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JAMA Psychiatry: acceptance rate, review time, and how to prepare

In 2025, JAMA Psychiatry received 2,725 manuscripts and accepted 8% overall and 5% of research manuscripts. The median first decision took 2 d without peer review and 31 d with it. Every figure below is quoted from the journal's own Year in Review editorials (2023–2025) and instructions for authors, captured 2026-09-12.

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Sources: 3 annual editorials · instructions for authors · Scimago 2024
2,725
Manuscripts received, 2025
2,026 research
8%
Acceptance rate, 2025
5% research
2 d
First decision without review, median
2025
31 d
First decision with review, median
2025
Last verified 2026-09-12
Source: The Year in Review, 2025
Acceptance rate

What is JAMA Psychiatry’s acceptance rate?

The journal publishes the answer itself. Its 2025 Year in Review editorial reports 2,725 manuscripts received, 2,026 of them research manuscripts, with an overall acceptance rate of 8% and a research acceptance rate of 5%. Across 2023–2025 the research acceptance rate moved from 9% to 5% while submissions rose 45%.

YearAll manuscripts receivedResearch manuscripts receivedAcceptance, overallAcceptance, researchSource
20252,7252,0268%5%The Year in Review, 2025
20242,3311,7929%6%JAMA Psychiatry—The Year in Review 2024
20231,8811,44213%9%JAMA Psychiatry—The Year in Review, 2023
Timelines

How long does JAMA Psychiatry take to reach a decision?

Median days, as published by the journal. 'Without peer review' is the editorial-triage decision; 'with peer review' is the decision after external review.
YearFirst decision, no reviewFirst decision, with reviewReviewer turnaroundAcceptance to publicationReceipt to publication
20252 d31 d———
20243 d33 d14 d73 d152 d
20233 d33 d13 d69 d157 d
JAMA Network peers, latest published year
JournalYearReceivedAcceptance, overallAcceptance, researchNo reviewWith review
JAMA Psychiatry20252,7258%5%2 d31 d
JAMA202511,52610.4%3.9%2.1 d25 d
JAMA Internal Medicine20254,17812%4%1 d35 d
JAMA Network Open202520,2339.9%—2 d49 d
JAMA Pediatrics20253,32510%5%3 d44 d
JAMA Surgery20253,3219%5%10 d40 d
JAMA Dermatology20253,4137%7%3 d36 d
JAMA Cardiology20252,7939%5%8 d51 d
JAMA Neurology20253,2216%5%4 d35 d
JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery20251,73014%10%8 d50 d
Trend

How has it changed?

+45%
Manuscripts received, 2023 to 2025
1,881 → 2,725
9% → 5%
Research acceptance rate, 2023 to 2025
33 → 31 d
First decision with review, 2023 to 2025
Rejection

What gets papers rejected at JAMA Psychiatry?

The Year in Review editorials publish volumes, rates and timelines; they do not itemize reasons for rejection. This is the general evidence, cited.
statistics #1

In a content analysis of 151 medical-education manuscripts, the top reasons for rejection were inappropriate or incomplete statistics, overinterpretation of results, and inappropriate or suboptimal instrumentation. [12][14]

44–76%

Lack of new or useful knowledge was the most common reason for rejection at AJR, accounting for 44–76% of rejections in every country. [3]

2.58 of 9

BMJ reviewers found an average of 2.58 of nine major errors deliberately inserted into a test paper; training raised this only to about 3. [18]

Before you submit

What JAMA Psychiatry requires.

From the journal's instructions for authors, captured 2026-09-12. Instructions change; verify on the journal's page before submitting.
Original Investigation requirements
  • 3000 words of text (excluding abstract, tables, figures, acknowledgments, references)
  • Structured abstract, maximum 350 words
  • 50–75 references
  • No more than 5 tables and/or figures
  • Data Sharing Statement for all research articles
  • Clinical trials registered before submission; registry name, ID and URL in the abstract
  • Authorship form sent to all authors after submission
Reporting guidelines the journal names
  • CONSORT with flow diagram and completed checklist (clinical trials)
  • PRISMA flow diagram and checklist, or MOOSE checklist (meta-analyses)
  • PRISMA-style flow diagram as a supplement (systematic reviews)
  • STROBE, STREGA, STARD, TRIPOD, CHEERS, SQUIRE, SRQR or COREQ as applicable (observational and other designs)
Cover letter: Required except for JAMA Network Open; corresponding-author contact information and disclosure of related papers.
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Sources

Where every number on this page comes from.

  1. Öngür D. The Year in Review, 2025. Published online March 18, 2026. The Year in Review, 2025 (captured 2026-09-12).
  2. Öngür D. JAMA Psychiatry—The Year in Review 2024. Published online March 19, 2025; 2025;82(5):438–439. JAMA Psychiatry—The Year in Review 2024 (captured 2026-09-12).
  3. Öngür D. JAMA Psychiatry—The Year in Review, 2023. Published online March 20, 2024; 2024;81(5):435–436. JAMA Psychiatry—The Year in Review, 2023 (captured 2026-09-12).
  4. JAMA Psychiatry. Instructions for Authors. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/pages/instructions-for-authors (captured 2026-09-12).
  5. Scimago Journal Rank, 2024 edition: SJR 5.755, Q1, H-index 417, ISSN 21686238, 2168622X.

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