SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,738CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Personality

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.804•SCImago Rank: #1,738•Identifier (ISSN):0022-3506(Print)/1467-6494(Online)•Articles / Year: 76•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,798 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.3
↑ +0.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
180

180 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate9.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
76articles/year
61.45% Gold OA•98.95% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.3)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.7)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.429)
🔵 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

Journal of Personality publishes scientific investigations in the field of personality. It focuses particularly on personality and behavior dynamics, personality development, and individual differences in the cognitive, affective, and interpersonal domains. The journal reflects and stimulates interest in the growth of new theoretical and methodological approaches in personality psychology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologySocial psychology85.7%Developmental psychology48.2%Psychoanalysis47%Medicine45.7%Philosophy38.5%Biology36.3%Personality33.5%Computer science32.1%Clinical psychology30.6%Cognitive psychology28%Mathematics26.6%Political science25.9%Law25.8%Epistemology25.3%Psychiatry24.6%Sociology24.4%Psychotherapist21.2%Neuroscience21%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,738Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1932-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.804

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
180

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.82

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,798 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,240
3-Year Documents260
Citable Documents260

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate49.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Social PsychologyQ1

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):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
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
Wiley-Blackwell
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, SOCIAL
JCRSSCI
17/77Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
JCISSCI
21/77Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—6014
20252.779117
20243.2101580
202351101,178
20225.4291151,380
2021—892,322
2020—842,894
2019—934,222
2018—883,847
2017—743,979
2016—793,166
2015—643,823
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Personality

WoS Q1
135720222023202420252.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 9.4%

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