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Top Scientific Journals in Psychology

Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Psychology. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.

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578
Q1 Journals
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Psychology Journal Rankings(20 / 578)

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#21
Tier 1TOP
American Psychologist
ISSN: 0003-066X / 1935-990X • APA
Impact Factor
6.6
Scopus SJR
2.13
United StatesView Profile
#22
Q1
Communications Psychology
ISSN: 2731-9121 • SPRINGERNATURE
Impact Factor
6.4
Scopus SJR
—
InternationalView Profile
#23
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Educational Psychology
ISSN: 0022-0663 / 1939-2176 • APA
Impact Factor
6.4
Scopus SJR
2.643
United StatesView Profile
#24
Tier 1TOP
European Review of Social Psychology
ISSN: 1046-3283 / 1479-277X • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
6.2
Scopus SJR
2.818
United KingdomView Profile
#25
Tier 1TOP
Developmental Review
ISSN: 0273-2297 / 1090-2406 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
6
Scopus SJR
2.367
United StatesView Profile
#26
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
ISSN: 0022-006X / 1939-2117 • APA
Impact Factor
6
Scopus SJR
2.077
United StatesView Profile
#27
Tier 1TOP
Psychosocial Intervention
ISSN: 1132-0559 / 2173-4712 • Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid
Impact Factor
6
Scopus SJR
1.486
#28
Tier 1TOP
Autism
ISSN: 1362-3613 / 1461-7005 • SAGE
Impact Factor
5.7
Scopus SJR
1.935
United StatesView Profile
#29
Tier 1TOP
Psychological Review
ISSN: 0033-295X / 1939-1471 • American Psychological Association Inc.
Impact Factor
5.7
Scopus SJR
3.222
United StatesView Profile
#30
Tier 1TOP
Current Directions in Psychological Science
ISSN: 0963-7214 / 1467-8721 • SAGE
Impact Factor
5.6
Scopus SJR
2.975
United StatesView Profile
#31
Tier 1TOP
Work and Stress
ISSN: 0267-8373 / 1464-5335 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
5.5
Scopus SJR
2.762
United KingdomView Profile
#32
Tier 1TOP
Psychological Science
ISSN: 0956-7976 / 1467-9280 • SAGE
Impact Factor
5.4
Scopus SJR
2.309
United StatesView Profile
#33
Tier 1TOP
Child Development Perspectives
ISSN: 1750-8592 / 1750-8606 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
5.2
Scopus SJR
2.214
United StatesView Profile
#34
Tier 2
Clinical Psychological Science
ISSN: 2167-7026 / 2167-7034 • SAGE
Impact Factor
5.1
Scopus SJR
2.264
United StatesView Profile
#35
Tier 2
Qualitative Research in Psychology
ISSN: 1478-0887 / 1478-0895 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
4.9
Scopus SJR
1.32
United KingdomView Profile
#36
Tier 1TOP
European Journal of Personality
ISSN: 0890-2070 / 1099-0984 • SAGE
Impact Factor
4.8
Scopus SJR
2.57
United StatesView Profile
#37
Tier 1TOP
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Cognitive Science
ISSN: 1939-5078 / 1939-5086 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
4.7
Scopus SJR
1.939
InternationalView Profile
#38
Tier 2
BMC Psychology
ISSN: 2050-7283 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
4.6
Scopus SJR
1.127
United KingdomView Profile
#39
Tier 1TOP
British Journal of Educational Psychology
ISSN: 0007-0998 / 2044-8279 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
4.5
Scopus SJR
1.747
United StatesView Profile
#40
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
ISSN: 0047-2891 / 1573-6601 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
4.5
Scopus SJR
1.893
NetherlandsView Profile
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