Research and Course Guides: Psychology: Journal Quality & Impact

Sources for Checking the Quality of Journals

Ulrichsweb This link opens in a new window
Type in the name of a journal of any topic -- a referee's jersey icon will appear to the left of the journal titles that are peer-reviewed. Indexing, editorial, and publisher details are available for each journal, plus links to its website.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) This link opens in a new window
A directory of quality peer-reviewed, scientific and scholarly open access journals
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) This link opens in a new window
Citation data for evaluating the impact and use of scholarly journals that have been chosen by Clarivate/Web of Science to be assigned an "impact factor"

Including SNIP, Google Scholar Journal Metrics, and Harzing

Wondering if an email solicitation from a publisher is a scam? You can check here to see if they are on the "Beall's List" of predatory publishers. The original Beall's List ceased in 2017, but it has been archived and is being updated by an anonymous scholar. (The list is only a cautionary guide -- it cannot claim to be comprehensive or authoritative.)

Cabell's Scholarly Analytics This link opens in a new window
Lists of journals with publication guidelines, review information, and addresses for submission across multiple disciplines -- we have access to both the "Whitelist" and the "Blacklist" of journals that have and have not passed Cabell's evaluation criteria. Note: only accessible via latest version of Firefox or Chrome (no IE or Safari); popups must be allowed/enabled