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International Journal of Stress Management

American Psychological Association · United States

ISSN1072-5245eISSN1573-3424

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.813

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.838

Total Worksi

1,024

Total Citationsi

43,648

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Stress Management focuses on the assessment, management, and treatment of stress and trauma, encompassing emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and physiological aspects. It explores topics such as occupational stress, well-being, intervention (counseling), nursing, burnout, and job satisfaction, aiming to advance the study of stress management through research and practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,024

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Psychological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1072-5245 / 1573-3424

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

1.3k

2019

864

2020

296

2021

462

2022

297

2023

134

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.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

EducationQ1

Applied PsychologyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Applied PsychologyPsychology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorWorkplace Health and Well-beingResilience and Mental HealthHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutEmployment and Welfare Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Stress Management

Is International Journal of Stress Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Stress Management: 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 International Journal of Stress Management?

International Journal of Stress Management 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 1.30.

Is International Journal of Stress Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Stress Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.