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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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

142

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 126d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.127

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.155

Total Worksi

4,471

Total Citationsi

49,010

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 943 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

LOCKSSCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2050-7283 / 2050-7283

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Open

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

3.3k

2019

135

4.9k

2020

202

5.6k

2021

324

5.1k

2022

447

6.7k

2023

801

8.1k

2024

1.6k

5.1k

2025

1.2k

156

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about BMC Psychology

Is BMC Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMC Psychology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BMC Psychology?

BMC Psychology 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 3.43.

Is BMC Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMC Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BMC Psychology?