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Journal of Health Psychology

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1971

ISSN1461-7277

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.978

H-Indexi

142

SNIPi

1.209

Total Worksi

4,428

Total Citationsi

137,560

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Applied Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

Annual Volume~ 233 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,428

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1461-7277

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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

140

2.6k

2019

185

5.1k

2020

130

2.7k

2021

865

2022

100

765

2023

277

1.2k

2024

322

433

2025

418

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.

Applied PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Applied Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Behavioral Health and InterventionsEating Disorders and BehaviorsObesity and Health PracticesHealth disparities and outcomesOptimism, Hope, and Well-beingPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionObesity, Physical Activity, DietHealth, psychology, and well-beingCOVID-19 and Mental HealthAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Health Psychology

Is Journal of Health Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Health Psychology: 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 Journal of Health Psychology?

Journal of Health Psychology 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 1.42.

Is Journal of Health Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Health Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Health Psychology?