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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,823CAS 2区Hybrid

Journal of Psychology

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.011•SCImago Rank: #4,823•Identifier (ISSN):0022-3980(Print)/1940-1019(Online)•Articles / Year: 43•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,230 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.5
↓ -0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
88

88 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
43articles/year
10.48% Gold OA•96.43% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 4.013)
🔵 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 Journal of Psychology is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes empirical research and theoretical articles in applied areas of psychology, including: Behavioral Psychology Clinical Psychology Cognitive Psychology Counseling Psychology Cultural Psychology Economic Psychology Educational Psychology Environmental Psychology Ethics in Psychology Family Psychology and Couples Psychology Forensic Psychology Health Psychology Industrial and Personnel Psychology Managerial and Leadership Psychology Measurement/Assessment Professional Practice Psychology of Religion Psychotherapy School Psychology Social Psychology Sport Psychology Work, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.8%Social psychology62.5%Medicine53.5%Developmental psychology47.6%Biology42.7%Philosophy37.2%Cognitive psychology35.5%Computer science34.1%Mathematics33.5%Political science27.6%Clinical psychology27.6%Law26.9%Sociology26.5%Physics26%Psychiatry25.4%Neuroscience24.8%Economics22.7%Statistics21%Epistemology20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,823Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1936-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingPsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.011

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
88

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.84

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,230 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations382
3-Year Documents90
Citable Documents88

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1
EducationQ1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
62/222Q2
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
80/222Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4413
20252.94150
20242.256284
20232.730265
20224.01335764
2021—38535
2020—28543
2019—451,386
2018—471,701
2017—421,265
2016—481,754
2015—341,712
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Psychology

WoS Q2
124520222023202420252.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.5%

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: 10754a62-ee5f-4d6a-a4ac-25cb34e8dd7b
Database Updated: 2026-09-30