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Annual Review of Psychology

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States

ISSN0066-4308eISSN1545-2085
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
12.936
H-Indexi
401
SNIPi
13.631
Total Worksi
2,008
Total Citationsi
659,609
2yr Mean Citednessi
10.39
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology; Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive
Total Publications2,008
Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Annual Reviews Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0066-4308 / 1545-2085
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
29
5.5k
2019
31
8.2k
2020
30
4.3k
2021
25
4k
2022
27
1.9k
2023
33
954
2024
29
173
2025
9
4
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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologyPsychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Emotions and Moral BehaviorCultural Differences and ValuesCognitive Abilities and TestingSocial and Intergroup PsychologyChild and Animal Learning Development

Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Psychology

Is Annual Review of Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annual Review of Psychology: 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 Annual Review of Psychology?

Annual Review of Psychology 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 10.39.

Is Annual Review of Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annual Review of Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Annual Review of Psychology?

Subject areas: Psychology; Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Psychology (miscellaneous).

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