Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
International Journal of Stress Management
ISSN 1072-5245 · eISSN 1573-3424 · APA
International Journal of Stress Management: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.42; hybrid open access; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Stress Management is published by APA and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Workplace Health and Well-being and Resilience and Mental Health, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology and General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The editorial focus of the International Journal of Stress Management® (IJSM) is the assessment, management, and treatment of stress and trauma, whether emotional, cognitive, behavioral, or physiological. Personal, occupational, organizational, and societal issues relevant to stress identification and management are also covered.IJSM publishes articles that advance theory and practice and promotes methodologically sound research in stress identification and management across disciplines that include psychology and other social sciences, psychiatry, medicine, therapy and other healthcare, business and industry, humanities, arts, education, engineering, and others. The journal publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed original research — qualitative and/or quantitative empirical, theoretical, historical, and review articles — as well as brief reports, book reviews, and editorials. Contributions to the IJSM come from an international array of scholars and practitioners who come from varied disciplines around the globe. More About The Journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting14.4%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions10%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology9.6%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions7.7%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions6.9%
- Workaholism, burnout, and well-beingPsychology5.7%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | 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, Applied | Zone 3 |
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, Applied | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 598OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,097 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 79 | 46 | 81 |
| 2024 | 65 | 37 | 141 |
| 2023 | 43 | 7 | 308 |
| 2022 | 64 | 14 | 472 |
| 2021 | 26 | 6 | 295 |
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
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
- APA
- ISSN
- 1072-5245
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-3424
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Stress Management
What CAS zone is International Journal of Stress Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Stress Management is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Applied. 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 International Journal of Stress Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.42; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 100.
Which databases index International Journal of Stress Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Stress Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Stress Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Stress Management 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, Publisher website; 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: .