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Journal of Personality Disorders

Guilford Publications · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1943-2763

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 (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.027

H-Indexi

141

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.034

Total Worksi

1,995

Total Citationsi

97,374

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Personality Disorders has long been a singular forum devoted exclusively to the diagnosis and treatment of clinically significant personality disorders. The journal fosters dialogue among researchers and practitioners working from a variety of orientations and approaches, with a well established international impact. This multidisciplinary journal regularly features: Research on normal and pathological personality and development New methodologies for assessing personality Etiologies and clinical classifications for personality disorders Epidemiological studies and outcomes research on diagnostic criteria Treatment techniques and innovations

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyBimonthly, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,995

Publisher OrgGuilford Press

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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?

Guilford Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1943-2763

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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

1.4k

2019

807

2020

620

2021

285

2022

363

2023

133

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsMental Health and PsychiatryPersonality Traits and PsychologyPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingMental Health Research TopicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum DisordersPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Personality Disorders

Is Journal of Personality Disorders a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Personality Disorders: 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 Personality Disorders?

Journal of Personality Disorders 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 1.96.

Is Journal of Personality Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Personality Disorders is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.