Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (all)
Acta Psychologica Sinica
ISSN 0439-755X · Science Press
Acta Psychologica Sinica: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 154 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Psychologica Sinica is published by Science Press and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, together about 20% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Psychologica Sinica (ISSN 0439-755X) is a scholarly journal sponsored by the Chinese Psychological Society and the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and published monthly by the Science Press. The journal has been included in many important national and international indexing systems such as SCOPUS (Elsevier), ESCI (Web of Science), PsycINFO (APA), CSCD. It is the flagship journal of the Chinese Psychological Society that publishes peer-reviewed original empirical studies and theoretical articles spanning the entire spectrum of scientific psychology. Acta Psychologica Sinica publishes high-quality research that investigates the fundamental mechanisms of mind and behavior and aims to deliver scientific knowledge to enhance our understanding of culture and society. It welcomes submissions of manuscripts reporting research that is up-to-date, scientifically excellent, and of broad interest and significance. Manuscripts attempting to open new areas of inquiry or proposing unique and innovative perspectives are particularly encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (all)
Editor-in-chief JIANG YiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 56%); most named Mainland China 9, Hong Kong, China 6, Macau, China 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience9.1%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology4.9%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.4%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.4%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: CSCD
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 560OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 142LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 114 | 60 | 9 |
| 2025 | 154 | 74 | 189 |
| 2024 | 123 | 41 | 432 |
| 2023 | 122 | 122 | 665 |
| 2022 | 142 | 103 | 821 |
| 2021 | 110 | 66 | 1,252 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- original empirical studiespublishes peer-reviewed original empirical studies and theoretical articlesLength not stated
- theoretical articlespublishes peer-reviewed original empirical studies and theoretical articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Model summary
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Science Press
- ISSN
- 0439-755X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Psychologica Sinica
What CAS zone is Acta Psychologica Sinica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Psychologica Sinica is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Psychologica Sinica based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 56%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (9), Hong Kong, China (6) and Macau, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Psychologica Sinica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Psychologica Sinica is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Psychologica Sinica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Psychologica Sinica is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .