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Psychology and Law

Moscow State University of Psychology and Education · Russian Federation · Est. 2015

ISSN2222-5196eISSN2222-5196
SJR Q4WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.217
H-Indexi
15
Total Worksi
697
Total Citationsi
1,989
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.79
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Applied Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation
Primary LanguageRussian
1st Year Published2015
Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications697
Publisher OrgMoscow State University of Psychology and Education
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
E-Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2222-5196 / 2222-5196
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
E-Library
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Russian

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
72
394
2019
65
289
2020
64
244
2021
66
195
2022
73
198
2023
69
130
2024
69
34
2025
33
0
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.

Applied PsychologyQ4
Clinical PsychologyQ4
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ4
Social PsychologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologySocial PsychologyClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychology of Development and EducationEducational Methods and Teacher DevelopmentSociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingEducation and Professional DevelopmentTechnology and Human Factors in Education and HealthHuman Health and DiseaseDeception detection and forensic psychologySocial and Behavioral Studies

Frequently asked questions about Psychology and Law

Is Psychology and Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Psychology and Law: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Psychology and Law?

Psychology and Law 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 0.79.

Is Psychology and Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Psychology and Law is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Psychology and Law?

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Applied Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Experimental and Cognitive Psychology; Social Psychology.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref