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Health Psychology

American Psychological Association · United States

ISSN1930-7810

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.279

H-Index

274

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.205

Total Works

6,258

Total Citations

430,261

2yr Mean Citedness

0.92

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the psychological and behavioral factors influencing health and well-being. Articles examine topics such as personality traits and dietary behavior, the impact of psychosocial determinants on mortality risk in older adults, the influence of stigma on healthcare utilization, and the relationship between emotion regulation strategies and health outcomes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,258

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Psychological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1930-7810

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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.

Applied PsychologyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologyPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Behavioral Health and InterventionsObesity, Physical Activity, DietCardiac Health and Mental HealthSmoking Behavior and CessationStress Responses and CortisolEating Disorders and BehaviorsOptimism, Hope, and Well-beingAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthCancer survivorship and careHealth disparities and outcomes