Current Issues in Personality Psychology's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.0, ranking Q3 in Clinical Psychology and 1 other subfield. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 0.94.
Middle 50%: 181–356 days
70 of 70 PubMed-indexed articles · 100% coverage · 2024–2025
Current Issues in Personality Psychology accepts papers a median of 233 days after submission, including peer review and revisions. That is slower than 83% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
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15 of 148 works · same type, year & subfield
0 works · same type, year & subfield
Below field-year expectation
of 2,903 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output
FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.55, so its typical recent paper runs about 45% below its field benchmark.
10.1% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.
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OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025
148 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | Q3 |
| Social Psychology | Q3 |
A mid-ranked Q3 journal by citation data
By citation data, Current Issues in Personality Psychology is a mid-ranked journal: it is Q3 in Clinical Psychology and 1 other subfield, the third quarter of journals by score, below the subfield median, and ranks #1,539 of 2,466 Psychology journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 63%). Current Issues in Personality Psychology's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.0. Recent papers took a median of 233 days from submission to acceptance, according to PubMed dates. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology, so check that your topic fits its scope.
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OpenAlex classifies Current Issues in Personality Psychology's papers in subfields including Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. Read the aims and scope page and a few recent papers close to your topic before you prepare the manuscript.
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Recent accepted papers took a median of 233 days from submission to acceptance, including revisions (PubMed dates). Current Issues in Personality Psychology does not publish an acceptance rate.
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See what the report coversBy citation data, Current Issues in Personality Psychology is a mid-ranked journal: it is Q3 in Clinical Psychology and 1 other subfield, the third quarter of journals by score, below the subfield median, and ranks #1,539 of 2,466 Psychology journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 63%). Current Issues in Personality Psychology's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.0. Recent papers took a median of 233 days from submission to acceptance, according to PubMed dates. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology, so check that your topic fits its scope.
Current Issues in Personality Psychology's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 1.0, from the August 2026 data release. The score is a two-year citation average computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works.
We have not found an official acceptance rate published by Current Issues in Personality Psychology or its publisher, and Journal Metrics does not estimate one because submission counts are not public. What recent PubMed records do show is speed: accepted papers took a median of 233 days from submission to acceptance. To judge selectivity, compare Current Issues in Personality Psychology's quartile and score with similar journals, or ask the editorial office.
Current Issues in Personality Psychology's best quartile is Q3. By OpenAlex subfield: Q3 in Clinical Psychology; Q3 in Social Psychology. Quartiles rank journals by Journal Metrics Score within each subfield.
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Current Issues in Personality Psychology accepts papers a median of 233 days after submission across 70 recent PubMed records with both dates; the middle half took 181–356 days. This includes peer review, editorial handling, and revisions.
PubMed records when a manuscript was received and accepted, not the individual review stages, so peer review time on its own is not available. The full time from submission to acceptance at Current Issues in Personality Psychology, which includes peer review and revisions, has a median of 233 days. For the time to a first decision, check the journal's own website.
Current Issues in Personality Psychology's median of 233 days from submission to acceptance is slower than 83% of comparable journals with PubMed timing data.
Comparable journals include Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, European Journal of Personality, Journal of Personality, and Current Research in Behavioral Sciences. Compare their scores, acceptance times, and costs in the recommended alternatives on this page before choosing where to submit.
Submit online through the link in Current Issues in Personality Psychology's author guidelines on the journal homepage. Before submitting, check the scope, follow the author guidelines for article type, length, and required statements, and prepare a cover letter. Accepted papers took a median of 233 days from submission to acceptance in recent PubMed records.