Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Psychology of Learning and Motivation
ISSN 0079-7421 · Elsevier
Psychology of Learning and Motivation: impact factor 1.55; fully open access; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychology of Learning and Motivation is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Memory Processes and Influences, Memory and Neural Mechanisms and Categorization, perception, and language, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience15.6%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience9.5%
- Categorization, perception, and languagePsychology9%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience8.3%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience7.2%
- Cognitive Functions and MemoryPsychology5.8%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology5.5%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q3 | 222/380 | — |
| Social Psychology | Q3 | 196/315 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 519OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,134 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 0 | 2,576 |
| 2025 | 23 | 3 | 3,703 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1 | 4,016 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 | 4,237 |
| 2022 | 24 | 2 | 3,975 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 4,248 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0079-7421
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychology of Learning and Motivation
What is the impact factor of Psychology of Learning and Motivation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.55; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 117.
Which databases index Psychology of Learning and Motivation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychology of Learning and Motivation is indexed in Scopus.
Is Psychology of Learning and Motivation open access, and what is the APC?
Psychology of Learning and Motivation is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .