Translational Issues in Psychological Science

Aims & Scope

Translational Issues in Psychological Science® (TPS) is a critical issues translational journal, with each issue on a different topic representing multiple viewpoints on psychological science.

Each issue of TPS concentrates on a single important, timely, and/or potentially controversial theme in translational science that is of broad interest to scientists, practitioners, and the general public.

Each article covers a body of basic scientific research and concludes with an application section.

Periodically, TPS issues also include a separate section with non-themed, general topic articles The format of TPS has four characteristics that make the journal unique: Each issue is based on a different theme within psychological science, broadly defined, that is edited by a different special issue editor.Each issue has a different guest editor working with a team of associate editors who are advanced predoctoral or early postdoctoral scholars.Each article will have at least one senior scientist author and one student author.Each article will focus on extending findings in psychological science to a broader audience including, but not limited to, public interest, practitioners, and scientific scholars.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.669

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8564

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	260

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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, 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.

• Ten frequently asked questions about latent class analysis.

  Citation: 1493

  Authors: Karen, Andrew Young

• Fear of missing out: Relationships with depression, mindfulness, and physical symptoms.

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Zachary G., Heather, Angie S.

• Emerging into adulthood in the face of racial discrimination: Physiological, psychological, and sociopolitical consequences for african american youth.

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Elan C., Lori S., Alvin

• Self-reflection and interpersonal connection: Making the most of self-presentation on social media.

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Erin A., Jason P.

• Sexual violence, institutional betrayal, and psychological outcomes for LGB college students.

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Carly P., Sarah A., Jennifer J.

• To grab and to hold: Cultivating communal goals to overcome cultural and structural barriers in first-generation college students’ science interest.

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Jill M., Gregg A., Jessi L., Dustin B., Elizabeth R.

• Intersectional invisibility revisited: How group prototypes lead to the erasure and exclusion of Black women.

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Stewart M., Josh

• Mnemonics in education: Current research and applications.

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Adam L.

• “Making America great again”: System justification in the U.S. presidential election of 2016.

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Flávio, John T., Tobias

• In the moment and feeling good: Age differences in mindfulness and positive affect.

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Natalie J., Cameron, JoNell, Rebecca, David

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