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Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace
ISSN 1802-7962 · Masaryk University · Czechia
Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.54; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace is published by Masaryk University 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 Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Child Development and Digital Technology and Social Media and Politics, together about 44.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace is a diamond open access, online, peer-reviewed scholarly journal. The first peer-reviewed issue was published in 2007. The journal publishes original, high-quality social science research articles, including theoretical articles, systematic literature reviews, and meta-analyses, that advance understanding of how digital technologies, platforms, and digital media practices shape human experience, behavior, and society. The journal is indexed with Web of Science (Social Science Citation Index), the Directory of Open Access Journals, SCOPUS, ERIH PLUS, EBSCO Academic Search Complete, and the Czech Database of Scientific Journals. The articles in Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace are open access articles licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 International License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited and that any derivatives are shared under the same license. The author of the work thus grants Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace gratuitous non-exclusive license to use the work as specified in licence terms which are available here. To receive information about published issues, please follow us on our Facebook or Twitter. Publication ethics and publication malpractice statementCyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace follows the standard for Ethics and Publication Malpractice set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors, reviewers, editors, and publisher are expected to conform to these standards. To detect possible plagiarism in submitted articles, Cyberpsychology uses the Similarity check by iThenticate. Contact us If you have any questions, please contact us at info@cyberpsychology.euChief Editor David Smahel, Masaryk University, Czech Republice-mail: smahel(at)fss.muni.cz Associate Editors Emmelyn Croes, Tilburg University, NetherlandsLenka Dedkova, Masaryk University, Czech RepublicMaèva Flayelle, University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandKevin Koban, University of Vienna, AustriaDouglas A. Parry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NetherlandsAlexander Schouten, Tilburg University, NetherlandsJoris Van Ouytsel, Arizona State University, United States Managing Editors Lenka Dedkova, Masaryk University, Czech RepublicMarie Jaron Bedrosova, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Assistant Editor Barbora H. Lisztwan, Masary
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief David SmahelPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences23.6%
- Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences11.4%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences9.5%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities7.2%
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology5.8%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences5%
- Sexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyPsychology4%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology3.6%
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 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | 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 3 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.85Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 258OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 493 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 13 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 104 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 227 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 405 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 808 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 795 |
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 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 11,000 words
- Not considered
- essays; non-systematic literature reviews
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics 2.2. Ethical Approval
All submissions reporting studies involving human participants or human data must state that the relevant Research Ethics Committee (REC) or Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved the study. This requirement applies across research designs, including survey-based and observational studies, experiments, and qualitative studies. The requirement does not apply to meta-analyses, systematic literatu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
By submitting a manuscript and/or its subsequent revision(s) (hereinafter referred to as the “Work”) into the Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace (https://cyberpsychology.eu/) (hereinafter referred to as the “Journal”) for the consideration for publication, the author grants the Masaryk University (hereinafter referred to as “MUNI”) a license to the Work, under the foll…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond open access, online, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Masaryk University. Model summary
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace is a diamond open access, online, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by Masaryk University.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 6. Review Process
Submitted articles are first reviewed internally by editors to assure their baseline quality and relevance for the journal. In the next step, submissions are subjected to a double-blind peer review by at least two external reviewers (authors and reviewers are anonymous to each other). Reviews are forwarded to authors along with the editor's decision. Invited revisions are sent to the original revi…
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
- Masaryk University
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1802-7962
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace
What CAS zone is Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Communication. 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 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.54; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 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 Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace open access, and what is the APC?
Cyberpsychology-Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .