Aims and Scope of Journal of Personality
The Journal of Personality is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering personality psychology. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell and the editor-in-chief is Howard Tennen (University of Connecticut). The journal covers research on personality, particularly on personality and behavior dynamics, personality development, and cognitive, affective, and interpersonal individual differences. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 3.59. Less
Key Metrics
CiteScore 

8.5
Eigenfactor 

0.005 - 0.01
H-Index 

160
Impact Factor 

5 - 10
SJR 

Q1Social Psychology

SNIP 

2.41
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | WILEY |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1932 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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