Journal profile · Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
American Journal of Forensic Psychology
ISSN 0733-1290 · American College of Forensic Psychiatry
American Journal of Forensic Psychology: subscription journal; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Forensic Psychology is published by American College of Forensic Psychiatry. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Deception detection and forensic psychology and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 42.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology23.4%
- Deception detection and forensic psychologyPsychology11.8%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences7.4%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsPsychology5.9%
- Jury Decision Making ProcessesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American College of Forensic Psychiatry
- ISSN
- 0733-1290
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Forensic Psychology
Which databases index American Journal of Forensic Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Forensic Psychology is indexed in Scopus.
Is American Journal of Forensic Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Forensic Psychology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .