Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Collabra-Psychology
ISSN 2474-7394 · University of California Press · United States
Collabra-Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.47; fully open access; APC about USD 1,450; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 127 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Collabra-Psychology is published by University of California Press 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 Behavioral Health and Interventions, Mental Health Research Topics and Social and Intergroup Psychology, together about 30.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Collabra: Psychology, the official journal of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science, is a mission-driven Open Access (OA) journal from the University of California Press that shares not only the research it publishes, but also the value created by the psychology community during the peer-review process. Collabra: Psychology has 7 sections representing the broad field of psychology, and a highlighted focus area of “Methodology and Research Practice.” eISSN: 2474-7394 Frequency: Published continuously Impact Factor: 2.6 CiteScore: 5.8 Editor-in-Chief: Don van Ravenzwaaij, University of Groningen, Netherlands
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Don van RavenzwaaijPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 38, Germany 12, Netherlands 12, United Kingdom 9, Mainland China 6 (103 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology10.3%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology10%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences9.8%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience8.8%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience5.6%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology4.6%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology4.6%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences4.2%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 2.47LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 230OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 126LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 781 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 98 | 42 |
| 2025 | 127 | 127 | 170 |
| 2024 | 103 | 103 | 656 |
| 2023 | 110 | 110 | 767 |
| 2022 | 81 | 81 | 2,540 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 1,403 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous 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 | USD 1,450 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 975 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 975 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2474-7394
- Society / sponsor
- Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science
- 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 Collabra-Psychology
What CAS zone is Collabra-Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Collabra-Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Collabra-Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.47; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Collabra-Psychology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Collabra-Psychology based?
Of the 103 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (38), Germany (12) and Netherlands (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Collabra-Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Collabra-Psychology is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Collabra-Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Collabra-Psychology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,450.
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: .