Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Aims & Scope

The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology is a leading international journal that publishes original articles on any topic within the field of experimental psychology.

The journal publishes Rapid Communication articles (under 3,000 words) reporting novel techniques or ground breaking results, as well as substantial experimental reports.

The journal offers an Open Access option, approved by the Wellcome Trust and other funders.

The journal is keen to encourage submissions across a broad range of areas in experimental psychology, including those reporting work on human and animal subjects.

Manuscripts including the use of functional brain imaging are also encouraged, as are papers reporting computational modelling of behavioural data.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.834

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	131

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6385

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1070

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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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 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.

• The 35th Sir Frederick Bartlett Lecture: Eye movements and attention in reading, scene perception, and visual search

  Citation: 1865

  Authors: Keith

• Subtlex-UK: A New and Improved Word Frequency Database for British English

  Citation: 894

  Authors: Walter J. B., Pawel, Emmanuel, Marc

• Executive functions and achievements in school: Shifting, updating, inhibition, and working memory

  Citation: 874

  Authors: Helen L., Susan E.

• Embodied Language: A Review of the Role of the Motor System in Language Comprehension

  Citation: 591

  Authors: Martin H., Rolf A.

• What Phonological Deficit?

  Citation: 474

  Authors: Franck, Gayaneh

• Follow you, Follow me: Continuous Mutual Prediction and Adaptation in Joint Tapping

  Citation: 320

  Authors: Ivana, Peter, Andreas, Chris D.

• The multisensory basis of the self: From body to identity to others

  Citation: 299

  Authors: Manos

• Processing Abstract Language Modulates Motor System Activity

  Citation: 265

  Authors: Arthur M., Marc, Luigi, Lucia, Daniele, Giovanni

• What is “theory of mind”? Concepts, cognitive processes and individual differences

  Citation: 250

  Authors: Ian A.

• EPS Mid-Career Award 2004: Brain mechanisms of attention

  Citation: 244

  Authors: John

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