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Acta Psychologica

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN1873-6297
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
75
/ 100
High Trust
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total75
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
0.854
H-Index
184
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.042
Total Works
9,412
Total Citations
224,953
2yr Mean Citedness
2.54
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Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on psychological phenomena including cognitive processes, social behavior, and individual differences. Recent articles explore topics such as the impact of perceived involution on prosocial behavior, the development of higher-order thinking skills, the revelation effect in recognition judgments, territorial behavior in college students, subjective vitality and personality traits, AI anxiety among healthcare professionals, attention offloading to artificial agents, ageism experiences, psychosomatic factors in dental patients, the effect of learning settings on executive function, ICT engagement among students, academic involution and smartphone addiction, physical activity and sleep quality in college students, music training and executive functions, task switching mechanisms, positive psychology interventions for children, creativity and curiosity in children, the effect of age at first birth on child gender diversity, work engagement in prospective teachers, biomarker integration in trauma treatment, psychological ownership and brand hate, multidimensional stress assessment, and smartphone usage patterns and cognitive health.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
36
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

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
Review Time~36 weeks
Acceptance Rate
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

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1873-6297
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

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
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref