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PsyCh Journal

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN2046-0260

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total53

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

0.539

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.622

Total Works

974

Total Citations

7,978

2yr Mean Citedness

1.81

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

PsyCh Journal is an international psychology journal that explores the basic mechanisms of the human mind and behaviour, spanning the whole field of scientific psychology. The journal also publishes evaluative and integrative review papers on any significant research contribution in any area of scientific psychology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 98 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications974

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2046-0260

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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

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2026

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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health Research TopicsNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesBehavioral Health and InterventionsNeuroscience and Music PerceptionPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesCultural Differences and ValuesHuman auditory perception and evaluation