About the Journal

The International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (IJPR) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary research, clinical practice, and policy analysis in psychosocial rehabilitation, mental health, and applied psychology. The journal provides a global platform for academics, practitioners, and policymakers to share innovative practices, empirical findings, and theoretical perspectives that contribute to improving mental health systems and psychosocial well-being.

IJPR encourages collaboration among professionals in psychology, psychiatry, public health, education, social work, and rehabilitation sciences. By integrating research and practice across these sectors, the journal seeks to advance psychosocial rehabilitation methodologies, strengthen recovery-oriented services, and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness worldwide.

Journal History

IJPR was established in 1996, ISSN 1475-7192, to give international practitioners, scholars, and mental health consumers a forum for work in program development, evaluation research, policy innovation, and therapeutic practice.

Ownership and Continuity

In February 2024, the journal was formally transferred to NN Publication under a documented publishing agreement with its prior rights holder, Hampstead Psychological Associates. NN Publication now holds full editorial and publishing responsibility for IJPR.

Indexing and Discoverability

IJPR was covered in Scopus during the following periods:

  • 2009–2011
  • 2013–2014
  • 2019–2020

Scopus discontinued coverage in 2020.

Current Status: IJPR is actively working toward re-establishing Scopus indexing and is preparing to pursue DOAJ listing, building on its earlier record of Scopus coverage (2009–2011, 2013–2014, 2019–2020). In the meantime, published articles remain fully discoverable through Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Scilit, OpenAIRE, Dimensions, and WorldCat.

Open Access

All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license immediately upon publication, with no embargo. Authors retain copyright.

Journal Information

Publisher NN Publication
Previous Publisher Hampstead Psychological Associates
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ese Anibor
ISSN 1475-7192
Contact [email protected]