Journal rankings · indicator year 2002
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Field ranking · 2002
Psychology journal rankings 2002
577 ranked journals · Field in Social Sciences
Psychology has 577 ranked journals in 2002. The median journal has an OJR of 0.69, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.02 on 2001; Q1 starts at OJR 1.31. The top three are Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, and Child Development.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2002. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 1999–2001, the window the 2002 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2001. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 1999–2001, the window the 2002 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 1999–2001 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2002. | Compare |
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1Journal of Cognitive PsychotherapySpringer Nature · United States | 7.96Q1 | 2.22 5.44 down from 2001 | 102 | 0% | — | ||
2Clinical Child and Family Psychology ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 5.32Q1 | 4.33 2.01 up from 2001 | 43 | 13% | $3,990 | ||
3Child DevelopmentWiley · United Kingdom | 5.26Q1 | 4.54 1.32 up from 2001 | 384 | 8% | $4,320 | ||
4Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 4.94Q1 | 4.44 1.42 up from 2001 | 921 | 5% | — | ||
5Development and PsychopathologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 4.51Q1 | 3.98 0.57 up from 2001 | 127 | 22% | $3,550 | ||
6Psychological BulletinAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 4.49Q1 | 5.39 0.55 up from 2001 | 258 | 1% | — | ||
7Journal of Consulting and Clinical PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 4.17Q1 | 3.51 0.04 down from 2001 | 657 | 5% | — | ||
8American PsychologistAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 4.07Q1 | 2.42 0.05 up from 2001 | 1,053 | 4% | — | ||
9Written Language & LiteracyJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 3.90Q1 | 0.73 0.55 up from 2001 | 70 | 0% | — | ||
10Reading Research QuarterlyWiley · United States | 3.79Q1 | 2.25 0.31 down from 2001 | 80 | 7% | $3,530 | ||
11Law and Human BehaviorAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 3.78Q1 | 3.09 0.88 up from 2001 | 124 | 9% | — | ||
12Organizational Behavior and Human Decision ProcessesElsevier BV · United States | 3.71Q1 | 3.44 1.25 up from 2001 | 137 | 6% | $3,530 | ||
13Mental Health Services ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 3.50Q1 | 1.44 0.13 up from 2001 | 59 | 0% | — | ||
14Children s ServicesTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.43Q1 | 1.66 0.58 up from 2001 | 41 | 0% | — | ||
15Journal of Cross-Cultural PsychologySAGE Publishing · United States | 3.31Q1 | 2.05 0.31 up from 2001 | 130 | 7% | $3,650 | ||
16Contemporary Educational PsychologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.23Q1 | 2.39 0.54 up from 2001 | 90 | 5% | $4,720 | ||
17Journal of Clinical Child PsychologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.16Q1 | 2.50 0.48 up from 2001 | 109 | — | — | ||
18Journal of PersonalityWiley · United States | 3.11Q1 | 2.96 1.17 up from 2001 | 125 | 2% | $3,780 | ||
19Discourse ProcessesTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.04Q1 | 2.69 1.13 up from 2001 | 82 | 4% | — | ||
20Behaviour Research and TherapyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.01Q1 | 3.08 0.43 up from 2001 | 317 | 6% | $3,580 | ||
21Psychological MedicineCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.97Q1 | 3.69 0.14 down from 2001 | 342 | 13% | $3,550 | ||
22Journal of Traumatic StressWiley · Netherlands | 2.96Q1 | 2.43 0.60 up from 2001 | 186 | 6% | $3,120 | ||
23Developmental PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.94Q1 | 2.33 0.15 up from 2001 | 531 | 4% | — | ||
24Journal of Gambling StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.90Q1 | 3.37 2.11 up from 2001 | 64 | 11% | $3,390 | ||
25Clinical Psychology ReviewElsevier BV · United States | 2.90Q1 | 3.21 0.40 up from 2001 | 156 | 3% | $5,270 | ||
26American Journal of PsychiatryAmerican Psychiatric Association · United States | 2.81Q1 | 3.90 0.09 up from 2001 | 2,122 | 4% | — | ||
27Evolution and Human BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 2.80Q1 | 3.01 0.06 up from 2001 | 103 | 4% | $4,330 | ||
28Journal of Abnormal PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.78Q1 | 2.90 0.50 up from 2001 | 451 | 4% | — | ||
29Psychiatric Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.74Q1 | 2.64 0.61 up from 2001 | 176 | 2% | $2,900 | ||
30Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent PsychologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.72Q1 | 2.20no 2001 value | 54 | 3% | — | — | |
31Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryElsevier BV · United States | 2.72Q1 | 3.25 0.47 up from 2001 | 964 | 17% | $3,710 | ||
32British Journal of Educational PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.65Q1 | 1.59 0.25 up from 2001 | 109 | 5% | $3,760 | ||
33Developmental ReviewElsevier BV · United States | 2.64Q1 | 1.85 0.08 down from 2001 | 47 | 7% | $4,330 | ||
34Research on Child and Adolescent PsychopathologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.61Q1 | 3.41 0.77 up from 2001 | 135 | 10% | $2,990 | ||
35Health PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.58Q1 | 3.48 0.46 up from 2001 | 360 | 3% | — | ||
36Language LearningWiley · United States | 2.56Q1 | 1.41 0.40 up from 2001 | 109 | 6% | $3,760 | ||
37Scientific Studies of ReadingTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.55Q1 | 2.14 0.20 up from 2001 | 45 | 0% | — | ||
38Journal of American College HealthTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.38Q1 | 3.42 1.39 up from 2001 | 111 | 4% | — | ||
39Prevention ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.35Q1 | 2.09 0.79 up from 2001 | 35 | 8% | $3,790 | ||
40Psychological MethodsAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.33Q1 | 1.30 0.40 down from 2001 | 165 | 12% | — | ||
41Behavioral DisordersSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.33Q1 | 2.34 0.65 up from 2001 | 93 | 0% | $3,650 | ||
42Journal of Research on AdolescenceWiley · United States | 2.30Q1 | 1.48 0.07 down from 2001 | 65 | 11% | $3,400 | ||
43InfancyWiley · United States | 2.27Q1 | 2.16 0.61 up from 2001 | 64 | 14% | $3,300 | ||
44Journal of Cognition and DevelopmentTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.26Q1 | 2.08 0.88 up from 2001 | 38 | 0% | — | ||
45The British Journal of PsychiatryCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.25Q1 | 2.87 0.27 up from 2001 | 1,082 | 88% | $4,920 | ||
46Journal of Research in PersonalityElsevier BV · United States | 2.23Q1 | 1.27 0.16 up from 2001 | 91 | 0% | $3,330 | ||
47Asian Journal Of Social PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.21Q1 | 1.41 0.69 down from 2001 | 55 | 11% | $3,120 | ||
48Motivation and EmotionSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.20Q1 | 1.10 0.16 up from 2001 | 46 | 11% | $3,190 | ||
49Child MaltreatmentSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.20Q1 | 1.89 0.74 up from 2001 | 101 | 3% | $3,900 | ||
50Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryWiley · United Kingdom | 2.19Q1 | 2.47 0.65 up from 2001 | 466 | 10% | $4,530 |
Citations made in 2002. Corpus-wide, 69.2% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
149 additional Psychology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 1999–2001, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2002. Publication window: 1999–2001. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 577
- Window papers (baseline)
- 116,356 Change unavailable from indicator year 1999
- Median OJR
- 0.69 Change unavailable from indicator year 1999
- Rising journals (2025)
- 68Comparison-group list (68)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 1999–2001 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 519 | 548 | 577 | 590 | 609 | 627 | 650 | 677 | 713 | 736 | 759 | 789 | 812 | 836 | 872 | 914 | 953 | 976 | 1,000 | 1,008 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,044 | 1,049 | 1,036 | 1,032 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 100,368 | 108,714 | 116,356 | 126,019 | 132,361 | 141,328 | 150,104 | 163,997 | 178,881 | 196,566 | 212,190 | 230,053 | 245,061 | 259,850 | 274,026 | 290,061 | 308,630 | 323,270 | 336,144 | 346,025 | 361,777 | 394,757 | 437,922 | 469,605 | 479,050 | 491,558 | |
| Median OJR | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.867 | 0.90 | 0.920 | 0.94 | 1.0178 | 1.0183 | 1.017 | 1.01 | 1.003 | 1.001 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.85 | 0.872 | 0.869 | 0.915 | 0.9249 |
| Measure | Category statistic | Eligible population |
|---|---|---|
| Journal self-citation share | Median: 3.9% | 730 journals |
| Retracted papers per 1,000 | Pooled rate: 0.819 per 1,000 | 625 journals |
| Output growth | Median: -1.9% | 962 journals |
| Open access share | Median: 55.7% | 1,032 journals |
| Listed APC (USD) | Median including $0 listed prices: $3,390 | 484 ranked journals with a known listed price, including $0 listed prices |
| International collaboration share | Median: 21.7% | 951 journals |
| Review share | Median: 2.1% | 1,032 journals |
| Articles-only OJR | Median: 0.96 | 1,023 journals |
| Uncited share | Median: 36.5% | 1,032 journals |
| Citation concentration | Median: 45.5% | 1,030 journals |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.