ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1904–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
30.2
SJR · SCImago
8.496
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
396
Best quartile
Q1 · 98th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology (all) | 3 / 220 | 98th | Q1 |
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Psychological Bulletin
Psychological Bulletin is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 30.2), ABDC A*, ABS / AJG 4, WoS SCIE/SSCI. Published by American Psychological Association.
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ISSN 0033-2909Verify ISSN ↗1939-1455Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Scopus · Q1ABDC A*ABS / AJG 4WoS · SCIE, SSCI
30.2
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
A*
ABDC rating
3
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
1904
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 (General)
4 = top journals.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
View this source on ABS Not listed in: DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Psychological Bulletin indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1904–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 30.2.
What quartile is Psychological Bulletin in Scopus?
Psychological Bulletin is Q1 in Psychology (all) (rank 3 of 220), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Psychological Bulletin?
Psychological Bulletin is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and 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 30.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 98th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 8.496, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 396.
Who publishes Psychological Bulletin and what is its ISSN?
Psychological Bulletin is published by American Psychological Association. Its print ISSN is 0033-2909 and its online ISSN is 1939-1455.
Is Psychological Bulletin in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Psychological Bulletin?
It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Strategy, management and organisational behaviour.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Psychological Bulletin?
It is graded 4 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Psychology (General) field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Psychological Bulletin open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Psychological Bulletin? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Psychological Bulletin has an h-index of 654 and a 2-year mean of 11.15 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 30.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #3 of 217 Scopus journals in Psychology (all).
654
h-index
11.15
2-yr mean citations
5,467
i10-index
11,597
works indexed
1,930,399
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#3 of 217 Top 2% Psychology (all)
Psychological Bulletin published 88 papers in 2025. 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 Psychological Bulletin? — latest 99 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United States (35.5%), Germany (10.1%) and United Kingdom (8.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Psychological Bulletin? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
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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