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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Psychological Methods (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Psychological Methods published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Psychology, Multidisciplinaryrank 38 of 225 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Psychological Methods
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Psychological Methods is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Psychological Methods
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Who funds research published in Psychological Methods
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Psychological Methods
- ISSN
- 1082-989X
- eISSN
- 1939-1463
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association all its journals →
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Psychological Methods
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Psychological Methods accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
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- Check the fee. Psychological Methods is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
05What it publishes
What Psychological Methods publishes: real papers
06Published papers
Papers published in Psychological Methods
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Continuous-time structural equation model forests20250 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Psychological Methods
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to Psychological Methods
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- Frontiers in PsychologySSCIScopusJCR 202418 similar papers
- Computational and Mathematical Methods in MedicineScopus2 similar papers
- Frontiers in Public HealthSCIESSCIScopusJCR 20245 similar papers
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 202418 similar papers
- PeerJSCIEScopusJCR 20244 similar papers
- IEEE AccessSCIEScopusJCR 20244 similar papers
09Same subject
Psychology, Multidisciplinary journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Psychological Methods when the 218 journals of Psychology, Multidisciplinary in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Journal of Intelligence | 3.41 | SSCI | Fully open access |
| 35 | Teaching of Psychology | 3.35 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 36 | Zeitschrift für Psychologie | 3.34 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 37 | Annals of Behavioral Medicine | 3.32 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 39 | The Journal of Positive Psychology | 3.23 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 40 | Journal of Psychedelic Studies | 3.21 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 41 | The Journals of Gerontology Series B | 3.02 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 42 | Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior | 2.94 | SSCI | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
11Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Psychological Methods?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Psychological Methods is 3.25: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 3.25 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Psychological Methods?
The h-index of Psychological Methods is 230 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 230 of its papers have each been cited at least 230 times. Its i10-index is 1,027.
What is the quartile of Psychological Methods?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). Psychological Methods is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is Psychological Methods indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Psychological Methods appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Psychological Methods an SCIE journal?
Psychological Methods is listed in SSCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Psychological Methods in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Psychological Methods is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Psychological Methods does ScholarsColab track?
We track 1 paper published in Psychological Methods in 2025, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Who funds research published in Psychological Methods?
46% of 200 recent research articles in Psychological Methods name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, National Science Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
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