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Journal of Relationships Research

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN1838-0956

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.372

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

154

Total Citationsi

2,337

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Relationships Research publishes interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed articles on personal, intimate, organizational, and family relationships. It covers the development, training, and analysis of human relationship skills across the life-span, and includes research related to Psychology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2020)

Total Publications154

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1838-0956

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

200

2013

238

2014

246

2015

221

2016

631

2017

165

2018

255

2019

139

2020

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 PsychologyQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologySocial Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Attachment and Relationship DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsEvolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorMarriage and Sexual RelationshipsSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesCultural Differences and ValuesIntimate Partner and Family ViolenceEarly Childhood Education and Development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Relationships Research

Is Journal of Relationships Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Relationships Research: it is indexed in 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 Relationships Research?

Journal of Relationships Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.372.

Is Journal of Relationships Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Relationships Research is indexed in Scopus.