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American Journal of Community Psychology

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0091-0562eISSN1573-2770

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

270

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 246d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.195

H-Indexi

207

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.492

Total Worksi

3,579

Total Citationsi

222,231

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Social Work; Applied Psychology; Health (social science); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,579

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0091-0562 / 1573-2770

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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

Citations received

118

3.9k

2019

2.1k

2020

2.2k

2021

754

2022

712

2023

147

2024

145

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 PsychologyQ1

Health (social science)Q1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Social WorkQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, MultidisciplinaryPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthSocial Work

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologySocial WorkPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Community Health and DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentHealth Policy Implementation ScienceHomelessness and Social IssuesYouth Development and Social Support

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Community Psychology

Is American Journal of Community Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Community Psychology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Community Psychology?

American Journal of Community 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 1.37.

Is American Journal of Community Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Community Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.