Journal rankings · indicator year 2004
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Field ranking · 2004
Psychology journal rankings 2004
609 ranked journals · Field in Social Sciences
Psychology has 609 ranked journals in 2004. The median journal has an OJR of 0.76, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.03 on 2003; Q1 starts at OJR 1.41. The top three are Child Development, Psychological Bulletin, and Reading Research Quarterly.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2004. 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 2001–2003, the window the 2004 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 2003. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2001–2003, the window the 2004 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2001–2003 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 2004. | Compare |
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1Child DevelopmentWiley · United Kingdom | 5.46Q1 | 4.76 0.04 down from 2003 | 384 | 9% | $4,320 | ||
2Psychological BulletinAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 5.20Q1 | 6.53 0.31 up from 2003 | 226 | 11% | — | ||
3Reading Research QuarterlyWiley · United States | 4.96Q1 | 1.67 0.55 down from 2003 | 86 | 9% | $3,530 | ||
4Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 4.49Q1 | 3.72 0.29 up from 2003 | 898 | 16% | — | ||
5Language LearningWiley · United States | 4.21Q1 | 1.58 0.55 up from 2003 | 117 | 0% | $3,760 | ||
6Development and PsychopathologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 4.13Q1 | 4.70 0.33 up from 2003 | 140 | 16% | $3,550 | ||
7Psychological MethodsAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 3.85Q1 | 4.21 1.68 up from 2003 | 172 | 3% | — | ||
8Clinical Psychology ReviewElsevier BV · United States | 3.84Q1 | 4.07 0.23 up from 2003 | 160 | 4% | $5,270 | ||
9Evolution and Human BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 3.78Q1 | 3.44 0.71 up from 2003 | 107 | 7% | $4,330 | ||
10Educational Psychology ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 3.69Q1 | 1.73 0.32 down from 2003 | 54 | 20% | $4,790 | ||
11Developmental PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 3.67Q1 | 3.74 1.42 up from 2003 | 421 | 14% | — | ||
12Journal of Consulting and Clinical PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 3.62Q1 | 5.33 1.63 up from 2003 | 568 | 15% | — | ||
13Journal of Research on AdolescenceWiley · United States | 3.39Q1 | 1.82 0.87 down from 2003 | 57 | 12% | $3,400 | ||
14Scientific Studies of ReadingTaylor & Francis · United States | 3.36Q1 | 2.14 0.12 down from 2003 | 48 | 0% | — | ||
15Prevention ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.14Q1 | 3.11 0.66 up from 2003 | 63 | 11% | $3,790 | ||
16International Journal of Eating DisordersWiley · United States | 3.11Q1 | 3.26 0.88 up from 2003 | 364 | 9% | $4,300 | ||
17Journal of PersonalityWiley · United States | 3.11Q1 | 2.39 3.41 down from 2003 | 126 | 18% | $3,780 | ||
18Learning Disabilities Research and PracticeWiley · United States | 3.10Q1 | 2.31 0.20 up from 2003 | 73 | 9% | $3,650 | ||
19Remedial and Special EducationSAGE Publishing · United States | 3.10Q1 | 1.74 0.43 up from 2003 | 110 | 5% | $3,900 | ||
20Research on Child and Adolescent PsychopathologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 3.08Q1 | 3.34 0.28 up from 2003 | 156 | 4% | $2,990 | ||
21Review of General PsychologySAGE Publishing · United States | 3.06Q1 | 2.11 0.61 up from 2003 | 96 | 0% | $3,900 | ||
22British Journal of Educational PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 3.04Q1 | 1.92 0.23 up from 2003 | 101 | 19% | $3,760 | ||
23Journal of the Learning SciencesRoutledge · United States | 2.96Q1 | 2.30 0.92 up from 2003 | 67 | 12% | — | ||
24Suicide and Life-Threatening BehaviorWiley · United States | 2.95Q1 | 2.19 0.44 up from 2003 | 160 | 6% | $3,700 | ||
