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Psychology and Sexuality

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1941-9902

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 (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

166

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 155d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.873

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.911

Total Worksi

672

Total Citationsi

11,282

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Psychology and Sexuality is an international journal that publishes research related to psychology and sexuality. It aims to advance knowledge and understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, heterosexual, and queer issues in psychology and allied disciplines, as well as human sexuality and sexual orientation.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications672

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?

1941-9902

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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

914

2019

1.4k

2020

881

2021

397

2022

175

2023

149

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.

Gender StudiesQ1

Health (social science)Q1

Applied PsychologyQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Health (social science)Gender StudiesApplied PsychologySocial Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicySexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyGender, Feminism, and MediaMarriage and Sexual RelationshipsGender Roles and Identity StudiesSocial and Intergroup PsychologyReproductive Health and TechnologiesSexual function and dysfunction studiesAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthSex work and related issues

Frequently asked questions about Psychology and Sexuality

Is Psychology and Sexuality a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychology and Sexuality: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Psychology and Sexuality?

Psychology and Sexuality 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 1.02.

Is Psychology and Sexuality indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychology and Sexuality is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.