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American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

American Orthopsychiatric Association Inc. · United States · Est. 1930

ISSN1939-0025

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.859

H-Indexi

181

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.008

Total Worksi

10,358

Total Citationsi

229,886

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Work; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Developmental and Educational Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1930

FrequencyBimonthly, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications10,358

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Orthopsychiatric Association Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1939-0025

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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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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?

N/A

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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

Citations received

1.6k

2019

1.9k

2020

1.1k

2021

729

2022

445

2023

116

281

2024

601

2025

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Work

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsOccupational Therapy Practice and ResearchChild and Adolescent HealthChild Therapy and DevelopmentChild Abuse and TraumaEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsChild Welfare and AdoptionHomelessness and Social Issues

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Is American Journal of Orthopsychiatry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Orthopsychiatry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Orthopsychiatry?

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 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 3.38.

Is American Journal of Orthopsychiatry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Orthopsychiatry?