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Psychological Science in the Public Interest

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN2160-0031

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

5.852

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

12.668

Total Works

Total Citations

9,271

2yr Mean Citedness

4.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on psychological research relevant to public issues, including fraud, inequality, mathematics education, public health responses to pandemics, cognitive aging, emotional expression, and reading acquisition. It examines how psychological principles inform policy, practice, and societal challenges, and aims to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and public understanding.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyThree No. A Year, 2003-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications16

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2160-0031

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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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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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social and Intergroup PsychologyLegal case studies and regulationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationReading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsCognitive Abilities and TestingSocial Representations and Identity