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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,807Hybrid

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Identifier (ISSN):1350-4126(Print)/1475-6811(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2↓ -0.2
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 (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

WoS Q2
12231.620231.820242.2202522026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.898
#5,807

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
105

105 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate5.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
56articles/year
49.1% Gold OA•74.42% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Personal Relationships, first published in 1994, is an international, interdisciplinary journal that promotes scholarship in the field of personal relationships using a wide variety of methodologies and throughout a broad range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, family studies, child development, social work, and gerontology. The subject matter and approach of Personal Relationships will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Manuscripts examining a wide range of personal relationships, including those between romantic or intimate partners, spouses, parents and children, siblings, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends are welcome.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology99.9%Social psychology87%Developmental psychology57.3%Medicine43.8%Philosophy41.5%Sociology36.2%Political science33.5%Law33.1%Biology31.9%Psychoanalysis29.2%Epistemology28.9%Computer science28.9%Clinical psychology28.6%Art25.5%Mathematics25.3%Psychotherapist22.8%Literature21.6%Psychiatry21.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

COMMUNICATION

Q2
Rank80/227
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

FAMILY STUDIES

Q2
Rank21/66
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Q3
Rank43/77
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

COMMUNICATION

Q2
Rank96/227
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

FAMILY STUDIES

Q2
Rank31/66
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Q3
Rank45/77
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2
Articles / Year32
Total Citations7
2025
IF2.2
Articles / Year61
Total Citations65
2024
IF1.8
Articles / Year61
Total Citations208
2023
IF1.6
Articles / Year69
Total Citations396
2022
IF—
Articles / Year54
Total Citations510

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,807Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1994-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:PsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.898

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.75

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,094 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations489
3-Year Documents167
Citable Documents166

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 Rate62.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

AnthropologyQ1
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ2
Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ2
Social 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: 5.6%

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COMMUNICATION
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

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS (ISSN: 1350-4126) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.00, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.898 (Q1), an H-index of 105.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 56 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,094 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
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01