Scimago Journal & Country Rank

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Country

United States

Universities and research institutions in United States
Media Ranking in United States

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

American Psychological Association

H-Index

416

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

00223514

Coverage

1965-2022

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

kitayama@umich.edu

Scope

ournal of Personality and Social Psychology ® publishes original papers in all areas of personality and social psychology and emphasizes empirical reports, but may include specialized theoretical, methodological, and review papers. The journal is divided into three independently edited sections. Attitudes and Social Cognition addresses all aspects of psychology (e.g., attitudes, cognition, emotion, motivation) that take place in significant micro- and macrolevel social contexts. Topics include, but are not limited to, attitudes, persuasion, attributions, stereotypes, prejudice, person memory, motivation and self-regulation, communication, social development, cultural processes, and the interplay of moods and emotions with cognition.[...] Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes focuses on psychological and structural features of interaction in dyads and groups. [...] Personality Processes and Individual Differences publishes research on all aspects of personality psychology. It includes studies of individual differences and basic processes in behavior, emotions, coping, health, motivation, and other phenomena that reflect personality. Articles in areas such as personality structure, personality development, and personality assessment are also appropriate to this section of the journal, as are studies of the interplay of culture and personality and manifestations of personality in everyday behavior. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Social Psychology1999Q1
Social Psychology2000Q1
Social Psychology2001Q1
Social Psychology2002Q1
Social Psychology2003Q1
Social Psychology2004Q1
Social Psychology2005Q1
Social Psychology2006Q1
Social Psychology2007Q1
Social Psychology2008Q1
Social Psychology2009Q1
Social Psychology2010Q1
Social Psychology2011Q1
Social Psychology2012Q1
Social Psychology2013Q1
Social Psychology2014Q1
Social Psychology2015Q1
Social Psychology2016Q1
Social Psychology2017Q1
Social Psychology2018Q1
Social Psychology2019Q1
Social Psychology2020Q1
Social Psychology2021Q1
Social Psychology2022Q1
Sociology and Political Science1999Q1
Sociology and Political Science2000Q1
Sociology and Political Science2001Q1
Sociology and Political Science2002Q1
Sociology and Political Science2003Q1
Sociology and Political Science2004Q1
Sociology and Political Science2005Q1
Sociology and Political Science2006Q1
Sociology and Political Science2007Q1
Sociology and Political Science2008Q1
Sociology and Political Science2009Q1
Sociology and Political Science2010Q1
Sociology and Political Science2011Q1
Sociology and Political Science2012Q1
Sociology and Political Science2013Q1
Sociology and Political Science2014Q1
Sociology and Political Science2015Q1
Sociology and Political Science2016Q1
Sociology and Political Science2017Q1
Sociology and Political Science2018Q1
Sociology and Political Science2019Q1
Sociology and Political Science2020Q1
Sociology and Political Science2021Q1
Sociology and Political Science2022Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19994.782
20004.262
20014.867
20024.189
20034.638
20044.437
20055.001
20065.549
20075.221
20086.096
20095.157
20105.570
20115.546
20125.689
20135.517
20145.578
20155.183
20164.443
20174.302
20185.029
20194.539
20204.455
20213.697
20223.799
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
1999158
2000149
2001153
2002166
2003173
2004117
2005133
2006140
2007138
2008162
2009153
2010136
2011158
2012138
2013116
2014119
2015116
2016105
201798
2018111
2019123
2020149
2021123
2022170
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19993.422
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20004.581
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20014.790
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20024.851
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20036.118
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20046.172
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20056.429
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20067.173
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20077.636
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20088.023
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20097.998
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20108.221
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20118.813
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20129.299
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20138.821
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20148.635
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20158.616
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20168.137
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20177.798
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20188.037
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20198.242
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20207.677
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20218.349
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20229.091
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19993.422
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20004.080
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20014.539
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20024.363
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20035.581
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20045.478
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20055.732
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20066.589
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20076.374
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20087.287
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20096.861
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20107.201
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20117.956
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20128.257
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20137.870
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20147.888
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20157.282
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20166.877
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20177.579
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20187.599
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20197.245
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20207.072
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20217.292
