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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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

5.539

H-Indexi

SNIPi

12.668

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

9,271

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Psychology (miscellaneous).

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

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?

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?

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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

2016

1.3k

2017

1.3k

2018

1.7k

2019

1.2k

2020

2022

2024

2025

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Psychological Science in the Public Interest

Is Psychological Science in the Public Interest a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychological Science in the Public Interest: 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 Psychological Science in the Public Interest?

Psychological Science in the Public Interest 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 4.00.

Is Psychological Science in the Public Interest indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychological Science in the Public Interest is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Psychological Science in the Public Interest?