Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Journal of Health Psychology
ISSN 1359-1053 · eISSN 1461-7277 · SAGE
Journal of Health Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 322 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Health Psychology is published by SAGE 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 Behavioral Health and Interventions, Eating Disorders and Behaviors and Obesity and Health Practices, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology11.2%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology10.6%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions5.7%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-beingPsychology4.7%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.7%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.5%
- Health, psychology, and well-beingHealth Professions4.3%
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, Clinical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Clinical | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,664OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 318LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,648 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 443 | 217 | 89 |
| 2025 | 322 | 169 | 480 |
| 2024 | 277 | 171 | 1,232 |
| 2023 | 100 | 86 | 794 |
| 2022 | 83 | 54 | 890 |
| 2021 | 130 | 66 | 2,712 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1359-1053
- Electronic ISSN
- 1461-7277
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Health Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Health Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Health Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Clinical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Health Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 6, h-index 144.
Which databases index Journal of Health Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Health Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Health Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Health Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .