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Discover Psychology is an open access journal publishing findings in all fields of psychology, including clinical, social, cognitive, biological, personality, sports, organizational, developmental, animal, health, and cultural psychology.

Indexed in DOAJ, ESCI and Scopus with a CiteScore 2024 of 1.1.
Topics include health, environment, neuroscience, business, economics, ergonomics, and more.
A journal in Springer Nature’s Discover Series: Rigorous, representative and wide-reaching.

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Prof. Ahmed Moustafa PhD

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Journal Impact Factor: 1.5 (2025)

5-year Journal Impact Factor: 1.8 (2025)

Submission to first decision (median): 17 days

Downloads: 763.7k (2025)

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Advances in Psychological Assessment, Psychometric Validation, and Mental Health Measurement Across Diverse Populations

Psychological assessment and mental health measurement are undergoing significant transformation in response to advances in psychometric theory,...

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AI-Powered School Mental Health: Frameworks, Applications, Challenges, and Ethics

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how schools identify, support, and respond to the mental health needs of children and adolescents.

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Spirituality, Addictive Behavior, and Self-Harm

Spirituality is ubiquitous across the globe.

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Latest articles

Psychological characteristics of patients from obesity treatment program in Gdańsk
Paulina Bochenek-Styrylska
Karol Grabowski
Aneta Kiwnik-Dahm
Research Open access 11 September 2026
Psychological distress and resilient coping among dental students during the Khartoum conflict
Nada Hashim
Azza Ahmed
Bakri Gobara Gismalla
Research Open access 10 September 2026
An explainable AI framework for early mental health screening and clinical decision support using reflective listening and generative AI
Mahrukh Shakoor
Tamim Ahmed Khan
Hina Ghafoor
Research Open access 10 September 2026
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AI-Augmented Digital Mental Health: Psychological Mechanisms, Engagement, and Ethical Safeguards
Psychometric evaluation of the Azerbaijani HEXACO-60 in a large student sample
Aynur Bunyatova
Mushviq Mustafayev
Leman Verdiyeva
Research Open access 09 September 2026
Psychometric properties of the 7-item game addiction scale among Ghanaian university students
Daniel Miezah
Emmanuel Affum-Osei
Emmanuel Nyaaba
Research Open access 06 September 2026

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Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals

We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Electronic ISSN: 2731-4537
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