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Journal of Psychopharmacology

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN1461-7285

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.683

H-Indexi

168

SNIPi

1.371

Total Worksi

4,628

Total Citationsi

176,075

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Psychiatry; Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyMonthly, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,628

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1461-7285

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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

153

5.9k

2019

150

4.7k

2020

138

3.5k

2021

138

2022

117

2023

127

1.2k

2024

164

449

2025

121

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

PharmacologyQ1

Pharmacology (medical)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciencesPharmacology & PharmacyPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyPharmacology (medical)Psychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorSchizophrenia research and treatmentTreatment of Major DepressionNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchPsychedelics and Drug StudiesForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchMemory and Neural MechanismsBipolar Disorder and TreatmentAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychopharmacology

Is Journal of Psychopharmacology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Psychopharmacology 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 3.59.

Is Journal of Psychopharmacology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Psychopharmacology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Psychopharmacology?