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Journal of Psychedelic Studies

Akademiai Kiado · Hungary · Est. 2017

ISSN2559-9283eISSN2559-9283

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.646

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.588

Total Worksi

258

Total Citationsi

2,886

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Psychiatry; Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Anthropology; Clinical Psychology; Health (social science); Pharmacology (medical); Psychiatry and Mental Health; Social Psychology; Biological Psychiatry.

General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications258

Publisher OrgAkadémiai Kiadó

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Akademiai Kiado

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2559-9283 / 2559-9283

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.1k

2019

2020

378

2021

215

2022

489

2023

273

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Clinical PsychologyQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Pharmacology (medical)Q2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Biological PsychiatryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Pharmacology & PharmacyPsychiatryPsychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyPharmacology (medical)Biological PsychiatrySocial PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental HealthClinical PsychologyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychedelics and Drug StudiesChemical synthesis and alkaloidsNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesCannabis and Cannabinoid ResearchForensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsDiverse academic research themesParanormal Experiences and Beliefs

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Psychedelic Studies

Is Journal of Psychedelic Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Psychedelic Studies: 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 Journal of Psychedelic Studies?

Journal of Psychedelic Studies 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 2.58.

Is Journal of Psychedelic Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Psychedelic Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.