Psychology, Health and Medicine

Aims & Scope

Psychology, Health & Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal highlighting human factors in health.

The journal provides a peer reviewed forum to report on issues of psychology and health in practice.

This key publication reaches an international audience, highlighting the variation and similarities within different settings and exploring multiple health and illness issues from theoretical, practical and management perspectives.

It provides a critical forum to examine the wide range of applied health and illness issues and how they incorporate psychological knowledge, understanding, theory and intervention.

The journal reflects the growing recognition of psychosocial issues as they affect health planning, medical care, disease reaction, intervention, quality of life, adjustment adaptation and management.

For many years theoretical research was very distant from applied understanding.

The emerging movement in health psychology, changes in medical care provision and training, and consumer awareness of health issues all contribute to a growing need for applied research.

This journal focuses on practical applications of theory, research and experience and provides a bridge between academic knowledge, illness experience, wellbeing and health care practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.935

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	82

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5401

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1991

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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
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine 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.

• Study on the public psychological states and its related factors during the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in some regions of China

  Citation: 561

  Authors: Yenan, Yu, Junjie, Wenbin

• Health-related stigma: Rethinking concepts and interventions 1

  Citation: 557

  Authors: Mitchell G., Jayashree, Daryl

• Validation study of a Portuguese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

  Citation: 554

  Authors: J., I., T., A., R., M.

• The fight against stigma: An overview of stigma-reduction strategies and interventions

  Citation: 521

  Authors: Miriam, Suzanne

• Bullying in schools: the state of knowledge and effective interventions

  Citation: 499

  Authors: Ersilia, Christina

• Measuring health-related stigma—A literature review

  Citation: 430

  Authors: Wim H.

• Modeling compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines: the critical role of trust in science

  Citation: 377

  Authors: Nejc, Bojan

• The impacts of vulnerability, perceived risk, and fear on preventive behaviours against COVID-19

  Citation: 362

  Authors: Murat, Ekmel, Ömer

• The use of readability formulas in health care

  Citation: 267

  Authors: P., T.

• Physical activity and quality of life in multiple sclerosis: Intermediary roles of disability, fatigue, mood, pain, self-efficacy and social support

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Robert W., Edward, Erin M., Rachael C.

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