ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1990–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
9.9
SJR · SCImago
2.309
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
345
Best quartile
Q1 · 93rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology (all) | 15 / 220 | 93rd | Q1 |
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Psychological Science
Psychological Science is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 9.9), ABDC A*, ABS / AJG 4*, WoS SSCI, FT50. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Sage Publications.
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ISSN 0956-7976Verify ISSN ↗1467-9280Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Sage Publications
Scopus · Q1ABDC A*ABS / AJG 4*WoS · SSCIFT50ONOS
9.9
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
A*
ABDC rating
4
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,900 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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
1990
Field of research
Strategy, management and organisational behaviour (3507)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Sage Publications
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* = 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
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
Learn about ONOS Not listed in: DOAJ, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Psychological Science indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1990–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 9.9.
What quartile is Psychological Science in Scopus?
Psychological Science is Q1 in Psychology (all) (rank 15 of 220), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Psychological Science?
Psychological Science 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 9.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 93rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 2.309, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 345.
How much does it cost to publish in Psychological Science?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,900 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Psychological Science and what is its ISSN?
Psychological Science is published by Sage Publications. Its print ISSN is 0956-7976 and its online ISSN is 1467-9280.
Is Psychological Science covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Psychological Science in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Psychological Science?
It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Strategy, management and organisational behaviour.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Psychological Science?
It is graded 4* in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Psychology (General) field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Psychological Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Psychological Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Psychological Science has an h-index of 418 and a 2-year mean of 6.26 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 9.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #11 of 217 Scopus journals in Psychology (all).
418
h-index
6.26
2-yr mean citations
4,826
i10-index
6,101
works indexed
821,404
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,900
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#11 of 217 Top 6% Psychology (all)
Psychological Science published 65 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 231. 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 Science? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (39%), United Kingdom (6.7%) and Netherlands (5.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Psychological Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 30 retracted papers are recorded (4.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 30 · 4.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
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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