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Australian Psychologist

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.684•SCImago Rank: #8,464•Identifier (ISSN):0005-0067(Print)/1742-9544(Online)•Articles / Year: 53•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,100 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.9
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
65

65 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
53articles/year
29.23% Gold OA•89.66% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.275)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Australian Psychologist is the official applied practice and public policy journal of the Australian Psychological Society. As such, the journal solicits articles covering current issues in psychology, the science and practice of psychology, and psychology"s contribution to public policy, with particular emphasis on the Australian context. Periodically, Australian Psychological Society documents, including but not limited to, position papers, reports of the Society, ethics information, surveys of the membership, announcements, and selected award addresses may appear in the journal.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99%Medicine58.5%Social psychology34.9%Political science32.9%Sociology29.4%Law28.9%Biology28.7%Psychiatry28.5%Clinical psychology27%Psychotherapist26.2%Computer science23.3%Philosophy23.3%Economics21.8%Physics21.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,464Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1966-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesPsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.684

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
65

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.18

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,100 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations300
3-Year Documents126
Citable Documents118

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate60.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
96/222Q2
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
120/222Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4410
202523544
2024253229
20231.954432
20222.27533284
2021—56864
2020—34530
2019—731,057
2018—68688
2017—701,962
2016—1133,521
2015—751,624
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Australian Psychologist

WoS Q2
122320222023202420252.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 0a5ea60a-ed4d-472d-ab2e-c939504662f3
Database Updated: 2026-09-29