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Journal of Genetic Psychology

Routledge · United States · Est. 1929

ISSN1940-0896

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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?

221

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 182d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.706

H-Indexi

101

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.798

Total Worksi

3,859

Total Citationsi

65,591

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology; Psychology, Development; Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Clinical Psychology; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Life-span and Life-course Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1929

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,859

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1940-0896

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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

528

2019

471

2020

515

2021

448

2022

169

2023

139

2024

115

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ2

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologyPsychology, DevelopmentPsychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyLife-span and Life-course StudiesClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild and Animal Learning DevelopmentCognitive Abilities and TestingBullying, Victimization, and AggressionAttachment and Relationship DynamicsBehavioral and Psychological StudiesChild Development and Digital TechnologyCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Genetic Psychology

Is Journal of Genetic Psychology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Genetic 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 1.79.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Genetic Psychology?