25Written Language & LiteracyJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 2.95Q1 | 2.03 1.76 up from 2003 | 60 | 0% | — | ||
26Clinical Child and Family Psychology ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.94Q1 | 3.27 1.30 up from 2003 | 52 | 0% | $3,990 | ||
27Behaviour Research and TherapyElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.91Q1 | 2.99no change | 439 | 5% | $3,580 | ||
28Psychological MedicineCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.78Q1 | 4.05 0.73 down from 2003 | 341 | 16% | $3,550 | ||
29Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryWiley · United Kingdom | 2.78Q1 | 3.81 0.82 up from 2003 | 328 | 13% | $4,530 | ||
30Journal of Abnormal PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.76Q1 | 3.45 0.42 down from 2003 | 343 | 6% | — | ||
31American Journal of PsychiatryAmerican Psychiatric Association · United States | 2.75Q1 | 4.85 0.46 up from 2003 | 2,085 | 4% | — | ||
32Journal of Traumatic StressWiley · Netherlands | 2.67Q1 | 2.37 0.28 up from 2003 | 224 | 6% | $3,120 | ||
33Social DevelopmentWiley · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 1.61 0.16 up from 2003 | 114 | 16% | $3,460 | ||
34Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryElsevier BV · United States | 2.62Q1 | 3.54 0.11 down from 2003 | 827 | 15% | $3,710 | ||
35Journal of Cross-Cultural PsychologySAGE Publishing · United States | 2.61Q1 | 2.07 0.39 down from 2003 | 139 | 10% | $3,650 | ||
36PhonologyCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.61Q1 | 1.11 0.72 down from 2003 | 40 | 7% | $3,550 | ||
37Journal of Happiness StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.59Q1 | 1.73 0.82 up from 2003 | 63 | 13% | $3,490 | ||
38Attachment & Human DevelopmentTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.58Q1 | 2.61 1.18 up from 2003 | 87 | 0% | — | ||
39Seminars in Clinical NeuropsychiatryElsevier BV · United States | 2.52Q1 | 3.12 1.48 down from 2003 | 41 | — | — | ||
40Organizational Behavior and Human Decision ProcessesElsevier BV · United States | 2.52Q1 | 2.13 0.01 down from 2003 | 173 | 7% | $3,530 | ||
41Law and Human BehaviorAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.49Q1 | 2.65 0.88 up from 2003 | 117 | 19% | — | ||
42Journal of Youth and AdolescenceSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.42Q1 | 1.65 0.37 up from 2003 | 134 | 8% | $3,890 | ||
43Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 2.36Q1 | 4.95 0.69 up from 2003 | 572 | 95% | — | ||
44British Journal of Developmental PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.36Q1 | 2.39 1.17 up from 2003 | 101 | 5% | $3,400 | ||
45Psychiatric Clinics of North AmericaElsevier BV · United States | 2.35Q1 | 3.03 0.74 up from 2003 | 158 | 2% | $2,900 | ||
46Journal of Family PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.35Q1 | 1.64 0.42 up from 2003 | 257 | 8% | — | ||
47Contemporary Educational PsychologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.31Q1 | 1.61 0.07 down from 2003 | 112 | 6% | $4,720 | ||
48Leisure SciencesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.29Q1 | 1.98 0.56 up from 2003 | 72 | 0% | — | ||
49Health PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.28Q1 | 3.04 0.01 up from 2003 | 305 | 7% | — | ||
50Journal of Computer Assisted LearningWiley · United Kingdom | 2.27Q1 | 1.69 0.35 up from 2003 | 169 | 14% | $4,150 |
Citations made in 2004. Corpus-wide, 69.4% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
156 additional Psychology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2001–2003, 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: 2004. Publication window: 2001–2003. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 609
- Window papers (baseline)
- 132,361 +21.8% from indicator year 2001
- Median OJR
- 0.76 +11.3% from indicator year 2001
- Rising journals (2025)
- 68Comparison-group list (68)
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2001–2003 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.