OUR MISSION

To provide lifelong learning for clinicians by offering evidence-based, peer-reviewed scientific information about the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health and neuropsychiatric disorders.

The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders (PCC) is an international exclusively online peer-reviewed journal. Founded in 1998, PCC publishes research from disciplines such as medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and psychology, especially as it pertains to integrated delivery systems and interdisciplinary collaboration. Practice-based research from individuals and groups with clinical expertise is particularly welcome. A variety of Continuing Medical Education activities are also offered through the CME Institute.

• Editor in Chief: Larry Culpepper, MD, MPH
  • Editor in Chief profile
• Editorial Board
• Contact PCC Editorial Office
• Information for Authors
  • Watch the Insights Video, Demystifying the Manuscript Submission Process by Leslie Citrome, MD.
• Submit a Manuscript to PCC’s online manuscript submission system
• PCC Author Form

PCC is indexed by the National Library of Medicine and publishes 6 issues per year, with weekly online postings of new content to bring you the most up-to-date information.

Types of manuscripts published include

• Original research
• Systematic reviews
• Meta-analyses
• Case reports and series
• Commenting letters to the editor

PCC Statistics and Impact Information

• Submission-to-first decision time (mean): 35 days
• Submission-to-acceptance time (mean): 3 months
• Average number of articles published/issue: 12
• Average number of case reports published/issue: 14
• Indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed

PCC Reach

• Full text is freely accessible without registration
• Over 100,000 registered users of Psychiatrist.com
• Nearly 900,000 users per year with over 1.3 million visits at Psychiatrist.com (Google Analytics, June 2021)
• Electronic alerts (Elerts) sent to about 30,000 allied mental health professionals who have requested daily receipt of informational e-mails about our journals and Web CME activities

PCC Print ISSN Print 2155-772 | Online ISSN 2155-7780

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