Journal profile · Zoology
Journal of comparative psychology
ISSN 0735-7036 · eISSN 1939-2087 · American Psychological Association Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1983
Journal of comparative psychology: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.12; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of comparative psychology is published by American Psychological Association Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Primate Behavior and Ecology, Child and Animal Learning Development and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 32.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Comparative Psychology® publishes original empirical and theoretical research from a comparative perspective on the behavior, cognition, perception, and social relationships of diverse species.The submission of articles containing data on multiple species and/or multiple tasks or settings is especially encouraged.Studies can concern humans and nonhuman species, can be descriptive or experimental, and can be conducted in natural or captive settings. More About The Journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology14%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology9.8%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.9%
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorPsychology7.8%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience4.6%
- Human-Animal Interaction StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.12LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,374OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,419 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 61 | 21 | 41 |
| 2024 | 49 | 16 | 42 |
| 2023 | 53 | 23 | 144 |
| 2022 | 41 | 13 | 170 |
| 2021 | 80 | 16 | 364 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0735-7036
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-2087
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of comparative psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of comparative psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of comparative psychology is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Behavioral Sciences / Psychology / Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of comparative psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.12; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 137.
How long does peer review take at Journal of comparative psychology?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Journal of comparative psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of comparative psychology is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of comparative psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of comparative 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, 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: .