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Psychology and Developing Societies

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd · India

ISSN0973-0761
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.514
H-Indexi
39
SNIPi
0.596
Total Worksi
537
Total Citationsi
6,820
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.71
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications537
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0973-0761
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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

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
14
130
2019
17
159
2020
15
103
2021
14
55
2022
16
101
2023
10
14
2024
6
2
2025
4
0
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.

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural Differences and ValuesCommunity Health and DevelopmentSocial Representations and IdentityAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologySocial and Intergroup Psychology

Frequently asked questions about Psychology and Developing Societies

Is Psychology and Developing Societies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychology and Developing Societies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Psychology and Developing Societies?

Psychology and Developing Societies 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 0.71.

Is Psychology and Developing Societies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychology and Developing Societies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Psychology and Developing Societies?

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Social Psychology.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref