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Psychosomatic Medicine

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States

ISSN0033-3174

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.918

H-Indexi

293

SNIPi

0.838

Total Worksi

10,418

Total Citationsi

517,798

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Psychosomatic Medicine is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers experimental and clinical studies dealing with various aspects of the relationships among social, psychological, and behavioral factors and bodily processes in humans and animals. It focuses on the intricate relationships between psychological factors and physical health, emphasizing multidisciplinary approaches that integrate psychological, biological, and social perspectives to understand health outcomes and treatment efficacy.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 124 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications10,418

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0033-3174

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

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

3.9k

2019

194

2.4k

2020

192

2021

157

1.2k

2022

140

831

2023

132

395

2024

101

109

2025

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.

Applied PsychologyQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cardiac Health and Mental HealthStress Responses and CortisolHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMental Health and Psychiatry

Frequently asked questions about Psychosomatic Medicine

Is Psychosomatic Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychosomatic Medicine: it is indexed in 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 Psychosomatic Medicine?

Psychosomatic Medicine is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.918.

Is Psychosomatic Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychosomatic Medicine is indexed in Scopus.