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Motivation Science

American Psychological Association · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2333-8113eISSN2333-8121

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

1.385

H-Index

SNIP

1.42

Total Works

654

Total Citations

9,532

2yr Mean Citedness

1.72

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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 Published2014

Annual Volume~ 97 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications654

Publisher OrgAmerican Psychological Association

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Psychological Association

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2333-8113 / 2333-8121

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Applied PsychologyQ1

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEnvironmental EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Behavioral Health and InterventionsMotivation and Self-Concept in SportsEducation, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionMental Health Research TopicsPsychological and Temporal Perspectives ResearchSocial and Intergroup PsychologyCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesCultural Differences and Values