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Psychopharmacology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0033-3158eISSN1432-2072
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.147
H-Indexi
287
SNIPi
0.968
Total Worksi
18,586
Total Citationsi
928,058
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.56
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
13
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Psychopharmacology is an international journal discussing the mechanisms by which drugs influence behavior. Publishes research and reviews on the impact of drugs on human cognition and behavior. Encourages submissions from fields ranging from clinical psychopharmacology to functional neuroimaging studies. Recognized as the official journal of the European Behavioural Pharmacology Society (EBPS). Provides an avenue for publication of studies involving a wide range of methodologies, from neurochemical assays to neuroimaging. Offers optional open access publication for a fee.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year
StatusActive
Total Publications18,586
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0033-3158 / 1432-2072
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
281
9k
2019
313
7k
2020
298
6.1k
2021
270
4.6k
2022
226
2.4k
2023
220
1.4k
2024
260
567
2025
163
27
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.

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NeurosciencesPharmacology & PharmacyPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Pharmacology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingMemory and Neural MechanismsStress Responses and Cortisol

Frequently asked questions about Psychopharmacology

Is Psychopharmacology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychopharmacology: 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 Psychopharmacology?

Psychopharmacology 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.56.

Is Psychopharmacology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychopharmacology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Psychopharmacology?

Psychopharmacology is an international journal discussing the mechanisms by which drugs influence behavior. Publishes research and reviews on the impact of drugs on human cognition and behavior. Encourages submissions from fields ranging from clinical psychopharmacology to functional neuroimaging studies. Recognized as the official journal of the European Behavioural Pharmacology Society (EBPS). Provides an avenue for publication of studies involving a wide range of methodologies, from neurochemical assays to neuroimaging. Offers optional open access publication for a fee.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref