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Methodology

PsychOpen · Germany · Est. 1969

ISSN1614-2241

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.722

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.472

Total Works

432

Total Citations

19,677

2yr Mean Citedness

2.98

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Methodology is the official journal of the European Association of Methodology (EAM), a union of methodologists working in different areas of the social and behavioral sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, economics, educational and political sciences). The journal provides a platform for interdisciplinary exchange of methodological research and applications in the different fields, including new methodological approaches, review articles, software information, and instructional papers that can be used in teaching. The main disciplines covered are methods of data analysis, statistical modeling, psychometrics and survey methodology . The articles published in the journal are not only accessible to methodologists but also to more applied researchers in the various disciplines. Articles that focus on substantive research problems in the social and behavioral sciences are NOT in scope; the contribution of the articles has to be methodological in nature.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications432

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~36 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PsychOpen

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1614-2241

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, MathematicalSocial Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferencePsychometric Methodologies and TestingAdvanced Statistical Modeling TechniquesAdvanced Statistical Methods and ModelsStatistical Methods and InferenceStatistical Methods in Clinical TrialsAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesMental Health Research TopicsSensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsSocial and Intergroup Psychology