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Journals for “Optimism, Hope, and Well-being”
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Topic match is relative to the best match in this search (100% = best). Under each journal, "Publishes on" shows which of the matched topics it publishes and what share of its recent papers they make up. Fees are shown only where DOAJ records them; "Not recorded" does not mean the journal is free.
| # | Journal | Topic match | ITS Journal Score | Global rank | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access | Fee (APC) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Journal of Positive Psychology Routledge Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (15%) | 100% | 75.4 | #3,919 | 410 | 35% | Not recorded | |
| 2 | International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology Springer Science+Business Media · Switzerland Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (12%) | 84% | 63.9 | #10,459 | 219 | 82% | Not recorded | |
| 3 | Journal of Happiness Studies Springer Science+Business Media · The Netherlands Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (10%) | 69% | 78.7 | #2,592 | 658 | 55% | Not recorded | |
| 4 | Psychology and Health Taylor & Francis · Switzerland Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (9%) | 58% | 71.9 | #5,772 | 510 | 58% | Not recorded | |
| 5 | Psychological Studies Springer Science+Business Media · India Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (9%) | 62% | 59.9 | #12,984 | 306 | 34% | Not recorded | |
| 6 | Journal of Health Psychology SAGE Publishing · United Kingdom Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (7%) | 49% | 72.1 | #5,639 | 912 | 60% | Not recorded | |
| 7 | Etkili Hemşirelik Dergisi Association of Food Technology, Turkey · Türkiye Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (8%) | 53% | 56.2 | #15,342 | 141 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 8 | Elderly Health Journal Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences · Iran · DOAJ Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (8%) | 54% | 35.5 | #33,421 | 78 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 9 | Indonesian Psychological Research Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya · Indonesia · DOAJ Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (7%) | 49% | 32.4 | #37,268 | 82 | 100% | 2,000,000 IDR | |
| 10 | Counseling and Values Wiley · United States Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (3%) | 20% | 66.7 | #8,736 | 82 | 13% | Not recorded | |
| 11 | دراسات نفسية Egypt Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (6%) | 41% | 10.3 | #60,231 | 81 | 100% | Not recorded | |
| 12 | المجلة المصرية لعلم النفس الإکلينيکي والإرشادي Egypt Publishes on: Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (1%) | 7% | 8.8 | #60,825 | 89 | 71% | Not recorded |
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