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Best Applied Psychology journals

258 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Applied Psychology. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 65 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior 61.8 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
2 Human Resource Management Review 32.6 99th Q1 SSCI A No
3 Technological Forecasting and Social Change 30.5 99th Q1 SSCI A No
4 Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 21.8 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
5 International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology 21.6 98th Q1 SSCI – No
6 Leadership Quarterly 19.1 97th Q1 SSCI A* No
7 Psychology and Marketing 17.7 97th Q1 SSCI A No
8 Trauma, Violence, and Abuse 16.7 97th Q1 SSCI – No
9 Work and Stress 15.1 96th Q1 SSCI A No
10 International Journal of Consumer Studies 15 96th Q1 SSCI A No
11 Human Resource Management 15 95th Q1 SSCI A* No
12 Journal of Applied Psychology 15 95th Q1 SSCI A* No
13 Social Issues and Policy Review 15 95th Q1 SSCI – No
14 Personnel Psychology 14.8 94th Q1 SSCI A* No
15 Human-Computer Interaction 14.6 94th Q1 SCIE A No
16 Journal of Organizational Behavior 14.2 93rd Q1 SSCI A* No
17 Human Factors 12.7 93rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
18 Organizational Psychology Review 12.4 93rd Q1 SSCI A No
19 Journal of Consumer Psychology 12.3 92nd Q1 SSCI A* No
20 Psychological Medicine 12.2 92nd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
21 Applied Psychology 11.4 92nd Q1 SSCI A No
22 Group and Organization Management 11.3 91st Q1 SSCI A No
23 Personnel Review 11.3 91st Q1 SSCI A No
24 Journal of Environmental Psychology 10.9 90th Q1 SSCI A No
25 Journal of Business and Psychology 10.6 90th Q1 SSCI A No
26 Assessment 10.4 90th Q1 SSCI – No
27 European Journal of Psychological Assessment 10.4 89th Q1 SSCI B No
28 Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 10.4 89th Q1 SSCI A No
29 Body Image 10.3 88th Q1 SSCI – No
30 Journal of Vocational Behavior 10.2 88th Q1 SSCI A* No
31 Journal of Consumer Behaviour 10.1 88th Q1 SSCI A No
32 European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 9.7 87th Q1 SSCI A No
33 European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context 9.5 87th Q1 SSCI – Yes
34 Journal of Career Development 9.3 87th Q1 SSCI B No
35 Behavioural Public Policy 8.5 86th Q1 ESCI – No
36 Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 8.3 86th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
37 Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 8.3 85th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
38 Journal of Interpersonal Violence 8.1 85th Q1 SSCI – No
39 Media Psychology 7.8 85th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
40 Cognition and Instruction 7.7 84th Q1 SSCI – No
41 Computers in Human Behavior Reports 7.7 84th Q1 ESCI – Yes
42 Small Group Research 7.6 83rd Q1 SSCI A No
43 Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 7.6 83rd Q1 SSCI A No
44 Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 7.5 83rd Q1 SSCI A* No
45 International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 7.4 82nd Q1 SSCI – No
46 Games and Culture 7.3 82nd Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
47 Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 7.2 81st Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
48 Educational and Psychological Measurement 7.1 81st Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
49 Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 7.1 81st Q1 SSCI – No
50 Health Psychology 7 80th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
51 Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 6.9 80th Q1 SSCI B No
52 Psychosocial Intervention 6.9 80th Q1 SSCI – Yes
53 Organizational Dynamics 6.8 79th Q1 SSCI A No
54 Psychology and Health 6.8 79th Q1 SSCI – No
55 Industrial and Organizational Psychology 6.8 78th Q1 SSCI B No
56 Applied Developmental Science 6.7 78th Q1 SSCI – No
57 Psychology of Sport and Exercise 6.7 78th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
58 Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being 6.4 77th Q1 SSCI – No
59 Mindfulness 6.3 77th Q1 SSCI – No
60 Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making 6.2 76th Q1 ESCI – No
61 Journal of Trust Research 6 76th Q1 ESCI B No
62 Psychology, Health and Medicine 6 76th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
63 American Journal of Community Psychology 6 75th Q1 SSCI – No
64 Journal of Health Psychology 6 75th Q1 SSCI – No
65 Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 5.9 75th Q1 SSCI – No
66 Psychosomatic Medicine 5.9 74th Q2 – – No
67 British Journal of Health Psychology 5.7 74th Q2 SSCI – No
68 Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 5.6 73rd Q2 SSCI A* No
69 Behavioral Medicine 5.6 73rd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
70 Methods, Data, Analyses 5.6 73rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
71 Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science 5.5 72nd Q2 SSCI – No
72 Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development 5.5 72nd Q2 SSCI – No
73 Journal of Managerial Psychology 5.5 71st Q2 SSCI B No
74 Psychology and Sexuality 5.4 71st Q2 SSCI – No
75 International Journal of Selection and Assessment 5.3 71st Q2 SSCI A No
76 Motivation Science 5.3 70th Q2 SSCI – No
77 Nature and Science of Sleep 5.3 70th Q2 SCIE – Yes
78 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 5.3 69th Q2 SCIE – No
79 Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback 5.2 69th Q2 SSCI – No
80 Stress and Health 5.1 68th Q2 SCIE, SSCI A No
81 European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 5.1 68th Q2 ESCI – Yes
82 International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 5 68th Q2 SSCI – No
83 Psychology of Popular Media 5 68th Q2 SSCI – No
84 Psychology of Men and Masculinity 5 67th Q2 SSCI – No
85 Translational Behavioral Medicine 5 67th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
86 Journal of Economic Psychology 4.9 66th Q2 SSCI A No
87 Journal of the Association for Consumer Research 4.9 66th Q2 ESCI B No
88 Journal of Black Psychology 4.9 66th Q2 SSCI – No
89 Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin 4.8 65th Q2 SSCI – No
90 Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology 4.8 65th Q2 SSCI – No
91 Ecopsychology 4.7 64th Q2 ESCI – No
92 International Journal of Wellbeing 4.7 64th Q2 – – Yes
93 Journal of Counseling and Development 4.7 64th Q2 SSCI – No
94 Journal of Media Psychology 4.6 63rd Q2 SSCI – No
95 Legal and Criminological Psychology 4.6 63rd Q2 SSCI – No
96 Anuario de Psicologia Juridica 4.5 62nd Q2 SSCI – Yes
97 Mental Health and Physical Activity 4.5 62nd Q2 SSCI – No
98 Psychological Services 4.5 62nd Q2 SSCI – No
99 Journal of Personnel Psychology 4.5 61st Q2 SSCI B No
100 Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition 4.5 61st Q2 SSCI – No
101 Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions 4.5 61st Q2 SSCI – No
102 International Journal of Stress Management 4.4 60th Q2 SSCI A No
103 International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 4.4 60th Q2 SSCI – No
104 Scandinavian Journal of Management 4.4 59th Q2 SSCI B No
105 Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 4.4 59th Q2 – – Yes
106 Counseling Psychologist 4.4 59th Q2 SSCI – No
107 Group Dynamics 4.3 58th Q2 SSCI B No
108 Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science 4.3 58th Q2 – – No
109 International Gambling Studies 4.3 57th Q2 SSCI B No
110 Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine 4.3 57th Q2 ESCI – No
111 Translational Issues in Psychological Science 4.3 57th Q2 ESCI – No
112 Journal of Sport Psychology in Action 4.2 56th Q2 ESCI – No
113 Psychology of Violence 4.1 56th Q2 SSCI – No
114 Victims and Offenders 4.1 56th Q2 SSCI – No
115 Evolutionary Human Sciences 4.1 55th Q2 ESCI – Yes
116 International Journal of Aerospace Psychology 4 55th Q2 SSCI – No
117 Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 4 54th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
118 Counselling Psychology Quarterly 3.9 54th Q2 ESCI – No
119 Journal of Turkish Science Education 3.9 54th Q2 – – No
120 Evidence-based HRM 3.8 53rd Q2 ESCI B No
121 Career Development Quarterly 3.8 53rd Q2 SSCI – No
122 British Journal of Guidance and Counselling 3.8 52nd Q2 SSCI – No
123 Judgment and Decision Making 3.6 52nd Q2 SSCI A Yes
124 Philosophical Psychology 3.6 52nd Q2 SSCI – No
125 Human Performance 3.6 51st Q2 SSCI A No
126 Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology 3.6 51st Q2 SSCI – No
127 Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 3.6 50th Q2 SSCI – No
