What is the Impact Factor of Body Image?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Body Image is 6.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Body Image indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Body Image is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 2.110 (Q1) and an H-index of 125.

Who publishes Body Image and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Body Image is published by Elsevier. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,706 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,294Top JournalHybrid

Body Image

Identifier (ISSN):1740-1445(Print)/1873-6807(Online)

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Publisher:Elsevier

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

6↑ +0.6

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Body Image

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):6

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

2.11

#1,294

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

125

125 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate28.8%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

135articles/year

49.14% Gold OA•96.82% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Body Image is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality, scientific articles on body image and human physical appearance. Body Image is a multi-faceted concept that refers to persons perceptions and attitudes about their own body, particularly but not exclusively its appearance. The journal invites contributions from a broad range of disciplines-psychological science, other social and behavioral sciences, and medical and health sciences. The journal publishes original research articles, brief research reports, theoretical and review papers, and science-based practitioner reports of interest. Dissertation abstracts are also published online, and the journal gives an annual award for the best doctoral dissertation in this field.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Psychology99.8%Medicine74.1%Developmental psychology66.4%Social psychology58.5%Clinical psychology55.3%Biology51.8%Philosophy48.7%Sociology45.8%Political science43.3%Law43.3%Psychiatry41.5%Computer science41.5%Internal medicine34.9%Mathematics33.1%Statistics29%Epistemology28.6%Pathology27.1%Psychotherapist24.2%Endocrinology22.3%Art20.6%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile 1 Calls for Papers

1 calls

Special Issues

Calls for Papers

1 Calls for Papers · Automatically synced from ScienceDirect & publishers

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHIATRY

Rank26/293

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Rank8/184

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Rank14/222

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

PSYCHIATRY

Rank14/293

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Rank6/184

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Rank17/222

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
PSYCHIATRY	JCRSSCI	26/293	Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL	JCRSSCI	8/184	Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCRSSCI	14/222	Q1
PSYCHIATRY	JCISSCI	14/293	Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL	JCISSCI	6/184	Q1
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCISSCI	17/222	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF6

Articles / Year137

Total Citations69

2025

IF5.4

Articles / Year145

Total Citations469

2024

IF5.2

Articles / Year139

Total Citations1,526

2023

IF5.2

Articles / Year148

Total Citations2,999

2022

IF5.58

Articles / Year168

Total Citations4,832

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	6	137	69
2025	5.4	145	469
2024	5.2	139	1,526
2023	5.2	148	2,999
2022	5.58	168	4,832
2021	—	137	4,365
2020	—	133	6,629
2019	—	104	5,494
2018	—	89	6,405
2017	—	85	5,089
2016	—	101	8,554
2015	—	74	8,058

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #1,294Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2004-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

2.11

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

6.03

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,706 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,022

3-Year Documents438

Citable Documents433

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate73.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied PsychologyQ1

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Social PsychologyQ1

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 28.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

1区 (Zone 1)Psychology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Body Image (ISSN: 1740-1445) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Elsevier in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 6.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.110 (Q1), an H-index of 125.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 135 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,706 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.