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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #193CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Educational Psychologist

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 6.305•SCImago Rank: #193•Identifier (ISSN):0046-1520(Print)/1532-6985(Online)•Articles / Year: 19•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,446 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
10.6
↓ -0.8

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
175

175 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
19articles/year
8.93% Gold OA•88.89% 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: 10.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.6)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.4)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 14.3)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.8)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.209)
🔵 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 scholarly essays, reviews, critiques, and theoretical and conceptual articles featured in this exceptional journal contribute to understanding issues, problems, and research concerning all aspects of educational psychology. From meta-analyses of studies probing the effectiveness of teaching methods to historical examinations of textbook standards, the journal provides insightful explorations of new educational concepts and accepted educational practices. The journal, however, does not publish articles whose primary purpose is to report the methods and results of an empirical study.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.9%Sociology59.4%Mathematics57.1%Pedagogy53.7%Mathematics education44.1%Philosophy41.5%Social psychology33.6%Developmental psychology31.4%Epistemology31.3%Computer science30.6%Political science30.3%Law29.9%Biology27.4%Medicine26.7%Cognitive psychology26.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #193Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1963-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
6.305

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
175

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
13.60

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,446 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,142
3-Year Documents57
Citable Documents55

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 Rate58.4%

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
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
Taylor & Francis
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
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRSSCI
9/760Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
JCRSSCI
2/73Q1
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCISSCI
42/762Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
JCISSCI
4/73Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—133
202511.425155
202414.317308
20238.819731
20228.209211,879
2021—253,000
2020—271,537
2019—203,410
2018—233,408
2017—212,536
2016—324,610
2015—266,033
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Educational Psychologist

WoS Q1
591317202220232024202511.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:11.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.5%

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