128 International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology 3.5 50th Q2 – – No
129 Journal of Criminal Justice 3.4 50th Q2 SSCI – No
130 Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 3.3 49th Q3 SSCI A No
131 Journal of Organizational Behavior Management 3.3 49th Q3 SSCI B No
132 Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science 3.3 49th Q3 SSCI – No
133 Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology 3.2 48th Q3 ESCI – No
134 Journal of Social and Political Psychology 3.2 48th Q3 ESCI – Yes
135 Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma 3.1 47th Q3 SSCI – No
136 International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation 3 47th Q3 – – No
137 Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics 3 47th Q3 SSCI – No
138 Decision 3 46th Q3 ESCI B No
139 Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 3 46th Q3 ESCI – No
140 Journal of Educational Measurement 3 45th Q3 SSCI – No
141 Consulting Psychology Journal 2.9 45th Q3 ESCI – No
142 Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology 2.9 45th Q3 SSCI – No
143 International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior 2.8 44th Q3 ESCI C No
144 Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 2.8 44th Q3 SSCI A No
145 European Review of Applied Psychology 2.8 43rd Q3 SSCI – No
146 Journal of Child Sexual Abuse: Research, Treatment, and Program Innovations for Victims, Suvivors, and Offenders 2.7 43rd Q3 SSCI – No
147 Journal of Criminal Psychology 2.7 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
148 Journal of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior 2.7 42nd Q3 – C No
149 African Journal of Psychological Assessment 2.7 42nd Q3 – – Yes
150 Social Psychological Bulletin 2.7 42nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
151 Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 2.6 41st Q3 ESCI – No
152 Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy 2.6 41st Q3 – – No
153 Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health 2.6 40th Q3 ESCI – No
154 Psychology of Leaders and Leadership 2.6 40th Q3 ESCI – No
155 SA Journal of Industrial Psychology 2.6 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
156 ETS Research Report Series 2.6 39th Q3 – – No
157 Journal for Person-Oriented Research 2.5 39th Q3 – – Yes
158 Journal of Applied School Psychology 2.5 38th Q3 ESCI – No
159 International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling 2.4 38th Q3 ESCI – No
160 Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 2.4 38th Q3 – – Yes
161 Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice 2.4 37th Q3 SSCI – No
162 JAACAP Open 2.3 37th Q3 ESCI – Yes
163 Theory and Decision 2.2 37th Q3 SSCI A No
164 Sport Psychologist 2.2 36th Q3 SCIE, SSCI B No
165 Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies 2.2 36th Q3 – – No
166 Cuadernos de Psicologia del Deporte 2.1 35th Q3 – – No
167 Human-Animal Interactions 2.1 35th Q3 ESCI – Yes
168 Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development 2.1 35th Q3 SSCI – No
169 Acta Neuropsychologica 2.1 34th Q3 ESCI – No
170 Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy 2.1 34th Q3 ESCI – No
171 Pastoral Psychology 2 33rd Q3 ESCI – No
172 Journal of Employment Counseling 1.9 33rd Q3 SSCI A No
173 Zeitschrift fur Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie 1.9 33rd Q3 SSCI – No
174 Psikohumaniora 1.9 32nd Q3 – – Yes
175 Psychological Test Adaptation and Development 1.9 32nd Q3 – – Yes
176 Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling 1.9 31st Q3 SSCI – No
177 Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health 1.9 31st Q3 ESCI – No
178 Subjectivity 1.9 31st Q3 ESCI – No
179 Journal of Behavioral Science 1.8 30th Q3 ESCI – No
180 Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 1.8 30th Q3 ESCI – No
181 Zeitschrift fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie 1.8 30th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
182 Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity 1.8 29th Q3 – – No
183 Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention 1.8 29th Q3 – – Yes
184 Basic and Applied Social Psychology 1.7 28th Q3 SSCI B No
185 European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy 1.7 28th Q3 – – Yes
186 Humanistic Psychologist 1.7 28th Q3 – – No
187 Families, Systems and Health 1.6 27th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
188 Psyecology 1.6 27th Q3 ESCI – No
189 European Journal of Humour Research 1.6 26th Q3 ESCI – Yes
190 Music Therapy Perspectives 1.6 26th Q3 ESCI – No
191 Transactions on Transport Sciences 1.6 26th Q3 – – Yes
192 Advances in Cognitive Psychology 1.6 25th Q3 SSCI – Yes
193 Timing and Time Perception 1.6 25th Q3 ESCI – No
194 Journal of Financial Therapy 1.5 25th Q3 – – Yes
195 Ansiedad y Estres 1.5 24th Q4 ESCI – No
196 Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment 1.5 24th Q4 – – No
197 International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 1.5 23rd Q4 – – Yes
198 Cultural-Historical Psychology 1.4 23rd Q4 ESCI – Yes
199 Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 1.4 23rd Q4 ESCI – No
200 Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Organisationspsychologie 1.4 22nd Q4 ESCI – No
201 Revista Espanola de Orientacion y Psicopedagogia 1.4 22nd Q4 ESCI – No
202 Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors 1.3 21st Q4 – – No
203 Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie 1.3 21st Q4 ESCI – No
204 PPmP Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie 1.3 21st Q4 SSCI – No
205 Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health 1.3 20th Q4 – – Yes
206 Journal of Forensic Practice 1.3 20th Q4 ESCI – No
207 Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling 1.2 19th Q4 ESCI – No
208 Journal of Psychological and Educational Research 1.2 19th Q4 – – No
209 Social Psychology and Society 1.2 19th Q4 ESCI – Yes
210 National Psychological Journal 1.1 18th Q4 – – Yes
211 Journal of Psychological Science 1 18th Q4 – – No
212 NeuroRegulation 1 18th Q4 – – Yes
213 Annales Medico-Psychologiques 1 17th Q4 SCIE – No
214 Psihologijske Teme 1 17th Q4 ESCI – Yes
215 Dog Behavior 1 16th Q4 – – No
216 Primenjena Psihologija 1 16th Q4 ESCI – Yes
217 Psicogente 0.9 16th Q4 – – Yes
218 Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 0.9 15th Q4 – – No
219 Psychology and Law 0.9 15th Q4 ESCI – Yes
220 International Online Journal of Education and Teaching 0.9 14th Q4 – – No
221 Organizatsionnaya Psikhologiya 0.9 14th Q4 ESCI – No
222 Counselling Psychology Review 0.8 14th Q4 – – No
223 International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture 0.8 13th Q4 – – Yes
224 Travail Humain 0.8 13th Q4 SCIE, SSCI – No
225 European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy 0.7 12th Q4 ESCI – Yes
226 Jurnal Pengukuran Psikologi dan Pendidikan Indonesia 0.7 12th Q4 – – Yes
227 Studia Sportiva 0.7 12th Q4 – – No
228 Infant Observation 0.7 11th Q4 – – No
229 Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society 0.7 11th Q4 ESCI – No
230 Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 0.7 11th Q4 – – No
231 Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology 0.6 10th Q4 ESCI – No
232 Romanian Journal of Applied Psychology 0.6 10th Q4 – – Yes
233 International Journal of Transpersonal Studies 0.6 9th Q4 – – No
234 Rossijskij Psihiatriceskij Zurnal 0.6 9th Q4 – – No
235 Arteterapia 0.5 9th Q4 ESCI – Yes
236 BPA Applied Psychology Bulletin 0.5 8th Q4 – – No
237 International Sports Studies 0.5 8th Q4 ESCI – No
238 Creative Arts in Education and Therapy 0.5 7th Q4 – – No
239 Psicologia della Salute 0.5 7th Q4 – – No
240 Zeitschrift fur Evaluation 0.5 7th Q4 SSCI – No
241 International Journal of Jungian Studies 0.5 6th Q4 ESCI – No
242 Journal for Geometry and Graphics 0.5 6th Q4 ESCI – No
243 Psiquemag 0.5 6th Q4 – – Yes
244 Perspectives in Pragmatics, Philosophy and Psychology 0.4 5th Q4 – – No
245 Revista Brasileira de Orientacao Profissional 0.4 5th Q4 – – No
246 Groupwork 0.4 4th Q4 – – No
247 Journal of Clinical Psychology Research 0.4 4th Q4 – – Yes
248 Problemi 0.4 4th Q4 – – No
249 Suchttherapie 0.4 3rd Q4 SCIE – No
250 Acta Comportamentalia 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
251 Crime Files 0.3 2nd Q4 – – No
252 Revista Mexicana de Analisis de la Conducta 0.3 2nd Q4 – – No
253 Socialni Prace 0.3 2nd Q4 – – No
254 Journal of Applied Psychological Research 0.2 1st Q4 – – Yes
255 Versus 0.2 1st Q4 ESCI – No
256 European Judaism 0.2 0th Q4 ESCI – No
257 Existenzanalyse 0.2 0th Q4 – – No
258 Jung Journal: Culture and Psyche 0.2 0th Q4 AHCI – No

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