The Journal of General Psychology is a critically acclaimed international publication that is devoted to research in experimental psychology. Both basic and applied research from a broad variety of research areas is included. Preference is given to manuscripts that appeal to a general audience of researchers in the psychological sciences.
We seek articles that try to investigate the causes of behaviour and mental processes; and although a majority of those studies will be investigations that involve manipulation of an independent variable(s), we are also interested in research that tests models and theories involving complex psychological phenomenon.
Peer Review: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized, the identity of the reviewers and the authors are not disclosed to either party. Submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Journal metrics
Usage
58K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.9 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.1 (2023) 5 year IF
5.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.195 (2023) SNIP
0.806 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
42 days avg. from submission to first
decision
101 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
16 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
10% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Dawn Blasko, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, USA Giuseppe Carra, University College of London, UK Garvin Chastain, Boise State University (Emeritus), USA Jing Chen, New Mexico State University, USA Krisstal D. Clayton, Western Kentucky University, USA Valeri Farmer-Dougan, Illinois State University, USA F. Richard Ferraro, University of North Dakota, USA Phillip Goernert, Brandon University, Canada
Candido J. Ingles, Miguel Hernández University Elche, Spain Susan Johnson, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA Shelia Kennison, Oklahoma State University, USA Heng Li, Southwest University, China Simone Migliore, IRCSS- Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare, Italy Eric D. Miller, Kent State University at East Liverpool, USA Hajime Otani, Central Michigan University, USA Carisa Perry-Parrish, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA Pavol Prokop, Trnava University, Slovakia Nairan Ramirez-Esparza, University of Connecticut, USA Lauren. S. Seifert, Malone University, USA W. Scott Terry, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA Steven Thurber, Minnesota Department of Human Services, USA Carla Tinti, University of Turin, Italy Loren Toussaint, Luther College, USA Xujin (Julia) Zhang, Carnegie Melon University, USA Lei Zhu, Fudan University, China
Abstracting and indexing
The Journal of General Psychology is indexed in the following services:
American Statistical Association - Current Index to Statistics (Online)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique * Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique - FRANCIS
Chadwyck-Healey - Periodicals Index Online (PIO)
CSA - Biological Sciences - CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts - CSA Neurosciences Abstracts (Online) - FRANCIS - PsycINFO - Sociological Abstracts (Online)
De Gruyter Saur - Dietrich's Index Philosophicus - IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes - und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur
EBSCOhost - Academic Search Alumni Edition - Academic Search Complete - Academic Search Elite - Academic Search Premier - Business Source Alumni Edition - Business Source Complete - Business Source Corporate - Business Source Elite - Business Source Premier - Child Development & Adolescent Studies - CINAHL Plus - CINAHL Plus with Full Text - Corporate ResourceNet - Current Abstracts - MasterFILE Elite - MasterFILE Premier - Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection - SocINDEX - SocINDEX with Full Text - TOC Premier - Women's Studies International
Elsevier - EMBASE - Scopus
Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online)
MLA International Bibliography
H.W. Wilson - Art Index Retrospective - Biography Index - Book Review Digest - Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective - Humanites Index Retrospective - Library Literature & Information Science Retrospective - Social Sciences Abstracts - Social Sciences Full Text - Social Sciences Index - Social Sciences Index Retrospective - Wilson Business Abstracts - Wilson Business with Full Text - Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition - Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Select
National Library of Medicine - PubMed
OCLC - ArticleFirst - Biography Index - Chicano Database - Electronic Collections Online - MEDLINE - MLA International Bibliography - Periodical Abstracts - PsycFIRST - Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies - The Philosopher's Index
ProQuest
Educational Research Abstracts Online
Ergonomics Abstracts Online
Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
Thomson Reuters - Arts and Humanities Search - Current Contents - Social Sciences Citation Index - Web of Science
VINIT RAN - Referativnyi Zhurnal
Open access
The Journal of General Psychology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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 readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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