SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,922CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

School Mental Health

Country: Germany•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.357•SCImago Rank: #2,922•Identifier (ISSN):1866-2625(Print)/1866-2633(Online)•Articles / Year: 85•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,400 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.6
↓ -1.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
59

59 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
85articles/year
39.47% Gold OA•85.53% 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: 2.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.325)
🔵 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

School Mental Health: A Multidisciplinary Research and Practice Journal is a forum for the latest research related to prevention, treatment, and assessment practices that are associated with the pre-K to 12th-grade education system and focuses on children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. The journal publishes empirical studies, quantitative and qualitative research, and systematic and scoping review articles from authors representing the many disciplines that are involved in school mental health, including child and school psychology, education, pediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry, developmental psychology, school counseling, social work and nursing.  Sample topics include: ·         Innovative school-based treatment practices·         Consultation and professional development procedures·         Dissemination and implementation science targeting schools·         Educational techniques for children with emotional and behavioral disorders·         Schoolwide prevention programs·         Medication effects on school behavior and achievement·         Assessment practices·         Special education services·         Developmental implications affecting learning and behavior·         Racial, ethnic, and cultural issues·         School policy·         Role of families in school mental health·         Prediction of impairment and resilience·         Moderators and mediators of response to treatment

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.5%Medicine96.9%Psychiatry73.7%Clinical psychology60.3%Psychotherapist54.5%Political science51.6%Law50.7%Developmental psychology47.5%Nursing45.7%Sociology45%Mathematics40.6%Economics38.7%Environmental health38.5%Mental health37.2%Medical emergency35.1%Emergency medicine34.9%Poison control34.7%Pathology33.8%Medical education33.6%Biology33.1%Social psychology32.9%Computer science32.4%Suicide prevention30.8%Intervention (counseling)28.2%Philosophy27%Statistics27%Human factors and ergonomics26.8%Injury prevention23.4%Pedagogy22.5%Applied psychology21.9%Psychological intervention20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,922Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:PsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.357

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
59

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.87

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,400 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,196
3-Year Documents255
Citable Documents255

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 Rate68.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1
EducationQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
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
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
JCRSSCI
32/95Q2
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
JCRSSCI
28/73Q2
PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
JCISSCI
26/95Q2
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
JCISSCI
23/73Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—7718
20253.7102241
20242.5111780
20232.661562
20223.325761,994
2021—871,777
2020—43941
2019—511,740
2018—672,497
2017—341,370
2016—332,247
2015—592,113
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for School Mental Health

WoS Q2
124520222023202420253.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8%

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: 52be4e3c-ce82-486e-8ff4-abe388a5fb26
Database Updated: 2026-09-30