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Journal of Positive Psychology

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1743-9760eISSN1743-9779

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.761

H-Indexi

145

SNIPi

2.285

Total Worksi

1,356

Total Citationsi

86,594

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Positive Psychology publishes research in positive psychology and gratitude. It also covers topics such as happiness, psychiatry, eudaimonia, value (ethics), expression (architecture), and perception. The journal discusses research in intervention (counseling), mental health, psychological intervention, and clinical psychology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2009-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,356

Publisher OrgRoutledge

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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1743-9760 / 1743-9779

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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

3.7k

2019

3.9k

2020

2.1k

2021

1.1k

2022

1.3k

2023

450

2024

103

236

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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionOptimism, Hope, and Well-beingResilience and Mental HealthCultural Differences and ValuesPsychological and Temporal Perspectives ResearchMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsBehavioral Health and InterventionsReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologyEmotions and Moral BehaviorForgiveness and Related Behaviors

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Positive Psychology

Is Journal of Positive Psychology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Positive 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 2.42.

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

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