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Psychological Research

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1893

ISSN1430-2772

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.942

H-Indexi

133

SNIPi

1.275

Total Worksi

4,013

Total Citationsi

111,045

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Experimental; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous); Developmental and Educational Psychology; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1893

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,013

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1430-2772

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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

142

2.8k

2019

174

2.8k

2020

174

2.4k

2021

157

1.8k

2022

124

878

2023

161

503

2024

153

186

2025

152

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesVisual perception and processing mechanismsAction Observation and SynchronizationMotor Control and AdaptationMultisensory perception and integrationChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentNeuroscience and Music PerceptionCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsMemory Processes and InfluencesReading and Literacy Development

Frequently asked questions about Psychological Research

Is Psychological Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychological Research: 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 Psychological Research?

Psychological Research 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 1.31.

Is Psychological Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychological Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Psychological Research?