ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,217Hybrid

Current Psychology

Acronym:cups
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Identifier (ISSN):1046-1310(Print)/1936-4733(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.7↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Current Psychology

WoS Q2
12342.3920222.820232.520242.620252.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.96
#5,217

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
83

83 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,763articles/year
25.76% Gold OA•98.03% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Current Psychology is an international forum for rapid dissemination of peer-reviewed research at the cutting edge of psychology. It welcomes significant and rigorous empirical and theoretical contributions from all the major areas of psychology, including but not limited to: cognitive psychology and cognition, social, clinical, health, developmental, methodological, and personality psychology, neuropsychology, psychometrics, human factors, and educational psychology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologySocial PsychologyMedicineDevelopmental PsychologyBiologyClinical PsychologyPsychiatryComputer SciencePhilosophyMathematicsPolitical ScienceLawSociologyPsychotherapyEconomicsStatisticsPhysicsNeuroscienceEpistemologyMachine LearningGeographyQuantum MechanicsLinguistics
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q2
Rank57/222
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q2
Rank73/222
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.7
Articles / Year1,443
Total Citations452
2025
IF2.6
Articles / Year1,416
Total Citations3,691
2024
IF2.5
Articles / Year1,618
Total Citations8,634
2023
IF2.8
Articles / Year1,363
Total Citations13,138
2022
IF2.387
Articles / Year1,663
Total Citations23,440

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,217Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1981-1982, 1984-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.96

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.54

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,218 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations22,858
3-Year Documents6,296
Citable Documents6,284

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1
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: 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):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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

Current Psychology (acronym: cups, ISSN: 1046-1310) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by Springer Nature in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.960 (Q1), an H-index of 83.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 12 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 1,763 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,218 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
12 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28