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Status
Active
Coverage
1917–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
15
SJR · SCImago
5.473
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
371
Best quartile
Q1 · 95th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Psychology | 12 / 258 | 95th | Q1 |
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Journal of Applied Psychology
Journal of Applied Psychology is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 15), ABDC A*, ABS / AJG 4*, WoS SSCI, FT50. Published by American Psychological Association.
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ISSN 0021-9010Verify ISSN ↗1939-1854Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Scopus · Q1ABDC A*ABS / AJG 4*WoS · SSCIFT50
15
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
A*
ABDC rating
4
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1917
Field of research
Strategy, management and organisational behaviour (3507)
Publisher (per ABDC)
American Psychological Association
A* = top 5–7% of journals in its field — an internationally recognised exemplar of excellence.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Psychology (Work and Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour)
4* = journals of distinction — the guide’s highest grade.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
View this source on ABS FT50Financial Times research list
✓ On the Financial Times FT50 list
Not listed in: DOAJ, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Applied Psychology indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1917–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 15.
What quartile is Journal of Applied Psychology in Scopus?
Journal of Applied Psychology is Q1 in Applied Psychology (rank 12 of 258), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Applied Psychology?
Journal of Applied Psychology 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 15, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 95th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 5.473, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 371.
Who publishes Journal of Applied Psychology and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Applied Psychology is published by American Psychological Association. Its print ISSN is 0021-9010 and its online ISSN is 1939-1854.
Is Journal of Applied Psychology in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Applied Psychology?
It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Strategy, management and organisational behaviour.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Applied Psychology?
It is graded 4* in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Psychology (Work and Organisational Psychology and Organisational Behaviour) field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Applied Psychology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Applied Psychology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Applied Psychology has an h-index of 525 and a 2-year mean of 4.85 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 15, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #27 of 248 Scopus journals in Applied Psychology.
525
h-index
4.85
2-yr mean citations
7,750
i10-index
13,653
works indexed
1,435,756
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#27 of 248 Top 11% Applied Psychology
Journal of Applied Psychology published 101 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 228. 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 Journal of Applied Psychology? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (54.2%), China (10.4%) and Canada (4.8%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Applied Psychology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.1 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 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration54.2% of recent authorship from United States
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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