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20228.633
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19992.888
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20003.654
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20013.700
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20023.553
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20034.592
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20044.428
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20055.114
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20065.036
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20075.366
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20085.975
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20095.590
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20106.200
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20116.709
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20126.673
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20136.858
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20146.457
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20155.557
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20166.353
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20176.905
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20186.389
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20196.483
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20205.765
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20216.577
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20228.169
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites1999389
Self Cites2000357
Self Cites2001337
Self Cites2002202
Self Cites2003361
Self Cites2004229
Self Cites2005248
Self Cites2006221
Self Cites2007221
Self Cites2008243
Self Cites2009193
Self Cites2010186
Self Cites2011252
Self Cites2012233
Self Cites2013177
Self Cites2014160
Self Cites2015123
Self Cites2016102
Self Cites201793
Self Cites201890
Self Cites201976
Self Cites2020104
Self Cites2021119
Self Cites2022175
Total Cites19992084
Total Cites20002387
Total Cites20012356
Total Cites20022007
Total Cites20032612
Total Cites20042695
Total Cites20052614
Total Cites20062787
Total Cites20072486
Total Cites20082995
Total Cites20093019
Total Cites20103262
Total Cites20113588
Total Cites20123691
Total Cites20133400
Total Cites20143250
Total Cites20152716
Total Cites20162414
Total Cites20172577
Total Cites20182424
Total Cites20192275
Total Cites20202348
Total Cites20212793
Total Cites20223410
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19992.783
External Cites per document20003.470
External Cites per document20013.890
External Cites per document20023.924
External Cites per document20034.810
External Cites per document20045.012
External Cites per document20055.189
External Cites per document20066.066
External Cites per document20075.808
External Cites per document20086.696
External Cites per document20096.423
External Cites per document20106.790
External Cites per document20117.397
External Cites per document20127.736
External Cites per document20137.461
External Cites per document20147.500
External Cites per document20156.952
External Cites per document20166.587
External Cites per document20177.306
External Cites per document20187.317
External Cites per document20197.003
External Cites per document20206.759
External Cites per document20216.982
External Cites per document20228.190
Cites per document19993.422
Cites per document20004.080
Cites per document20014.539
Cites per document20024.363
Cites per document20035.581
Cites per document20045.478
Cites per document20055.732
Cites per document20066.589
Cites per document20076.374
Cites per document20087.287
Cites per document20096.861
Cites per document20107.201
Cites per document20117.956
Cites per document20128.257
Cites per document20137.870
Cites per document20147.888
Cites per document20157.282
Cites per document20166.877
Cites per document20177.579
Cites per document20187.599
Cites per document20197.245
Cites per document20207.072
Cites per document20217.292
Cites per document20228.633
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
199917.72
200016.78
200116.34
200222.29
200323.12
200426.50
200532.33
200634.29
200737.68
200843.83
200931.37
201033.09
201136.08
201230.43
201343.10
201437.82
201543.10
201638.10
201741.84
201847.75
201938.21
202039.60
202137.40
202239.41
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19990
Non-citable documents20000
Non-citable documents20010
Non-citable documents20020
Non-citable documents20031
Non-citable documents20041
Non-citable documents20052
Non-citable documents20061
Non-citable documents20071
Non-citable documents20080
Non-citable documents20090
Non-citable documents20101
Non-citable documents20112
Non-citable documents20123
Non-citable documents20133
Non-citable documents20144
Non-citable documents20154
Non-citable documents20164
Non-citable documents20174
Non-citable documents20186
Non-citable documents20198
Non-citable documents20207
Non-citable documents20214
Non-citable documents20222
Citable documents1999609
Citable documents2000585
Citable documents2001519
Citable documents2002460
Citable documents2003467
Citable documents2004491
Citable documents2005454
Citable documents2006422
Citable documents2007389
Citable documents2008411
Citable documents2009440
Citable documents2010452
Citable documents2011449
Citable documents2012444
Citable documents2013429
Citable documents2014408
Citable documents2015369
Citable documents2016347
Citable documents2017336
Citable documents2018313
Citable documents2019306
Citable documents2020325
Citable documents2021379
Citable documents2022393
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents199979
Uncited documents200071
Uncited documents200152
Uncited documents200241
Uncited documents200334
Uncited documents200449
Uncited documents200531
Uncited documents200628
Uncited documents200735
Uncited documents200824
Uncited documents200923
Uncited documents201023
Uncited documents201116
Uncited documents201222
Uncited documents201316
Uncited documents201421
Uncited documents201521
Uncited documents201620
Uncited documents201720
Uncited documents201820
Uncited documents201926
Uncited documents202029
Uncited documents202131
Uncited documents202238
Cited documents1999530
Cited documents2000514
Cited documents2001467
Cited documents2002419
Cited documents2003434
Cited documents2004443
Cited documents2005425
Cited documents2006395
Cited documents2007355
Cited documents2008387
Cited documents2009417
Cited documents2010430
Cited documents2011435
Cited documents2012425
Cited documents2013416
Cited documents2014391
Cited documents2015352
Cited documents2016331
Cited documents2017320
Cited documents2018299
Cited documents2019288
Cited documents2020303
Cited documents2021352
Cited documents2022357
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