Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983)

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Comparative Psychology® publishes original empirical and theoretical research from a comparative perspective on the behavior, cognition, perception, and social relationships of diverse species.

The submission of articles containing data on multiple species and/or multiple tasks or settings is especially encouraged.

Studies can concern humans and nonhuman species, can be descriptive or experimental, and can be conducted in natural or captive settings.

Papers in the following areas are especially welcome: - animal models in robotics - behavioral biology of conservation and animal welfare - behavioral economics - behavior genetics and epigenetics - behavioral rhythms - cognition - communication - development - endocrine–behavior interactions - evolutionary psychology - learning - methodology - memory - microbiome–behavior interactions - orientation and navigation - personality and temperament - phylogenetic comparisons - problem solving - sensory and perceptual processes - social behavior - social cognition

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	1.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14644

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	140

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.368

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	93

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Classical conditioning of proboscis extension in honeybees (Apis mellifera).

  Citation: 807

  Authors: M. E., R., Andrea, Sabine

• Human (Homo sapiens) facial attractiveness and sexual selection: The role of symmetry and averageness.

  Citation: 778

  Authors: Karl, Randy

• Antipredator defensive behaviors in a visible burrow system.

  Citation: 481

  Authors: Robert J., D. Caroline

• Attachment behavior in dogs (Canis familiaris): A new application of Ainsworth's (1969) Strange Situation Test.

  Citation: 427

  Authors: József, Ádám, Vilmos, Antal

• Shy-bold continuum in pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus): An ecological study of a psychological trait.

  Citation: 407

  Authors: David S., Kristine, Anne B., Laurence

• Ultrasonic vocalizations of rats (Rattus norvegicus) during mating, play, and aggression: Behavioral concomitants, relationship to reward, and self-administration of playback..

  Citation: 388

  Authors: Jeffrey, Roger A., Joseph R., James G., Stefan M., Jaak

• Anticipation of play elicits high-frequency ultrasonic vocalizations in young rats.

  Citation: 360

  Authors: Brian, Jeffrey, Jaak

• What's social about social learning?

  Citation: 325

  Authors: Cecilia

• Defensive behaviors of laboratory and wild Rattus norvegicus..

  Citation: 293

  Authors: Robert J., Kevin J., D. Caroline

• Numerical competence in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).

  Citation: 285

  Authors: Sarah T., Gary G.

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