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International Journal of Comparative Psychology

University of California eScholarship · United States

ISSN0889-3667eISSN2168-3344

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.24

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.57

Total Worksi

940

Total Citationsi

11,679

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications940

Publisher OrgeScholarship Publishing, University of California

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of California eScholarship

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0889-3667 / 2168-3344

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

176

2019

101

2020

316

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorMarine animal studies overviewPrimate Behavior and EcologyAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesAnimal Behavior and Reproduction

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Comparative Psychology

Is International Journal of Comparative Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Comparative Psychology: it is indexed in 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 International Journal of Comparative Psychology?

International Journal of Comparative Psychology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.24.

Is International Journal of Comparative Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Comparative Psychology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Comparative Psychology?