ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
2001–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
8.4
SJR · SCImago
1.961
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
190
Best quartile
Q1 · 89th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology (all) | 23 / 220 | 89th | Q1 |
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Emotion
Emotion is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 8.4), WoS SSCI. Published by American Psychological Association.
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ISSN 1528-3542Verify ISSN ↗1931-1516Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Scopus · Q1WoS · SSCI
8.4
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Quick answers
Is Emotion indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 8.4.
What quartile is Emotion in Scopus?
Emotion is Q1 in Psychology (all) (rank 23 of 220), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Emotion?
Emotion is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 8.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 89th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.961, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 190.
Who publishes Emotion and what is its ISSN?
Emotion is published by American Psychological Association. Its print ISSN is 1528-3542 and its online ISSN is 1931-1516.
Is Emotion in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Emotion open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Emotion? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Emotion has an h-index of 220 and a 2-year mean of 1.83 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 8.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #87 of 217 Scopus journals in Psychology (all).
220
h-index
1.83
2-yr mean citations
2,197
i10-index
4,162
works indexed
221,962
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#87 of 217 Top 41% Psychology (all)
Emotion published 262 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 270. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Emotion? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (46.8%), Israel (7.3%) and Canada (7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Emotion? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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