Open access journals are a good idea, but it can be hard to find the ones you can trust. BioMed Psychiatry, part of the BioMed Central group, is such a journal. With a Thomas Reuters (ISI)-tracked Impact Factor of 2.24 and a transparent editorial process, BioMed Psychiatry is a good place to go for information if you don’t belong to a large university database. Scout the articles by Editor’s...

Frontiers in Psychiatry is an academic accomplishment: a high quality, peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing the most outstanding discoveries in the world of psychiatry. Here readers may peruse cutting edge articles in 15 different sections, including Addictive Disorders and Behavioral Dyscontrol, Eating Behavior, Molecular Psychiatry, Neuropharmacology, and others. Over 700 full-length...

This academic online journal provides free access to its current and back issues. The current issue has articles and case reports on the treatment of depression with psychotropic drugs and transcranial magnetic stimulation as well as a discussion of body image dissatisfaction in eating disorder patients. Back issues and instructions for submission are also available on-site.

The field of psychiatry is one that is vast and rather complex, and fortunately for academics and practitioners in the field, the Psychiatry On-Line Web site provides a well-conceived international forum for the discipline. Edited and maintained since 1994 by Dr. Ben Green (a licensed psychiatrist in the United Kingdom), the site features peer-reviewed articles, papers, and case reports from...

The well known InterPsych Newsletter has changed its name to PsychNews International and is available via email subscription and the Web. It is published ten times per year. Each issue can contain a combination of research findings, job and conference listings, and listings of Internet resources. PsychNews International concentrates on issues of psychology, psychiatry, and the social sciences. The...