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Contemporary Educational Psychology

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1090-2384

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

2.126

H-Index

186

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.042

Total Works

2,345

Total Citations

180,144

2yr Mean Citedness

3.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on psychological factors influencing learning and education. Studies examine student motivation, self-regulated learning, and the impact of social and instructional contexts on academic performance. Topics include the role of peer interactions, teacher knowledge, and the effectiveness of various pedagogical approaches and learning tools.

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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 Published1976

Annual Volume~ 72 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,345

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1090-2384

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

EducationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Educational

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education, Achievement, and GiftednessInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsEducational Strategies and EpistemologiesMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsReading and Literacy DevelopmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationVisual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills