Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Aims & Scope

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law ® provides a forum in which to critically evaluate the contributions of psychology and related disciplines (hereinafter psychology) to public policy and legal issues, and vice versa.

It is read by legal scholars and professionals and public policy analysts as well as psychology researchers and practitioners working at the interface of the three fields.

The journal publishes theoretical and empirical articles that critically evaluate the contributions and potential contributions of psychology to public policy and legal issues;assess the desirability of different public policy and legal alternatives in light of the scientific knowledge base in psychology;articulate research needs that address public policy and legal issues for which there is currently insufficient theoretical and empirical knowledge;present empirical work that makes a significant contribution to the application of psychological knowledge to public policy or the law; andexamine public policy and legal issues relating to the conduct of psychology and related disciplines (e.g., human subjects, protection policies; informed consent procedures).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.921

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5510

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	408

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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 and 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.

• Thirty years of investigating the own-race bias in memory for faces: A meta-analytic review.

  Citation: 1058

  Authors: Christian A., John C.

• Comparative efficiency of informal (subjective, impressionistic) and formal (mechanical, algorithmic) prediction procedures: The clinical–statistical controversy.

  Citation: 834

  Authors: William M., Paul E.

• Rehabilitating criminal justice policy and practice.

  Citation: 827

  Authors: D. A., James

• Popular legitimacy and the exercise of legal authority: Motivating compliance, cooperation, and engagement.

  Citation: 484

  Authors: Tom R., Jonathan

• Violence risk assessment: Getting specific about being dynamic.

  Citation: 441

  Authors: Kevin S., Jennifer L.

• Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse: What Does the Research Tell Us About the Ways That Children Tell?

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Kamala, Maggie, Stephen J., Daniel W.

• The Cognitive Interview: A meta-analytic review and study space analysis of the past 25 years.

  Citation: 348

  Authors: Amina, Christian A., Joanne

• Recognizing faces of other ethnic groups: An integration of theories.

  Citation: 319

  Authors: Siegfried Ludwig

• Who women are, who women should be: Descriptive and prescriptive gender stereotyping in sex discrimination.

  Citation: 315

  Authors: Diana, Eugene

• Thirty years of research on race differences in cognitive ability.

  Citation: 293

  Authors: J. Philippe, Arthur R.

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