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Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

American Psychological Association · United States

ISSN0096-3445eISSN1939-2222
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
60
/ 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
2.076
H-Index
303
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.829
Total Works
5,406
Total Citations
429,599
2yr Mean Citedness
1.76
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on cognitive processes including object categorization, relationship satisfaction, episodic retrieval, decision-making under risk, beliefs about intelligence, sunk cost reasoning, the affective evaluation of action effects, and spatial attention linked to numerical magnitude. Studies investigate how these processes are influenced by factors such as age, task demands, and individual differences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive
Total Publications5,406
Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
American Psychological Association
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0096-3445 / 1939-2222
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
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.

Developmental NeuroscienceQ1
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology (miscellaneous)Developmental NeuroscienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMemory Processes and InfluencesChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref