Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Experimental Psychology: General® publishes articles describing empirical work that is of broad interest or bridges the traditional interests of two or more communities of psychology.

The work may touch on issues dealt with in JEP: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, JEP: Human Perception and Performance, JEP: Animal Behavior Processes, or JEP: Applied, but may also concern issues in other subdisciplines of psychology, including social processes, developmental processes, psychopathology, neuroscience, or computational modeling.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.5
2024	3.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.076

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	196

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1333

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2640

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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 Medicine, Neuroscience 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.

• Effect size estimates: Current use, calculations, and interpretation.

  Citation: 3748

  Authors: Catherine O., Peter E., Jennifer J.

• Attention and the detection of signals.

  Citation: 2492

  Authors: Michael I., Charles R., Brian J.

• Depth of processing and the retention of words in episodic memory.

  Citation: 2265

  Authors: Fergus I. M., Endel

• Cognitive representations of semantic categories.

  Citation: 2201

  Authors: Eleanor

• Pragmatics of measuring recognition memory: Applications to dementia and amnesia.

  Citation: 2194

  Authors: Joan G., June

• Costs of a predictible switch between simple cognitive tasks.

  Citation: 2187

  Authors: Robert D., Stephen

• Working memory, short-term memory, and general fluid intelligence: A latent-variable approach.

  Citation: 1961

  Authors: Randall W., Stephen W., James E., Andrew R. A.

• The mental representation of parity and number magnitude.

  Citation: 1854

  Authors: Stanislas, Serge, Pascal

• Automatic and effortful processes in memory.

  Citation: 1688

  Authors: Lynn, Rose T.

• Semantic priming and retrieval from lexical memory: Roles of inhibitionless spreading activation and limited-capacity attention.

  Citation: 1655

  Authors: James H.

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