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American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.115•SCImago Rank: #28,816•Identifier (ISSN):0733-1290(Print)•Articles / Year: 3•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,202 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
21

21 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
3articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal was founded in 1985 and continues to publish thought-provoking, original papers that raise new questions and issues in the engaging field of forensic psychology.This small journal continues to be of interest to both North Americans and many other readers around the world.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.2%Political science95.9%Law95.9%Medical emergency95.5%Environmental health94.7%Poison control94.2%Emergency medicine94.2%Human factors and ergonomics90.1%Suicide prevention89.7%Injury prevention88.1%Pathology87.2%Occupational safety and health87.2%Psychology81.9%Engineering37.4%Psychiatry35%Biology33.3%Sociology30%Forensic engineering30%Computer science29.2%Criminology27.6%Social psychology21%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #28,816Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1991, 1996-2022
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.115

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
21

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.00

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,202 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1
3-Year Documents13
Citable Documents8

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 Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied PsychologyQ4
Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
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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
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Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
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Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
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Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
American College of Forensic Psychiatry
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

13 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—30
20230——
2017—22
2016—12
2015—29
2014—13
2011—210
2010—210
2009—318
2008—657
2007—834
2006—9124
2005—10120
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for American Journal of Forensic Psychology

WoS Q1
000020230.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2023:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28