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Discover Psychology

Discover · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2731-4537eISSN2731-4537

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.565

H-Index

CiteScore

1.1

SNIP

0.824

Total Works

648

Total Citations

1,554

2yr Mean Citedness

1.34

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Aims & Scope

Discover Psychology is an open access journal publishing findings in all fields of psychology, including clinical, social, cognitive, biological, personality, sports, organizational, developmental, animal, health, and cultural psychology. Topics include health, environment, neuroscience, business, economics, ergonomics, and more. A journal in Springer Nature’s Discover Series: Rigorous, representative and wide-reaching.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 161 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications648

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Discover

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-4537 / 2731-4537

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ3

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Psychology (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental HealthBehavioral Neuroscience

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentResilience and Mental HealthCOVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionImpact of Technology on AdolescentsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorMental Health Treatment and AccessFamily and Disability Support ResearchOptimism, Hope, and Well-being