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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,815Hybrid

Journal of Personality Assessment

Identifier (ISSN):0022-3891(Print)/1532-7752(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.6↑ +0.6
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 Journal of Personality Assessment

WoS Q2
12453.7220223.420232.82024220252.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.166
#3,815

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
128

128 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
79articles/year
13.3% Gold OA•98.51% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Personality Assessment (JPA) primarily publishes articles dealing with the development, evaluation, refinement, and application of personality assessment methods. Desirable articles address empirical, theoretical, instructional, or professional aspects of using psychological tests, interview data, or the applied clinical assessment process. They also advance the measurement, description, or understanding of personality, psychopathology, and human behavior. JPA is broadly concerned with developing and using personality assessment methods in clinical, counseling, forensic, and health psychology settings; with the assessment process in applied clinical practice; with the assessment of people of all ages and cultures; and with both normal and abnormal personality functioning.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PsychologySocial psychology78.8%Medicine77.7%Clinical psychology71.9%Developmental psychology69.9%Psychoanalysis65.7%Mathematics60.6%Statistics56.1%Philosophy51.4%Political science46.2%Law46.1%Personality43.2%Psychometrics41.5%Linguistics39.5%Computer science38.1%Psychiatry35.1%Biology33.8%Reading (process)29.1%Test validity28.5%Physics28.1%Psychotherapist24.8%Quantum mechanics22.1%Sociology21.9%Business20.8%Geography20.6%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q2
Rank66/184
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Q2
Rank31/77
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q2
Rank65/184
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Q2
Rank34/77
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.6
Articles / Year62
Total Citations32
2025
IF2
Articles / Year76
Total Citations112
2024
IF2.8
Articles / Year69
Total Citations353
2023
IF3.4
Articles / Year56
Total Citations389
2022
IF3.72
Articles / Year82
Total Citations1,159

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,815Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1971-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesEnvironmental ScienceMedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.166

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.05

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,470 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations746
3-Year Documents218
Citable Documents208

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate46.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Clinical PsychologyQ1
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ1
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1
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: 7.1%

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, 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

Journal of Personality Assessment (ISSN: 0022-3891) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Taylor & Francis in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.166 (Q1), an H-index of 128.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 79 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,470 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
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01