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Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

American Psychological Association · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1942-9681eISSN1942-969X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.173

H-Index

111

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.133

Total Works

3,185

Total Citations

65,773

2yr Mean Citedness

1.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy publishes research on the nature and impact of trauma, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related symptoms. The journal explores various forms of trauma, such as racial trauma, sexual victimization, and image-based sexual abuse, and their associations with psychological distress and well-being. It also investigates resilience, coping mechanisms, and interventions like hyperbaric oxygen therapy, conscious dance, and trauma-sensitive yoga for trauma survivors.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyEight Issues A Year, 2019-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,185

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

1942-9681 / 1942-969X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Social PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychiatryPsychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologyClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchResilience and Mental HealthChild Abuse and TraumaMigration, Health and TraumaCOVID-19 and Mental HealthTraumatic Brain Injury ResearchMental Health Research TopicsMental Health via WritingGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development