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Frontiers in Psychology

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1864

ISSN1664-1078eISSN1664-1078

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.941

H-Indexi

300

SNIPi

1.213

Total Worksi

50,328

Total Citationsi

1,253,475

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1864

Annual Volume~ 4,284 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications50,328

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1664-1078 / 1664-1078

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

PMC, 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

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

126k

2019

3.9k

143k

2020

6.5k

160k

2021

8.5k

142k

2022

65k

2023

3.6k

29k

2024

4.3k

15k

2025

1.6k

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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCOVID-19 and Mental HealthBehavioral Health and InterventionsJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismReading and Literacy DevelopmentAction Observation and SynchronizationPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Psychology

Is Frontiers in Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Psychology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Frontiers in Psychology?

Frontiers in 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 2.86.

Is Frontiers in Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Psychology?