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Journal of Community Psychology

Wiley-Liss Inc. · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN1520-6629

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?

355

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 348d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.835

H-Indexi

145

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.995

Total Worksi

4,254

Total Citationsi

118,288

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Social Work; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyEight Times Per Year, <2007->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,254

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-Liss Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1520-6629

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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

157

2.8k

2019

198

3.5k

2020

300

3.9k

2021

209

1.9k

2022

125

706

2023

234

2024

106

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.

Social WorkQ1

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, MultidisciplinaryPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthSocial Work

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologySocial Work

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Community Health and DevelopmentHomelessness and Social IssuesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentHealth Policy Implementation ScienceYouth Development and Social SupportHealth disparities and outcomesEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild Abuse and TraumaUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesMigration, Health and Trauma

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Community Psychology

Is Journal of Community Psychology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Community 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 1.30.

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

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

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