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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,661CAS 2区Hybrid

American Journal of Community Psychology

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.195•SCImago Rank: #3,661•Identifier (ISSN):0091-0562(Print)/1573-2770(Online)•Articles / Year: 73•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,484 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
2.8
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
143

143 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate20.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
73articles/year
46.04% Gold OA•96.43% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.4)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.019)
🔵 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

The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes original quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research; theoretical papers; empirical reviews; reports of innovative community programs or policies; and first person accounts of stakeholders involved in research, programs, or policy. The journal encourages submissions of innovative multi-level research and interventions, and encourages international submissions. The journal also encourages the submission of manuscripts concerned with underrepresented populations and issues of human diversity. The American Journal of Community Psychology publishes research, theory, and descriptions of innovative interventions on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: individual, family, peer, and community mental health, physical health, and substance use; risk and protective factors for health and well being; educational, legal, and work environment processes, policies, and opportunities; social ecological approaches, including the interplay of individual family, peer, institutional, neighborhood, and community processes; social welfare, social justice, and human rights; social problems and social change; program, system, and policy evaluations; and, understanding people within their social, cultural, economic, geographic, and historical contexts.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology96.5%Medicine94.5%Nursing89.8%Pathology88.5%Public health87.8%Health psychology79.3%Political science57.8%Sociology56.6%Social psychology54.8%Law54.3%Psychiatry41.5%Economics41.4%Clinical psychology36.9%Biology34.2%Psychotherapist33.4%Computer science31.4%Philosophy30.6%Mathematics27.2%Economic growth25.3%Developmental psychology23.4%Geography22.2%Social science21.3%Environmental health21.1%Physics21%Epistemology20.5%Anthropology20.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,661Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1973-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.195

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
143

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.07

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,484 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations851
3-Year Documents213
Citable Documents200

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 Rate72.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied PsychologyQ1
Health (social science)Q1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1
Social WorkQ1

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):
2区PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRSSCI
54/222Q1
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCRSSCI
149/443Q2
SOCIAL WORK
JCRSSCI
4/99Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCISSCI
53/222Q1
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCISSCI
83/443Q1
SOCIAL WORK
JCISSCI
14/99Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—6817
20252.398192
20243.450173
20233.196782
20224.01965804
2021—892,292
2020—832,155
2019—1184,064
2018—843,008
2017—1053,456
2016—1035,353
2015—693,752
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for American Journal of Community Psychology

WoS Q1
124520222023202420252.30
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: 20.6%

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: 2026-10-01