Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Communications Psychology
ISSN 2731-9121
Communications Psychology: fully open access; APC about USD 2,190; median 195 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 199 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Communications Psychology's largest topics are Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics and Social and Intergroup Psychology, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fully OA journal, welcoming high-quality research from all fields of psychology. Rigorous, fair, and efficient peer review, with transcripts published alongside articles. Offering dedicated formats, incl. Registered Reports, Research, and Resource articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Hong Kong, China 8, Mainland China 7, United Kingdom 7, United States 5, Netherlands 3 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience12.5%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences10.1%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences8.2%
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience6%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience4.9%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience4.2%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology3.6%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOPublisher 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
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 179LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 545 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 170 | 170 | 2,028 |
| 2025 | 199 | 199 | 1,388 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | 386 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 58 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
195 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 155 days – 258 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 215 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (391 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 publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Unspecified 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 1,790 / USD 2,190 / GBP 1,450 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,090 / EUR 1,690 / GBP 1,390 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted3
- articleArticleOpen Access30 Mar 2026Length not stated
- commentCommentOpen Access09 Jun 2026Length not stated
- perspectivePerspectiveOpen Access16 Jun 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open access policy page exists. Model summary
Learn about open access at Nature Research and what it means for our authors
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy page exists. Model summary
Peer Review Reporting standards and availability of data, materials, code and protocols
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
- ISSN
- 2731-9121
- 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 Communications Psychology
How long does peer review take at Communications Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 195 days (interquartile range 155–258 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Communications Psychology based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (8), Mainland China (7) and United Kingdom (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communications Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communications Psychology is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Communications Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Communications Psychology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,190.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .