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Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

American Psychological Association · United States · Est. 1982

ISSN1939-1323

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.784

H-Index

144

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.82

Total Works

5,766

Total Citations

136,488

2yr Mean Citedness

1.22

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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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

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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?

1939-1323

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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.

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