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Psychological Bulletin

American Psychological Association · United States

ISSN0033-2909eISSN1939-1455

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

8.696

H-Index

648

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

8.937

Total Works

11,582

Total Citations

1,885,736

2yr Mean Citedness

8.09

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes meta-analyses and systematic reviews that synthesize research findings across various psychological domains. Recent articles focus on the prevalence and impact of perfectionism in college students, the relationship between reading anxiety and achievement, cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder, the use of artificial intelligence in meta-analyses, the nature of mental effort and unpleasantness, emotion regulation difficulties across mental disorders, the reciprocal relationship between math anxiety and achievement, personality traits and youth psychopathology, habituation and interstimulus intervals, and the effects of misogynous media content.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications11,582

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Psychological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0033-2909 / 1939-1455

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologyPsychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)History and Philosophy of Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCognitive Abilities and TestingBehavioral and Psychological StudiesEducational and Psychological Assessments