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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #7,529Hybrid

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Acronym:joba
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Identifier (ISSN):0882-2689(Print)/1573-3505(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.8↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
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 Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

WoS Q3
01232.1220221.620231.320241.720251.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.752
#7,529

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
92

92 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate7.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
83articles/year
32.23% Gold OA•98.72% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment publishes articles reporting research investigations and clinical case summaries which enhance understanding of psychopathology and mental disorders applicable to all ages, deviant or abnormal behaviors, including those related to medical conditions and trauma, and constructs descriptive of personality. The Journal fosters scientific inquiry into assessment, description, and classification of normal and abnormal behaviors, psychobiological factors predisposing, precipitating, and maintaining psychopathology, and theories of psychopathology and behavior change. Studies of normal personality constructs and positive person attributes, person and environment factors influencing behavioral outcomes, and interactive models of cognitive, emotional, and behavior resource factors as impacting normal and abnormal behaviors are encouraged. Within Journal purview are articles focusing on therapeutic interventions, technical notes on instrumentation and assessment methodology, and reviews of recently-published books.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.8%Medicine92%Clinical psychology87.4%Psychiatry72.5%Developmental psychology62%Social psychology49.8%Biology45.9%Mathematics42.1%Statistics39.1%Computer science38.6%Anxiety31.8%Economics30.4%Neuroscience30.2%Psychotherapist28%Philosophy27.3%Physics25.7%Psychoanalysis24.8%Business22.4%Cognition22.4%Sociology21.1%Internal medicine20.9%Personality20.8%Marketing20.2%Machine learning20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q3
Rank102/184
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Q3
Rank106/184
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.8
Articles / Year56
Total Citations11
2025
IF1.7
Articles / Year80
Total Citations102
2024
IF1.3
Articles / Year72
Total Citations178
2023
IF1.6
Articles / Year96
Total Citations607
2022
IF2.118
Articles / Year80
Total Citations736

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,529Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1985-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.752

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.12

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,176 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations567
3-Year Documents268
Citable Documents268

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 Rate60.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Clinical PsychologyQ2
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: 7.7%

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 Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (acronym: joba, ISSN: 0882-2689) 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 1.80, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.752 (Q2), an H-index of 92.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 4 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 83 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,176 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
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28