There are thousands of psychology journals but some have more impact on the field than others. Below are two lists of journals ranked by "impact factor," which measures how frequently the articles in a given journal are cited. The list on the left is for the subfield of Experimental Psychology and the list on the right is for the field of Psychology as a whole.
Below is the 2015 top ten list of journals in Experimental Psychology ranked by Impact Factor. Journals available via the A-State library are hyperlinked.
Journal Title |
Impact Factor |
Total # of Cites |
17.850 |
21,382 |
|
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology |
6.150 |
3,880 |
5.218 |
7,601 |
|
5.101 |
4,695 |
|
4.537 |
6,431 |
|
4.070 |
8,296 |
|
3.982 |
5,268 |
|
3.698 |
1,278 |
|
3.559 |
16,535 |
|
3.537 |
414 |
Below is the 2015 top ten list of journals in Psychology (General) ranked by Impact Factor. Journals available via the A-State library are hyperlinked.
Journal Title |
Impact Factor |
Total # of Cites |
19.085 |
14,292 |
|
14.839 |
39,345 |
|
12.214 |
3,653 |
|
7.632 |
2,808 |
|
7.581 |
23,958 |
|
6.615 |
16,111 |
|
5.491 |
20,304 |
|
5.218 |
7,601 |
|
5.101 |
4,695 |
|
5.004 |
6,362 |