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Adversity and Resilience Science
ISSN 2662-2424 · eISSN 2662-2416 · Springer Nature
Adversity and Resilience Science: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 2.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 287 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Adversity and Resilience Science is published by Springer Nature and is classed under Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Resilience and Mental Health, Child Abuse and Trauma and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 48% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Adversity and Resilience Science (AARS) welcomes manuscripts focused on protective factors and processes that promote resilience in the face of adversity throughout the lifespan. AARS publishes empirical articles, informed practice reviews, literature reviews, brief reports, book/media reviews, and policy papers. Authors are encouraged to incorporate clinical and/or policy applications. Special issues highlight applied as well as basic science topics. AARS includes manuscripts focused on childhood adversity (prenatal to age 18 years) from the fields of psychology, social work, education, human development and family science, public health, pediatrics, psychiatry, epidemiology, epigenetics, neuroscience, immunology, public policy, and related fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Tanya MacGillivrayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 68, Canada 7, Israel 3, Mainland China 2, Germany 2 (93 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology18.6%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology14.8%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology14.6%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology6.7%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.6%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.4%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine3.7%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 150,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 244 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 30 | 8 |
| 2025 | 27 | 14 | 37 |
| 2024 | 38 | 19 | 143 |
| 2023 | 37 | 23 | 300 |
| 2022 | 36 | 25 | 618 |
| 2021 | 23 | 14 | 709 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
287 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 208 days – 356 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 314 days
- Sample
- 55 articles with submission and acceptance dates (95 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Author contribution statement required Model summary
Authors must include a statement that specifies the contribution of every author to the research and preparation of the manuscript. Example statement: “All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by [full name], [full name] and [full name]. The first draft of the manuscript was written by [full name] and all authors …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data encouraged to be archived in repositories Model summary
Before submitting research datasets as Supplementary Information, authors should read the journal’s Research data policy. We encourage research data to be archived in data repositories wherever possible.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Compliance with Ethical Standards section required Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Permission required for previously published material Model summary
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Adversity and Resilience Science, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
Reviewer suggestions and exclusions allowed Model summary
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening software may be used Model summary
The journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2662-2424
- Electronic ISSN
- 2662-2416
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Adversity and Resilience Science
What CAS zone is Adversity and Resilience Science in?
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.
What is the impact factor of Adversity and Resilience Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Adversity and Resilience Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 287 days (interquartile range 208–356 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Adversity and Resilience Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Adversity and Resilience Science based?
Of the 93 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (68), Canada (7) and Israel (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Adversity and Resilience Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Adversity and Resilience Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Adversity and Resilience Science open access, and what is the APC?
Adversity and Resilience Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .