Journal of Environmental Psychology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Environmental Psychology is the premier journal in the field, serving individuals in a wide range of disciplines who have an interest in the scientific study of the transactions and interrelationships between people and their surroundings (including built, social, natural and virtual environments, the use and abuse of nature and natural resources, and sustainability-related behavior).

The journal publishes internationally contributed empirical studies and reviews of research on these topics that advance new insights.

As an important forum for the field, the journal publishes some of the most influential papers in the discipline that reflect the scientific development of environmental psychology.

Contributions on theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of all human-environment interactions are welcome, along with innovative or interdisciplinary approaches that have a psychological emphasis.

Research areas include: •Psychological and behavioral aspects of people and nature •Cognitive mapping, spatial cognition and wayfinding •Ecological consequences of human actions •Theories of place, place attachment, and place identity •Environmental risks and hazards: perception, behavior, and management •Perception and evaluation of buildings and natural landscapes •Effects of physical and natural settings on human cognition and health •Theories of proenvironmental behavior, norms, attitudes, and personality •Psychology of sustainability and climate change •Psychological aspects of resource management and crises •Social use of space: crowding, privacy, territoriality, personal space •Design of, and experiences related to, the physical aspects of workplaces, schools, residences, public buildings and public space

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7
2024	6.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.208

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	196

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1192

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4018

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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 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.

• The restorative benefits of nature: Toward an integrative framework

  Citation: 4631

  Authors: Stephen

• Stress recovery during exposure to natural and urban environments

  Citation: 3937

  Authors: Roger S., Robert F., Barbara D., Evelyn, Mark A., Michael

• Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour: An integrative review and research agenda

  Citation: 3543

  Authors: Linda, Charles

• Twenty years after Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: A new meta-analysis of psycho-social determinants of pro-environmental behaviour

  Citation: 2794

  Authors: Sebastian, Guido

• The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of individuals’ feeling in community with nature

  Citation: 2000

  Authors: F.Stephan, Cynthia McPherson

• Place-identity: Physical world socialization of the self

  Citation: 1897

  Authors: Harold M., Abbe K., Robert

• A review of intervention studies aimed at household energy conservation

  Citation: 1828

  Authors: Wokje, Linda, Charles, Talib

• Place attachment: How far have we come in the last 40 years?

  Citation: 1825

  Authors: Maria

• Defining place attachment: A tripartite organizing framework

  Citation: 1758

  Authors: Leila, Robert

• PLACE ATTACHMENT: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL QUESTIONS

  Citation: 1612

  Authors: M.CARMEN, BERNARDO

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