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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,107Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Research in Personality

Identifier (ISSN):0092-6566(Print)/1095-7251(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.4↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Research in Personality

WoS Q1
12453.8920223.320232.620243.120253.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.622
#2,107

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
154

154 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
85articles/year
42.06% Gold OA•98.98% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Emphasizing experimental and descriptive research, the Journal of Research in Personality presents articles that examine important issues in the field of personality and in related fields basic to the understanding of personality. The subject matter includes treatments of genetic, physiological, motivational, learning, perceptual, cognitive, and social processes of both normal and abnormal kinds in human and animal subjects. Features: • Papers that present integrated sets of studies that address significant theoretical issues relating to personality. • Theoretical papers and critical reviews of current experimental and methodological interest. • Single, well-designed studies of an innovative nature. • Brief reports, including replication or null result studies of previously reported findings, or a well-designed studies addressing questions of limited scope.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.9%Social psychology88.5%Developmental psychology60.3%Medicine52.1%Psychoanalysis47.3%Computer science45.4%Philosophy44.2%Personality40.4%Biology38.8%Mathematics32.4%Clinical psychology30.8%Political science30.5%Law30.1%Psychiatry28.9%Sociology28.7%Big Five personality traits26.8%Epistemology26.3%Psychotherapist23.5%Neuroscience23.2%Physics22.7%Economics22.3%Statistics22%Linguistics21.3%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Q1
Rank15/77
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Q1
Rank18/77
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.4
Articles / Year42
Total Citations8
2025
IF3.1
Articles / Year84
Total Citations143
2024
IF2.6
Articles / Year78
Total Citations435
2023
IF3.3
Articles / Year76
Total Citations805
2022
IF3.886
Articles / Year108
Total Citations1,590

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,107Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1973-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Psychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.622

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.81

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,543 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations989
3-Year Documents246
Citable Documents244

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 Rate41.5%

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
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: 0%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
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 Research in Personality (ISSN: 0092-6566) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PSYCHOLOGY, published by Elsevier in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.622 (Q1), an H-index of 154.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 85 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,543 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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16