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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #644CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Psychological Review

Abbreviation (ISO):PSYCHOL REV
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.222•SCImago Rank: #644•Identifier (ISSN):0033-295X(Print)/1939-1471(Online)•Articles / Year: 86•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,136 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.7
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
192

192 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
86articles/year
42.49% Gold OA•94.12% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.8)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.4)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.247)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.934)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.857)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.266)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.23)
🔵 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 Review publishes articles that make important theoretical contributions to any area of scientific psychology, including systematic evaluation of alternative theories.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology97.3%Cognitive psychology76.7%Computer science44.9%Biology43%Philosophy42.8%Neuroscience34.9%Cognitive science32.5%Medicine32.1%Mathematics29.3%Epistemology29.3%Artificial intelligence27.2%Psychiatry20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #644Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1894-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesPsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.222

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
259

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
5.46

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,136 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,331
3-Year Documents194
Citable Documents193

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 Rate29.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

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):
1区PSYCHOLOGY
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
American Psychological Association Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1894
Editorial Address
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC, 750 FIRST ST NE, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20002-4242
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
PSYCHOLOGY
JCRSCIE
8/93Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
17/222Q1
PSYCHOLOGY
JCISCIE
6/93Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
15/222Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—5448
20255.8100428
20245.185889
20235.4631,076
20228.247872,492
20218.9341082,957
20206.857633,407
20196.266644,101
20187.23514,324
2017—614,981
2016—344,344
2015—595,609
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Psychological Review

WoS Q1
36811201820192020202120222023202420255.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.9%

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