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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law · United States

ISSN1943-3662

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.353

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.819

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law is a multidisciplinary forum dedicated to advancing scholarship and discussion at the intersection of psychiatry and the legal system. It focuses on the theory and practice of forensic psychiatry.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1943-3662

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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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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LawPsychiatry

Scopus Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthPathology and Forensic MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Is Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law: 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 Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law?

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 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.

Is Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.