Journal profile · Psychology
Health Psychology
ISSN 0278-6133 · eISSN 1930-7810 · American Psychological Association Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Health Psychology: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.89; hybrid open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 238 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Psychology is published by American Psychological Association Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Behavioral Health and Interventions, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Cardiac Health and Mental Health, together about 23.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Health Psychology publishes articles on psychological, biobehavioral, social, and environmental factors in physical health and medical illness, and other issues in health psychology.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Psychology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology11.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.8%
- Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine5.8%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine5.4%
- Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroscience5.2%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology4.7%
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-beingPsychology4.5%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.89LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148LetPub ·
- h-index
- 276OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,077OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 123 | 52 | 20 |
| 2025 | 238 | 105 | 271 |
| 2024 | 216 | 75 | 460 |
| 2023 | 165 | 67 | 1,081 |
| 2022 | 193 | 69 | 1,817 |
| 2021 | 177 | 56 | 2,149 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 Psychological Association Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0278-6133
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-7810
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Psychology
What CAS zone is Health Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Psychology is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology / Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Health Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.89; CiteScore 7, h-index 276.
How long does peer review take at Health Psychology?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Health Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Psychology is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Health Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Health Psychology is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .