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Discover Psychology

Discover · Switzerland · Est. 2021

ISSN2731-4537eISSN2731-4537

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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?

210

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 177d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 1.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.475

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.1

SNIPi

0.824

Total Worksi

648

Total Citationsi

1,554

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

FrequencyAnnual

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

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2731-4537 / 2731-4537

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

2021

623

2022

178

2023

208

728

2024

234

241

2025

217

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.

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q3

Behavioral NeuroscienceQ4

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

Frequently asked questions about Discover Psychology

Is Discover Psychology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Discover Psychology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Discover Psychology?

Discover Psychology 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1.

Is Discover Psychology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Discover Psychology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.