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Journal of Personality Assessment

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United States · Est. 1915

ISSN1532-7752

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

1.166

H-Indexi

183

SNIPi

1.516

Total Worksi

5,383

Total Citationsi

234,954

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Psychology, Social; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Clinical Psychology; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Psychiatry and Mental Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1915

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,383

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-7752

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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

2.4k

2019

1.4k

2020

1.3k

2021

1.1k

2022

381

2023

338

2024

105

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

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, ClinicalPsychology, Social

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical PsychologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychological Testing and AssessmentPersonality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPersonality Traits and PsychologyChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health Research TopicsAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesCognitive Abilities and TestingPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Personality Assessment

Is Journal of Personality Assessment a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Personality Assessment 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 1.89.

Is Journal of Personality Assessment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Personality Assessment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Personality Assessment?