Psychological Medicine

Medicine · Psychology

Impact Factor
6.031
2022
H-Index
243.000
2023
SJR
2.768
2023

I. Journal Information

ISSN00332917, 14698978
CountryUnited Kingdom
PublisherCambridge University Press
Subject AreasMedicine · Psychology
Publication TypeJournals
Active Years1970-ongoing
Competitiveness3. (41-60) Fair
Publication Time2. Quick (1-3 months)
WebsiteVisit journal
JIF 2022–20235.900
2019-2020 SCR Rank854
2020-2021 SCR Rank770

II. Scope & Description

Now in its fourth decade of publication, Psychological Medicine is a leading international journal in the fields of psychiatry, related aspects of psychology and basic sciences. There are twelve issues a year, each featuring original articles reporting key research being undertaken worldwide, together with literature reviews and shorter editorials by distinguished scholars, as well as an important book review section. The journal"s success is clearly demonstrated by a consistently high impact factor.

III. Impact Factor History

Year2-Year IF3-Year IF4-Year IF
20226.0316.7766.854
20216.2376.4897.017
20205.5985.8766.131
20196.1035.6456.118
20185.4465.6655.871
20175.6375.5675.635
20165.7635.6555.900
20155.4665.5265.631
20145.672——
20135.397——
20125.819——
20116.338——
20105.646——
20095.567——
20085.574——
20074.920——
20064.711——
20054.370——
20043.538——
20033.845——
20023.254——
20013.581——
20003.599——

Note: impact factor data for reference only.

IV. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

SJR measures scientific influence, weighting citations by the prestige of the citing journal.

YearSJR Score
20232.768
20222.465
20212.328
20202.857
20192.903
20183.077
20173.274
20163.307
20152.961

V. H-Index

The H-Index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a journal's publications.

YearH-Index
2023243.000
2022232.000
2021220.000
2020209.000

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