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Open Psychology Journal

Bentham Science Publishers · United Arab Emirates · Est. 2008

ISSN1874-3501
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-23). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
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.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.298
H-Indexi
28
SNIPi
0.452
Total Worksi
467
Total Citationsi
3,812
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.25
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Open Psychology Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, case reports, perspectives, letters and guest-edited single-topic issues in all areas of psychology. The journal’s coverage is comprehensive and includes applied psychology; biological psychology; clinical psychology; developmental psychology; experimental psychology (and cognitive neuroscience); educational psychology; mathematical psychology; social psychology; and psychoanalysis. The Open Psychology Journal , a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. Emphasis is placed on publishing quality papers, making them freely available to researchers worldwide. The Open Psychology Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all aspects of psychology published continuously by Bentham Open.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Primary Languageen
1st Year Published2008
Frequencycontinuous
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications467
Publisher OrgBentham Science Publishers
OA Since2018
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA LicenseCC BY 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Bentham Science Publishers
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1874-3501
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
en

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
27
222
2019
40
354
2020
41
252
2021
49
240
2022
40
111
2023
44
129
2024
44
68
2025
24
2
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)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCOVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionResilience and Mental HealthBullying, Victimization, and AggressionCultural Differences and ValuesPersonality Traits and PsychologySocial and Intergroup PsychologyImpact of Technology on AdolescentsMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Frequently asked questions about Open Psychology Journal

Is Open Psychology Journal a predatory journal?

Open Psychology Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Open Psychology Journal?

Open Psychology Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.298.

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

Open Psychology Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Open Psychology Journal?

The Open Psychology Journal is an open-access journal that publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, case reports, perspectives, letters and guest-edited single-topic issues in all areas of psychology. The journal’s coverage is comprehensive and includes applied psychology; biological psychology; clinical psychology; developmental psychology; experimental psychology (and cognitive neuroscience); educational psychology; mathematical psychology; social psychology; and psychoanalysis. The Open Psychology Journal , a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current in

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