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Affective Science

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 2009

ISSN2662-2041eISSN2662-205X

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total45

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.127

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.674

Total Works

358

Total Citations

4,484

2yr Mean Citedness

2.08

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the nature of emotions, including their valence, motivational direction, and regulation, as well as the cognitive processes involved in understanding and experiencing them.

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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 / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications358

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

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