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Affective Science

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2009

ISSN2662-2041eISSN2662-205X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

232

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 198d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.625

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.674

Total Worksi

358

Total Citationsi

4,484

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology; Psychology, Experimental; Behavioral Neuroscience; Clinical Psychology; Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology; Social Psychology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications358

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2662-2041 / 2662-205X

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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

2019

446

2020

1.7k

2021

1.3k

2022

945

2023

280

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.

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ1

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyQ1

Social PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

PsychologyPsychology, Experimental

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologyNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyClinical PsychologyBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mental Health Research TopicsFace Recognition and PerceptionPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionCultural Differences and ValuesEmotions and Moral BehaviorChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesEmotion and Mood RecognitionBehavioral Health and Interventions

Frequently asked questions about Affective Science

Is Affective Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Affective Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Affective Science?

Affective Science 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 2.08.

Is Affective Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Affective Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Affective Science?