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Acta Psychologica

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN1873-6297

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.918

H-Indexi

184

SNIPi

1.042

Total Worksi

9,412

Total Citationsi

224,953

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Experimental; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous); Developmental and Educational Psychology; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyNine No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications9,412

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1873-6297

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

Portico, 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

166

2.6k

2019

184

2.7k

2020

168

2.1k

2021

275

4.3k

2022

238

2.5k

2023

533

5.3k

2024

1.4k

5.6k

2025

1.5k

584

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesVisual perception and processing mechanismsMotor Control and AdaptationAction Observation and SynchronizationMultisensory perception and integrationDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsHuman auditory perception and evaluationChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMemory Processes and Influences

Frequently asked questions about Acta Psychologica

Is Acta Psychologica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Psychologica: 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 Acta Psychologica?

Acta Psychologica 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 2.54.

Is Acta Psychologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Psychologica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Psychologica?