Journal profile

Psychological science in the public interest : a journal of the American Psychological Society

Publisher: Sage
ISSN1529-1006 | 2160-0031 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.46
Citation rate 7.62 189 total citations
h5-index 17 h5 depth signal
Cited share 46.2% 12 of 26
Total citations 189 Citation footprint
Metric signal 7.11 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.0% 0 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 60
United Kingdom 8
Australia 4
Germany 4
Canada 3

Citing Fields of Research

Psychiatry & Psychology 38
Neurosciences 11
Communication Studies 11
Education & Pedagogy 11
Sociology 10

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 214 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 26 12 cited publications
Last 12 months 3 3.0 publications/month
Open access share 33.3% 1 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 60 citing publications
Leading citing field Psychiatry & Psychology 38 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 December 2025 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v16n1, 2015-
PubMed
v16n1, 2015- ; selected citations only before this date

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Education & Pedagogy Psychiatry & Psychology Sociology Linguistics & Language Studies

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
American Psychological Society
Contributor
Association for Psychological Science

Broad Categories

Psychology Substance Abuse Psychiatry & Psychology Anthropology Patient Care

MeSH Descriptors

Psychology, Applied

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

02
Yaniv Hanoch, Stacey Wood, Marguerite DeLiema et al.
Fraud and scams are some of the most common crimes in the world, inflicting staggering emotional, financial, health, and psychological suffering on millions of individuals each year. Despite this widespread and extensive impact, the psyc...
05
Daniel J. Connolly, Nick Chater, George Loewenstein
The high level of inequality of income and wealth across individuals, groups, and nations is widely regarded as among the most fundamental problems facing humanity. Yet democracies often elect and reelect politicians who deliver policies...
06
Michael W. Kraus, Quincy T. Lherisson, Alana M. Smutz et al.
Psychological approaches to the study of the politics of inequality are welcome and warranted because psychology is foundational to understanding inequality, including ways to rectify it. Whereas some approaches narrow political psycholo...
08
Nicole M. McNeil, Nancy C. Jordan, Alexandria A. Viegut et al.
High-quality mathematics education not only improves life outcomes for individuals but also drives innovation and progress across society. But what exactly constitutes high-quality mathematics education? In this article, we contribute to...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

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Also issued online.