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Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0253-7176eISSN0975-1564

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.581

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.342

Total Worksi

2,943

Total Citationsi

33,395

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychiatry; Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive

Total Publications2,943

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSLibrary of CongressLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0253-7176 / 0975-1564

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, Library of Congress, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

138

2.9k

2019

213

5.4k

2020

148

1.9k

2021

132

2022

112

425

2023

252

884

2024

182

171

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatryPsychology

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mental Health Treatment and AccessSchizophrenia research and treatmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentBipolar Disorder and TreatmentPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

Is Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine?

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 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 1.77.

Is Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine?