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BMC Psychology

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1983

ISSN2050-7283eISSN2050-7283

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.03

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.155

Total Works

4,471

Total Citations

49,010

2yr Mean Citedness

3.43

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Behavioral Research, Psychology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 939 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,471

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2050-7283 / 2050-7283

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentImpact of Technology on AdolescentsCOVID-19 and Mental HealthResilience and Mental HealthAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsMental Health Treatment and AccessPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies