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CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY

ELSEVIER · NL · Est. 1980

ISSN2352-250XeISSN2352-2518

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

3.432

H-Indexi

152

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.841

Total Worksi

2,201

Total Citationsi

106,469

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionNL

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 182 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,201

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

ELSEVIER

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-250X / 2352-2518

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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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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

Citations received

220

14k

2019

163

8.2k

2020

192

11k

2021

226

7.7k

2022

176

3.8k

2023

149

1.5k

2024

220

498

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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social and Intergroup PsychologyCultural Differences and ValuesPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentBehavioral Health and InterventionsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAttachment and Relationship DynamicsMisinformation and Its ImpactsEvolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorMental Health Research TopicsPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Frequently asked questions about CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY

Is CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY?

CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY 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 3.75.

Is CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY?