Journal profile · Multiple
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
ISSN 0887-0446 · eISSN 1476-8321 · Taylor & Francis
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.94; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 332 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being, together about 31.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields. Notice to Authors Wishing to Submit to Psychology & Health Psychology & Health receives many more manuscripts than we can publish, and so we must select for review those with the highest probability of eventual acceptance. This makes it necessary for us to reject papers that do not receive a high priority score or that are outside of the journal's scope, despite their potential strengths. The following guidelines should be considered prior to submitting a manuscript to Psychology & Health .The following types of manuscripts will be given the highest priority and most likely be sent out for review: Randomised controlled trials and experimental studies that are pre-registered and test specific hypotheses or highlight specific mechanisms relating physical health and illness Prospective or longitudinal studies, ecological momentary assessment studies, registered reports, and registered systematic reviews and meta-analyses Evaluation studies of effective public health practice Position and guideline papers related to health psychology Studies providing credible evidence that can inform practice (for example, this will entail employing a sample with an adequate size and composition; appropriate testing of plausible hypotheses in quantitative studies; thorough or in-depth analysis in qualitative studies) Studies that are likely to make a significant novel contribution to theory or methods (i.e., empirical study is based on sophisticated theorising or methodology) Studies that demonstrate their importance to health psychology The following types of manuscripts will be given the lowest priority and most likely not be sent out for review: Cross-sectional, descriptive studies without innovative features Pilot studies, feasibility studies, and protocol studies Studies with sample size too small to detect effects a
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 22, United Kingdom 21, Australia 8, New Zealand 7, Hong Kong, China 4 (82 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology20.3%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology5.6%
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-beingPsychology5.5%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine4.8%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.4%
- Health, psychology, and well-beingHealth Professions3.8%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences3.6%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine3.4%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPsycINFOCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.25Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,998OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 565,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,101 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 42 | 24 |
| 2025 | 91 | 56 | 154 |
| 2024 | 82 | 52 | 286 |
| 2023 | 86 | 54 | 591 |
| 2022 | 105 | 66 | 1,234 |
| 2021 | 146 | 68 | 2,537 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
332 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 226 days – 445 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (107 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 351 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (167 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 135 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Psychology & Health is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0887-0446
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-8321
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 10 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
What CAS zone is PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.94; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 144.
How long does peer review take at PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 332 days (interquartile range 226–445 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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.
What JCR quartile is PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH based?
Of the 82 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22), United Kingdom (21) and Australia (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH open access, and what is the APC?
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .