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Journal of Psychology and Theology

Rosemead School of Psychology · United States · Est. 1973

ISSN2328-1162

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.556

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.462

Total Worksi

2,177

Total Citationsi

24,570

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Religion; Religious Studies; Psychology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,177

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?

Rosemead School of Psychology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2328-1162

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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

321

2019

287

2020

149

2021

2022

151

2023

2024

2025

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.

Religious StudiesQ1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, MultidisciplinaryReligion

Scopus Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyHuman auditory perception and evaluationBiblical Studies and InterpretationReligion and Society InteractionsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentTheological Perspectives and PracticesGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychology and Theology

Is Journal of Psychology and Theology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Psychology and Theology: 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 Journal of Psychology and Theology?

Journal of Psychology and Theology 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 1.55.

Is Journal of Psychology and Theology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Psychology and Theology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Psychology and Theology?