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Psychopharmacology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0033-3158eISSN1432-2072

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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

1.157

H-Index

287

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.968

Total Works

18,586

Total Citations

928,058

2yr Mean Citedness

2.56

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Retractions

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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0033-3158 / 1432-2072

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

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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.

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