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Perception

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN1468-4233

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.429

H-Indexi

171

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.661

Total Worksi

8,418

Total Citationsi

183,533

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ophthalmology; Psychology; Psychology, Experimental; Artificial Intelligence; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology; Sensory Systems.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 78 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,418

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1468-4233

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

132

927

2019

870

2020

681

2021

405

2022

188

2023

128

2024

102

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.

Artificial IntelligenceQ3

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ3

OphthalmologyQ3

Sensory SystemsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OphthalmologyPsychologyPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyOphthalmologyArtificial IntelligenceSensory Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Visual perception and processing mechanismsColor perception and designMultisensory perception and integrationFace Recognition and PerceptionNeural dynamics and brain functionTactile and Sensory InteractionsColor Science and ApplicationsNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesSpatial Cognition and NavigationAesthetic Perception and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Perception

Is Perception a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Perception: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Perception?

Perception 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 0.78.

Is Perception indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Perception is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Perception?