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Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

American Psychological Association · United States · Est. 1982

ISSN1939-1323

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.753

H-Indexi

144

SNIPi

0.82

Total Worksi

5,766

Total Citationsi

136,488

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice publishes articles on the application of psychology, including the scientific underpinnings of the profession. It covers psychological practice activities, research and theory on legal, ethical, or public policy issues affecting the practice of psychology, and literature reviews of clinical research with implications for prevention, assessment, or intervention.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,766

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

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

8/11 · 73%

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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?

1939-1323

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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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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

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

916

2019

896

2020

914

2021

665

2022

200

2023

229

2024

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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyEducational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychological Testing and AssessmentCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsInnovations in Medical EducationMental Health Treatment and AccessEthics in medical practice

Frequently asked questions about Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Is Professional Psychology: Research and Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Professional Psychology: Research and Practice: 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 Professional Psychology: Research and Practice?

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 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 1.22.

Is Professional Psychology: Research and Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.