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American Journal of Psychology

University of Illinois Press · United States · Est. 1887

ISSN1939-8298

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.216

H-Indexi

345

SNIPi

0.388

Total Worksi

12,639

Total Citationsi

643,834

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

AJP explores the science of the mind and behavior, publishing reports of original research in experimental psychology, theoretical presentations, combined theoretical and experimental analyses, historical commentaries, and in-depth reviews of significant books.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1887

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications12,639

Publisher OrgUniversity of Illinois Press

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind 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

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Illinois Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1939-8298

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-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?

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

263

2019

262

2020

188

2021

111

2022

2023

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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ4

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyVisual perception and processing mechanismsColor perception and designMemory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience, Education and Cognitive FunctionChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentVisual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesEducational and Psychological AssessmentsBehavioral and Psychological StudiesNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Psychology

Is American Journal of Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Psychology: 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 American Journal of Psychology?

American Journal of Psychology 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 0.34.

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

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