Journal Rankings 2026 — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4

Browse 29 ranked journals grouped into quartiles by citation rate. Use the subject filter below to narrow down by research field.

Data last refreshed: Sep 21, 2026

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Q1 — Top 25%

8 journals
Journal IF
BMJ Mental Health
BMJ
4.64
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Springer Science+Business Media
3.87
Psychiatry Research
Elsevier BV
3.82
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Wiley
3.50
BMC Psychology
BioMed Central
3.49
Behavior Therapy
Elsevier BV
3.45
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Wiley
3.02
Behavioral Sciences
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
3.00

Q2 — 50th-75th Percentile

7 journals
Journal IF
American Psychologist
American Psychological Association
2.77
Child Abuse & Neglect
Elsevier BV
2.75
Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Elsevier BV
2.69
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Springer Science+Business Media
2.46
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Elsevier BV
2.35
Infant Behavior and Development
Elsevier BV
2.35
Journal of Personality
Wiley
2.31

Q3 — 25th-50th Percentile

7 journals
Journal IF
Children
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
2.17
Child Development
Wiley
2.09
Journal of Adolescence
Wiley
2.06
Psychology in the Schools
Wiley
1.96
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Wiley
1.95
Children and Youth Services Review
Elsevier BV
1.89
Personality and Individual Differences
Elsevier BV
1.87

Q4 — Bottom 25%

7 journals
Journal IF
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Oxford University Press
1.74
Community Mental Health Journal
Springer Science+Business Media
1.57
Developmental Psychobiology
Wiley
1.54
Child Care Health and Development
Wiley
1.51
Journal of Adolescent Health
Elsevier BV
1.50
Journal of Child and Family Studies
Springer Science+Business Media
1.49
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych…
Elsevier BV
0.48

Understanding Journal Quartile Rankings

Quartile rankings (Q1-Q4) are a standard way to categorize academic journals within a subject. They're calculated by ordering all journals in a category by their citation rate (or SJR score) and dividing them into four equal groups.

Note: When official Scopus/JCR quartile data is available we use it. Otherwise quartiles are approximated by ranking journals within the selected subject by their latest citation rate.

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