Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (all)
BMC Psychology
ISSN 2050-7283 · Springer Nature · United Kingdom
BMC Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.7; fully open access; APC about USD 2,090; median 134 days to acceptance (197 articles, last 24 months); 1,567 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMC Psychology is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Impact of Technology on Adolescents and Resilience and Mental Health, together about 21.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BMC Psychology is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that welcomes articles on a broad range of topics related to psychology, human behavior, and the mind. Encourages submissions using a variety of research methods, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches, as well as basic and translational research Welcomes submissions in a wide range of interdisciplinary topics Lead Editor Menglu Yang PhD View all editors
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.9%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences7%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology6.5%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology6.3%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology5.3%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions5.2%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology5.1%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPsycINFOCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, 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
- 4.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,522OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,526LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 8,100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,613 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,752 | 1,752 | 557 |
| 2025 | 1,567 | 1,567 | 7,306 |
| 2024 | 801 | 801 | 9,714 |
| 2023 | 447 | 447 | 7,401 |
| 2022 | 323 | 323 | 5,393 |
| 2021 | 202 | 202 | 5,816 |
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
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 262 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (197 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 197 articles with submission and acceptance dates (3,566 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,690 / USD 2,090 / GBP 1,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,990 / EUR 1,590 / GBP 1,340 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,190 / USD 1,790 / EUR 1,390 | Yes | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteExcerpts 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
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-7283
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMC Psychology
What CAS zone is BMC Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BMC Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of BMC Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.7; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at BMC Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 197 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 80–262 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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.
Which databases index BMC Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMC Psychology is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BMC Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
BMC Psychology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .