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Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

American Psychological Association · United States

ISSN1076-8971eISSN1939-1528

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.921

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.42

Total Works

1,401

Total Citations

41,825

2yr Mean Citedness

0.73

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law provides a forum to critically evaluate the contributions of psychology and related disciplines to public policy and legal issues. The journal focuses on the intersection of psychological research and legal systems, emphasizing empirical studies that inform public policy and legal practices.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,401

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1076-8971 / 1939-1528

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & ServicesLawPsychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Deception detection and forensic psychologyPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisJury Decision Making ProcessesMemory Processes and Influences