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AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST

AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC · US

ISSN0003-066XeISSN1935-990X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.13

H-Indexi

294

SNIPi

3.632

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

American Psychologist is the flagship peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the American Psychological Association. It publishes current and timely high-impact papers of broad interest, including empirical reports and meta-analyses.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0003-066X / 1935-990X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

199

9.2k

2019

228

19k

2020

226

4.8k

2021

184

3.1k

2022

214

1.7k

2023

263

1.7k

2024

202

398

2025

146

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyCounseling Practices and SupervisionPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsEducational and Psychological AssessmentsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychological Testing and AssessmentCognitive Abilities and TestingOccupational and Professional Licensing RegulationBehavioral and Psychological StudiesAcademic Writing and Publishing

Frequently asked questions about AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST

Is AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST?

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.