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Best Psychology (all) journals

220 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Psychology (all). The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 55 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Annual Review of Psychology 55.6 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A* No
2 Psychological Science in the Public Interest 33.9 99th Q1 SSCI – No
3 Psychological Bulletin 30.2 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A* No
4 Perspectives on Psychological Science 27.4 98th Q1 SSCI – No
5 Computers in Human Behavior 22.6 97th Q1 SSCI A No
6 Current Opinion in Psychology 17.4 97th Q1 SSCI – No
7 Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science 14.8 97th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
8 Journal of Organizational Behavior 14.2 96th Q1 SSCI A* No
9 Psychological Review 13.1 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A* No
10 Current Directions in Psychological Science 12.6 95th Q1 SSCI – No
11 Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science 10.6 95th Q1 SSCI – No
12 Journal of Business and Psychology 10.6 94th Q1 SSCI A No
13 Body Image 10.3 94th Q1 SSCI – No
14 Journal of Positive Psychology 10 93th Q1 SSCI – No
15 Psychological Science 9.9 93th Q1 SSCI A* No
16 Qualitative Research in Psychology 9.7 92th Q1 SSCI – No
17 Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 9.4 92th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
18 Journal of Career Development 9.3 92th Q1 SSCI B No
19 American Psychologist 9.1 91th Q1 SSCI A* No
20 European Psychologist 8.7 91th Q1 SSCI – No
21 Behavior Research Methods 8.7 90th Q1 SSCI – No
22 Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation 8.5 90th Q1 – – No
23 Emotion 8.4 89th Q1 SSCI – No
24 Review of General Psychology 7.8 89th Q1 SSCI – No
25 Appetite 7.7 88th Q1 SCIE A No
26 British Journal of Psychology 7.4 88th Q1 SSCI – No
27 Psicothema 7.3 87th Q1 SSCI – Yes
28 Psychology Research and Behavior Management 7.2 87th Q1 SSCI – Yes
29 Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 7 87th Q1 SSCI A* No
30 Frontiers in Psychology 7 86th Q1 SSCI – Yes
31 Psychological Inquiry 6.9 86th Q1 SSCI – No
32 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology 6.8 85th Q1 – – No
33 Psychological Reports 6.6 85th Q1 SSCI – No
34 Asian Journal of Psychiatry 6.5 84th Q1 SCIE – No
35 New Ideas in Psychology 6.4 84th Q1 SSCI – No
36 Annals of Behavioral Medicine 6.3 83th Q1 SSCI – No
37 Social Networks 6.3 83th Q1 SSCI – No
38 Current Psychology 6.2 82th Q1 SSCI – No
39 Psychology of Women Quarterly 6 82th Q1 SSCI A No
40 Journal of Sex Research 6 82th Q1 SSCI – No
41 Personality and Individual Differences 5.9 81th Q1 SSCI A No
42 Advances in Simulation 5.9 81th Q1 ESCI – Yes
43 Canadian Psychology 5.8 80th Q1 SSCI – No
44 Collabra: Psychology 5.8 80th Q1 SSCI – Yes
45 Journal of Research in Personality 5.7 79th Q1 SSCI B No
46 Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 5.7 79th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – Yes
47 Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology 5.6 78th Q1 SSCI – No
48 Ethics and Behavior 5.5 78th Q1 SSCI – No
49 Applied Psycholinguistics 5.5 77th Q1 SSCI – No
50 Journal of Behavioral Medicine 5.5 77th Q1 SSCI – No
51 Journal of Homosexuality 5.5 77th Q1 SSCI – No
52 Journal of Psychology 5.4 76th Q1 SSCI – No
53 International Journal of Selection and Assessment 5.3 76th Q1 SSCI A No
54 Archives of Sexual Behavior 5.1 75th Q1 SSCI – No
55 Asian American Journal of Psychology 5.1 75th Q1 SSCI – No
56 Aggressive Behavior 5.1 74th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
57 Psychometrika 5.1 74th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
58 Journal of Child Language 5 73th Q2 SSCI – No
59 Psychologica Belgica 5 73th Q2 SSCI – Yes
60 Journal of Gambling Studies 5 72th Q2 SSCI A No
61 Law and Human Behavior 5 72th Q2 SSCI – No
62 Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 4.9 72th Q2 SSCI – No
63 Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 4.9 71th Q2 SSCI – No
64 Methods in Psychology 4.8 71th Q2 – – Yes
65 Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology 4.8 70th Q2 SSCI – Yes
66 Revista Iberoamericana de Psicologia y Salud 4.8 70th Q2 ESCI – No
67 Europe's Journal of Psychology 4.7 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
68 Feminism and Psychology 4.5 69th Q2 SSCI – No
69 International Journal of Stress Management 4.4 68th Q2 SSCI A No
70 Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine 4.4 68th Q2 ESCI – Yes
71 Cyberpsychology 4.4 67th Q2 SSCI – Yes
72 Journal of Family Psychology 4.4 67th Q2 SSCI – No
73 Journal of Latinx Psychology 4.4 67th Q2 SSCI – No
74 Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 4.3 66th Q2 SSCI – No
75 Trends in Psychology 4.3 66th Q2 – – No
76 Psychology Learning and Teaching 4.3 65th Q2 ESCI – No
77 Research on Social Work Practice 4.2 65th Q2 SSCI – No
78 BMC Psychology 4.2 64th Q2 SSCI – Yes
79 Psicologia: Reflexao e Critica 4.2 64th Q2 SSCI – Yes
80 Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 4.2 63th Q2 SSCI – No
81 Sexual Abuse 4.2 63th Q2 SSCI – No
82 Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science 4.1 62th Q2 SSCI – No
83 International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 4.1 62th Q2 AHCI, SSCI – No
84 Memory 4.1 62th Q2 SSCI – No
85 Behavioral Sciences 4.1 61th Q2 SSCI – Yes
86 Teaching of Psychology 4.1 61th Q2 SSCI – No
87 Journal of Psycholinguistic Research 4.1 60th Q2 SSCI – No
88 Psychology, Crime and Law 4.1 60th Q2 SSCI – No
89 Self and Identity 4.1 59th Q2 SSCI – No
90 Training and Education in Professional Psychology 4 59th Q2 SSCI – No
91 Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment 4 58th Q2 SSCI – No
92 Qualitative Psychology 3.9 58th Q2 ESCI – No
93 BioPsychoSocial Medicine 3.9 57th Q2 SSCI – Yes
94 Criminal Justice and Behavior 3.9 57th Q2 SSCI – No
95 International Journal of Psychology 3.9 57th Q2 SSCI – No
96 Career Development Quarterly 3.8 56th Q2 SSCI – No
97 Methodology 3.7 56th Q2 SSCI – Yes
98 Military Psychology 3.7 55th Q2 SSCI – No
99 Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 3.6 55th Q2 SCIE, SSCI A No
100 Human Performance 3.6 54th Q2 SSCI A No

Rank and percentile are within the Psychology (all) Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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