Journal of Happiness Studies

Aims & Scope

The peer-reviewed Journal of Happiness Studies is devoted to scientific understanding of subjective well-being.

Coverage includes both cognitive evaluations of life such as life-satisfaction, and affective enjoyment of life, such as mood level.

In addition to contributions on appraisal of life-as-a-whole, the journal accepts papers on such life domains as job-satisfaction, and such life-aspects as the perceived meaning of life.

The Journal of Happiness Studies provides a forum for two main traditions in happiness research: 1) speculative reflection on the good life, and 2) empirical investigation of subjective well-being.

Contributions span a broad range of disciplines: alpha-sciences, philosophy in particular; beta-sciences, especially investigations about the biological and physiological correlates of happiness and well-being; and gamma-sciences, including not only psychology and sociology but also economics.

The journal addresses the conceptualization, measurement, prevalence, explanation, evaluation, imagination and study of happiness.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.648

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	116

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2039

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2397

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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 Social Sciences, 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 Measurement of Engagement and Burnout: A Two Sample Confirmatory Factor Analytic Approach

  Citation: 6568

  Authors: Wilmar B., Marisa, Vicente, Arnold B.

• Know Thyself and Become What You Are: A Eudaimonic Approach to Psychological Well-Being

  Citation: 1747

  Authors: Carol D., Burton H.

• Hedonia, eudaimonia, and well-being: an introduction

  Citation: 1382

  Authors: Edward L., Richard M.

• Living well: a self-determination theory perspective on eudaimonia

  Citation: 1094

  Authors: Richard M., Veronika, Edward L.

• Orientations to happiness and life satisfaction: the full life versus the empty life

  Citation: 934

  Authors: Christopher, Nansook, Martin E. P.

• Pursuing Pleasure or Virtue: The Differential and Overlapping Well-Being Benefits of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives

  Citation: 832

  Authors: Veronika, Richard M.

• Eudaimonia and Its Distinction from Hedonia: Developing a Classification and Terminology for Understanding Conceptual and Operational Definitions

  Citation: 780

  Authors: Veronika, Alan S.

• Youth Life Satisfaction: A Review of the Literature

  Citation: 748

  Authors: Carmel L., P. Alex, John

• Leisure and Subjective Well-Being: A Model of Psychological Mechanisms as Mediating Factors

  Citation: 626

  Authors: David B., Louis, Ed

• The Four Qualities of Life

  Citation: 565

  Authors: Ruut

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