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Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1918

ISSN1879-1360

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.009

H-Indexi

260

SNIPi

1.1

Total Worksi

12,849

Total Citationsi

512,952

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1918

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,849

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-1360

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

383

4.9k

2019

340

8.2k

2020

263

4.8k

2021

346

3.4k

2022

338

2.6k

2023

346

1.5k

2024

381

602

2025

384

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsCardiac Health and Mental HealthFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchStress Responses and CortisolEating Disorders and BehaviorsCancer survivorship and careMental Health and PsychiatryMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSleep and related disordersMental Health Treatment and Access

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Is Journal of Psychosomatic Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Psychosomatic Research: 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 Journal of Psychosomatic Research?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research 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 1.76.

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

Journal of Psychosomatic Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Psychosomatic Research?