Aims and Scope of Psychological Methods
Psychological Methods is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 1996 and covers "the development and dissemination of methods for collecting, analyzing, understanding, and interpreting psychological data". The editor-in-chief is Lisa Harlow (University of Rhode Island). Less
Key Metrics
CiteScore 

16.9
Eigenfactor 

0.01 - 0.05
H-Index 

172
Impact Factor 

10 - 15
SJR 

Q1Psychology (miscellaneous)

SNIP 

6.11
Recommended pre-submission checks
Powered by 

Topics Covered on Psychological Methods
Psychological Methods Journal Specifications
Indexed in the following public directories
Web of Science
Scopus
SJR
| Overview | |
| Publisher | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Start Year | 1996 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
View less
Planning to publish in Psychological Methods ?
Upload your Manuscript to get
- Degree of match
- Common matching concepts
- Additional journal recommendations

Recently Published Papers in Psychological Methods
Extending bias adjustments for R-squared to multilevel models.
- 18 May 2026
- Psychological methods
A causal framework for explaining effect heterogeneity in conceptual replications.
- 18 May 2026
- Psychological methods
Assessing qualitative individual differences with Bayesian hierarchical latent-mixture models.
- 11 May 2026
- Psychological methods
Modeling psychological time series with multilevel hidden Markov models: A tutorial.
- 11 May 2026
- Psychological methods
Quantifying heteroscedasticity in linear models using quantile locally weighted scatterplot smoothing intervals.
- 7 May 2026
- Psychological methods
A time-varying interaction map approach for longitudinal assessments.
- 4 May 2026
- Psychological methods
Extending bias adjustments for R-squared to multilevel models.
- 18 May 2026
- Psychological methods
A causal framework for explaining effect heterogeneity in conceptual replications.
- 18 May 2026
- Psychological methods
Assessing qualitative individual differences with Bayesian hierarchical latent-mixture models.
- 11 May 2026
- Psychological methods
Modeling psychological time series with multilevel hidden Markov models: A tutorial.
- 11 May 2026
- Psychological methods
Quantifying heteroscedasticity in linear models using quantile locally weighted scatterplot smoothing intervals.
- 7 May 2026
- Psychological methods
A time-varying interaction map approach for longitudinal assessments.
- 4 May 2026
- Psychological methods
FAQs on Psychological Methods
How long has Psychological Methods been actively publishing? 
What is the publishing frequency of Psychological Methods? 
How many articles did Psychological Methods publish last year? 
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Psychological Methods? 
What is Citescore for Psychological Methods? 
What is the H Index for Psychological Methods ? 
What is SNIP score for Psychological Methods? 
What is the SJR for Psychological Methods? 
Who is the publisher of Psychological Methods? 
Check if your manuscript is a good match for
undefined
Upload your manuscript to get recommendations of journals
that have published papers similar to your manuscript
Drag and drop your file here
We accept manuscripts in English. File format: .doc and .docx | Maximum size: 10 MB | Word count: 200-300,000 words | File length: less than 100 pages
Do not have a manuscript right now? Use an abstract or summary