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Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1467-9450

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

242

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 219d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.84

H-Indexi

125

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.944

Total Worksi

3,859

Total Citationsi

97,152

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2005-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,859

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1467-9450

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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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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

Citations received

103

2019

101

1.6k

2020

1.1k

2021

110

1.2k

2022

107

694

2023

100

347

2024

118

104

2025

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

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Developmental and Educational PsychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSocial and Intergroup PsychologyNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesVisual perception and processing mechanismsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesMemory Processes and InfluencesChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentBehavioral Health and InterventionsMental Health Research TopicsBullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Is Scandinavian Journal of Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Scandinavian Journal of Psychology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Scandinavian Journal of Psychology?

Scandinavian Journal of 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 1.40.

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

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

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