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Health Psychology Research

Open Medical Publishing · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN2420-8124eISSN2420-8124

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.737

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.177

Total Worksi

441

Total Citationsi

6,473

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Clinical; Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications441

Publisher OrgPAGEPress (Italy)

OA Since2013

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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?

Open Medical Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2420-8124 / 2420-8124

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

277

2019

612

2020

511

2021

1.2k

2022

343

2023

161

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.

Clinical PsychologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Clinical

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental HealthClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 and Mental HealthEating Disorders and BehaviorsBehavioral Health and InterventionsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCancer survivorship and careHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeHealth disparities and outcomesImpact of Technology on AdolescentsCardiac Health and Mental Health

Frequently asked questions about Health Psychology Research

Is Health Psychology Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Health Psychology Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Health Psychology Research?

Health Psychology Research 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 1.51.

Is Health Psychology Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Health Psychology Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Health Psychology Research?