Psicothema
Colegio Oficial de Psicologos Asturias · Spain · Est. 1989
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Aims & Scope
We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication. Psicothema is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to any user or institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, as long as reference to the original source is made. For content coverage outside of our network, links to the Psicothema website are preferred. We believe that a decisive commitment to quality is the best guarantee for our readers, whose suggestions will always be welcome.
General Information
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Subject Classification
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Frequently asked questions about Psicothema
Is Psicothema a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psicothema: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 Psicothema?
Psicothema 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 7.3.
Is Psicothema indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Psicothema is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Psicothema?
We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication. Psicothema is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to any user or institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, as long as reference to the original source is made. For content coverage outside of our network, links to the Psic
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