Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psychological Methods
ISSN 1082-989X · eISSN 1939-1463 · APA
Psychological Methods: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.75; hybrid open access; 136 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychological Methods is published by APA and is in Zone 1 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mental Health Research Topics, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing and Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology14.6%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences11.9%
- Advanced Statistical Modeling TechniquesComputer Science10%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics8.3%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences6.1%
- Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMathematics5.8%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics5.5%
- Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMathematics5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 6.75LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 23.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 236OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,153 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 40 | 23 |
| 2025 | 136 | 69 | 406 |
| 2024 | 138 | 74 | 670 |
| 2023 | 141 | 70 | 2,118 |
| 2022 | 139 | 70 | 5,914 |
| 2021 | 135 | 60 | 3,944 |
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
- 1082-989X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-1463
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychological Methods
What CAS zone is Psychological Methods in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychological Methods is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psychological Methods?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.75; CiteScore 23.4, h-index 236.
Which databases index Psychological Methods?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychological Methods is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Psychological Methods open access, and what is the APC?
Psychological Methods 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .