clinical neuroscience, neurological sciences, and related areas of mental health and neuropsychiatry.

PBS welcomes original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, narrative reviews, case reports, brief reports, letters to the editor, and related scholarly contributions in experimental, basic, and clinical medical sciences. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including bipolar disorder, depressive disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma- and stressor-related disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, substance use disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, sleep disorders, dementia and cognitive disorders, epilepsy, stroke, neuromotor disorders, and other neuropsychiatric and neurological conditions.

The journal’s primary readership includes academic researchers, psychiatrists, neurologists, clinical practitioners, psychologists, neuroscientists, and allied health professionals.

All submissions are processed through a fully online manuscript submission, review, and tracking system. Submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment and, if found suitable, are evaluated through a double-blind peer review process by at least two independent reviewers. The final editorial decision is made based on reviewer reports, scientific quality, originality, ethical standards, and relevance to the journal’s scope.

Journal at a Glance

• e-ISSN: 2636-834X
• Country of Publication: Türkiye
• Publisher: Turkish Association for Psychopharmacology
• Format: Online
• First Year of Publication: 2011
• Frequency: Quarterly, published in March, June, September, and December
• Language: English
• Type of Journal: Academic / Scholarly
• Editor-in-Chief: Muhammed Tayyib Kadak
• Contact E-mail: muhammedtayyib.kadak@iuc.edu.tr
• Previous Title: Journal of Mood Disorders
• Journal History: The journal was acquired by the Turkish Association for Psychopharmacology in 2018 and renamed Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Publication Policies

• Open Access: Yes
• Article Processing Charges: None
• Submission Charges: None
• Publication Charges: None
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
• DOI: Assigned to published articles
• Peer Review Policy: Double-blind peer review
• Similarity Check: Overall similarity must be below 20%, excluding references
• Average Pre-assessment Time: 5 days
• Average Review Time: 10 weeks
  

PBS is committed to scientific quality, editorial independence, transparency, publication ethics, and academic integrity.