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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #8,056Hybrid

Psychology Health & Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):PSYCHOL HEALTH MED
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Identifier (ISSN):1354-8506(Print)/1465-3966(Online)
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Publisher:Routledge
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.2↑ +0.3
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 (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Psychology Health & Medicine

WoS Q2
12451.5920181.620192.4220213.920223.820232.320241.920252.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.714
#8,056

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
88

88 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
232articles/year
5.25% Gold OA•95.89% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Psychology, Health & Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal highlighting human factors in health. The journal provides a peer reviewed forum to report on issues of psychology and health in practice. This key publication reaches an international audience, highlighting the variation and similarities within different settings and exploring multiple health and illness issues from theoretical, practical and management perspectives. It provides a critical forum to examine the wide range of applied health and illness issues and how they incorporate psychological knowledge, understanding, theory and intervention. The journal reflects the growing recognition of psychosocial issues as they affect health planning, medical care, disease reaction, intervention, quality of life, adjustment adaptation and management. For many years theoretical research was very distant from applied understanding. The emerging movement in health psychology, changes in medical care provision and training, and consumer awareness of health issues all contribute to a growing need for applied research. This journal focuses on practical applications of theory, research and experience and provides a bridge between academic knowledge, illness experience, wellbeing and health care practice.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology97.4%Medicine95.3%Psychiatry69.6%Biology64.9%Clinical psychology63%Psychotherapist52.4%Internal medicine49.9%Social psychology45.5%Pathology43.6%Sociology40.2%Economics39.7%Nursing37.8%Political science35.6%Law34.8%Mathematics33.9%Philosophy31.6%Computer science31.4%Statistics31%Developmental psychology29.8%Neuroscience26.5%Anxiety26.3%Environmental health23.2%Demography21.9%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q2
Rank218/443
IndexSCIE, SSCI
JCISCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q3
Rank222/443
IndexSCIE, SSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.2
Articles / Year185
Total Citations33
2025
IF1.9
Articles / Year301
Total Citations437
2024
IF2.3
Articles / Year112
Total Citations462
2023
IF3.8
Articles / Year121
Total Citations781
2022
IF3.898
Articles / Year223
Total Citations1,947

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,056Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.714

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.43

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,208 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,703
3-Year Documents637
Citable Documents635

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate57.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied PsychologyQ2
Clinical PsychologyQ2
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2
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: 4.3%

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)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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

Psychology Health & Medicine (abbr: PSYCHOL HEALTH MED, ISSN: 1354-8506) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PUBLIC, published by Routledge in England since 1996. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.714 (Q2), an H-index of 88.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 232 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,208 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
Routledge
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1996
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON, ENGLAND, OXFORDSHIRE, OX14 4RN

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30