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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #5,405CAS 3区Hybrid

Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.942•SCImago Rank: #5,405•Identifier (ISSN):0340-0727(Print)/1430-2772(Online)•Articles / Year: 216•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,287 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
2.1
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
97

97 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate4.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
216articles/year
47.2% Gold OA•93.46% 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 Q3(IF: 2.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.424)
🔵 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

Psychological Research/Psychologische Forschung publishes articles that contribute to a basic understanding of human perception, attention, memory, and action. The Journal is devoted to the dissemination of knowledge based on firm experimental ground, but not to particular approaches or schools of thought. Theoretical and historical papers are welcome to the extent that they serve this general purpose; papers of an applied nature are acceptable if they contribute to basic understanding or serve to bridge the often felt gap between basic and applied research in the field covered by the Journal.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology81.3%Biology68.7%Computer science66.9%Philosophy66.2%Cognitive psychology64.1%Neuroscience61.8%Medicine57.2%Artificial intelligence43.3%Psychiatry42.5%Cognition38.5%Epistemology37.8%Physics36.8%Mathematics36.4%Engineering34.7%Economics33.8%Linguistics32.5%Management29.5%Sociology27.4%Perception26.3%Systems engineering23.9%Task (project management)23.6%Psychotherapist21.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,405Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1974-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesMedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.942

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
97

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.45

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,287 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,423
3-Year Documents547
Citable Documents544

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 Rate45.4%

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
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

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, EXPERIMENTAL
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
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
8 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
JCRSSCI
54/104Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
JCISSCI
69/104Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—15626
20252.3153190
20242.2161506
20232.3124883
20222.4241571,751
2021—1742,371
2020—1742,839
2019—1422,845
2018—1713,860
2017—1273,322
2016—1002,372
2015—922,581
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung

WoS Q3
122320222023202420252.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.3

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01