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Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Canadian Psychological Association · United States · Est. 1993

ISSN1878-7290
SJR Q2WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.665
H-Indexi
87
SNIPi
0.88
Total Worksi
1,202
Total Citationsi
31,558
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.57
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology publishes original research papers that advance understanding of the field of experimental psychology, broadly considered. This includes, but is not restricted to, cognition, perception, motor performance, attention, memory, learning, language, decision making, development, comparative psychology, and neuroscience. The journal publishes Articles that present original research that advances an understanding of experimental psychology, broadly considered; Rapid Communications (3000 words) that describe new results and analyses with clear theoretical or methodological import; Reviews that present a broad, integrative, and evaluative assessment on a topic within the journal’s mandate; Registered Reports (see the Editorial: Registered Reports in March 2019 issue for details)

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1993
Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,202
Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Canadian Psychological Association
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1878-7290
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
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?
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
52
272
2019
43
225
2020
49
331
2021
47
176
2022
21
87
2023
54
57
2024
43
12
2025
22
1
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.

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMemory Processes and InfluencesReading and Literacy DevelopmentVisual perception and processing mechanismsChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsLanguage, Metaphor, and CognitionVisual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesMultisensory perception and integration

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Is Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Canadian Journal of Experimental 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 Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology?

Canadian Journal of Experimental 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 0.57.

Is Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology?

The Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology publishes original research papers that advance understanding of the field of experimental psychology, broadly considered. This includes, but is not restricted to, cognition, perception, motor performance, attention, memory, learning, language, decision making, development, comparative psychology, and neuroscience. The journal publishes Articles that present original research that advances an understanding of experimental psychology, broadly considered; Rapid Communications (3000 words) that describe new results and analyses with clear theoretica

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