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American Journal of Community Psychology
ISSN 0091-0562 · eISSN 1573-2770 · Wiley-Blackwell
American Journal of Community Psychology: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.75; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,620; median 335 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 98 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Community Psychology is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Community Health and Development, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Health Policy Implementation Science, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP) publishes theory-driven and empirically rigorous work that advances understanding of community processes, settings, and interventions aimed at promoting well-being and social justice. The journal is a strong fit for scholarship grounded in community psychology values, including ecological perspectives, empowerment, prevention, and attention to structural inequities. AJCP welcomes quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies; community-engaged and participatory research; evaluations of community and policy interventions; and integrative theoretical or methodological contributions. Manuscripts should clearly articulate implications for communities, systems, or social change—not solely individual-level outcomes—and preferably demonstrate relevance beyond a single local context. Authors whose work bridges research and practice, centers marginalized communities, and contributes to theory, methods, or actionable knowledge in community psychology will find AJCP an especially appropriate outlet.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 2, Canada 2, Mexico 2, New Zealand 2, Japan 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions25.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology9.5%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions8.9%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions8.5%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences4.8%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.4%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 1 |
| 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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,310OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 89Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 364,970Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,615 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 41 | 18 |
| 2025 | 98 | 59 | 197 |
| 2024 | 50 | 33 | 179 |
| 2023 | 96 | 61 | 798 |
| 2022 | 65 | 36 | 814 |
| 2021 | 89 | 29 | 2,308 |
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
335 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 225 days – 440 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 356 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (167 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 245 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 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 3,620 / EUR 3,020 / GBP 2,380 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted11
- advancing scienceAdvancing Science Must email editorial office requesting to submit 12 double-spaced pages Yes, structured or unstructured Data Availability Statement IRB Statem…Length not stated
- commentaryManuscripts should not exceed the indicated number of double−spaced pages below, inclusive of references, tables and figures. Please see more detailed descripti…Length not stated
- editorialManuscripts should not exceed the indicated number of double−spaced pages below, inclusive of references, tables and figures. Please see more detailed descripti…Length not stated
- empirical reviewEmpirical Review Critical reviews of the literature, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses 50 double-spaced pages Yes, structured or unstructuredLength not stated
- first person accountFirst Person Account Articles which describe the lived experiences of various stakeholders or one person involved in research, practice, or policy. 30 double-sp…Length not stated
- meta-analysisManuscripts should not exceed the indicated number of double−spaced pages below, inclusive of references, tables and figures. Please see more detailed descripti…Length not stated
- methods articleManuscripts should not exceed the indicated number of double−spaced pages below, inclusive of references, tables and figures. Please see more detailed descripti…Length not stated
- opinionManuscripts should not exceed the indicated number of double−spaced pages below, inclusive of references, tables and figures. Please see more detailed descripti…Length not stated
- original articleManuscripts should not exceed the indicated number of double−spaced pages below, inclusive of references, tables and figures. Please see more detailed descripti…Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts should not exceed the indicated number of double−spaced pages below, inclusive of references, tables and figures. Please see more detailed descripti…Length not stated
- systematic reviewManuscripts should not exceed the indicated number of double−spaced pages below, inclusive of references, tables and figures. Please see more detailed descripti…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
ORCID required Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Disclosure
You will be expected to declare all conflicts of interest, or none, on submission. Potential conflicts of interest, financially or non-financially, directly or indirectly related to the work, are relevant in all fields of science.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, all sources must be credited within the manuscript. At minimum, the title and author should be provided. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and other media" from the publisher of the original source, and for supplying Wiley with that permission upon requ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Double-anonymized peer review policy Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission site at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/AJCP. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the "My Submissions" button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. Inquiries regarding journal policy, special issu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. The journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.This Journal …
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0091-0562
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-2770
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 77, Issue 3-4 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Community Psychology
What CAS zone is American Journal of Community Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Community Psychology is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Social Work / 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.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Community Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.75; CiteScore 6, h-index 208.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Community Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 335 days (interquartile range 225–440 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17% (2025). 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 American Journal of Community Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required. 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 American Journal of Community Psychology based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (2), Canada (2) and Mexico (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index American Journal of Community Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Community Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is American Journal of Community Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Community Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,620.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .