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Psychological Services

American Psychological Association · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1541-1559eISSN1939-148X

SJR Q2✓ 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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.704

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.967

Total Worksi

1,526

Total Citationsi

29,190

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Applied Psychology; Clinical Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,526

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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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?

American Psychological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1541-1559 / 1939-148X

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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

1.6k

2019

977

2020

122

1.5k

2021

141

2022

111

472

2023

122

257

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.

Applied PsychologyQ2

Clinical PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchMental Health Treatment and AccessResilience and Mental HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesPrimary Care and Health OutcomesCounseling Practices and SupervisionHealth Policy Implementation ScienceDigital Mental Health InterventionsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

Frequently asked questions about Psychological Services

Is Psychological Services a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychological Services: 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 Psychological Services?

Psychological Services 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 0.98.

Is Psychological Services indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychological Services is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Psychological Services?