Psychology · 193 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Psychology
The top Psychology journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
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- 2Psychology Research and Behavior Management6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Journal of Behavioral Addictions5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Akadémiai KiadóOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 6Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 9Psicothema3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del PrincipadoOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 10European journal of psychotraumatology3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Behavioral Sciences3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Journal of Eating Disorders3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Frontiers in Psychology3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Frontiers in Psychiatry3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Journal of Intelligence3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Europe’s Journal of Psychology1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · PsychOpenOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18European Psychiatry0.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Nature and Science of Sleep2.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity2.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Australian Journal of Psychology2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine2.1 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Anales de Psicología2.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Servicio de PublicacionesOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 26Psychiatry Investigation1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Korean Neuropsychiatric AssociationOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Journal of Affective Disorders Reports1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Konrad Lorenz Fundación UniversitariaOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Eon'eo cheong'gag jang'ae yeon'gu/Communication sciences & disorders0.5 cites/paper · Q2 · The Korean Academy of Speech-Language Pathology and AudiologyOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 31Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences3.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 33Psychological Science and Education1.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Moscow State University of Psychology and EducationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 34Papeles del Psicólogo - Psychologist Papers1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Spanish Psychological Association (Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 35Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Scientific Journal Publishers LimitedOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36Psychiatria Polska0.9 cites/paper · Q3 · Polish Psychiatric AssociationOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37Evolutionary Psychology0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38BJPsych Bulletin0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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