Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law provides a forum to critically evaluate the contributions of psychology and related disciplines (hereinafter psychology) to public policy and legal issues.

The journal publishes theoretical and empirical articles that

- critically evaluate the contributions and potential contributions of psychology to public policy and legal issues;
- assess the desirability of different public policy and legal alternatives in light of the scientific knowledge base in psychology;
- articulate research needs that address public policy and legal issues for which there is currently insufficient theoretical and empirical knowledge;

About Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Law (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1); Social Psychology (Q2). It is published by American Psychological Association. The overall rank of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is 5512. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.921. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 80. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law journal is 10768971. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is cited by a total of 408 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is 2.59, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law IF is increased by a factor of 0.01 and approximate percentage change is 0.39% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a rising trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is 2.59. If the same upward trend persists, Impact IF may rise in 2025 as well.

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law h-index

 

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law has an h-index of 80. It means 80 articles of this journal have more than 80 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law ISSN

The ISSN of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is 10768971. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is 5512. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.921. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law by Year

Ranking of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law by Year

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law Publisher

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is published by American Psychological Association. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1995-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is Psychol. Public Policy Law. This abbreviation ('Psychol. Public Policy Law') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

If your research field is/are related to Law (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1); Social Psychology (Q2), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/