Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
European Journal of Social Psychology
ISSN 0046-2772 · eISSN 1099-0992 · Wiley-Blackwell
European Journal of Social Psychology: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.62; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,980; median 233 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 107 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Social 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 Social and Intergroup Psychology, Cultural Differences and Values and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, together about 54.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Social Psychology offers an international forum for the dissemination of original papers in all areas of social psychology. Our diverse editorial team encourages submissions that provide a significant contribution to the understanding of social psychological phenomena and are based on empirical, meta-analytical or theoretical research. Methodological contributions to social psychology are also welcome. The European Journal of Social Psychology is open to publication of high quality research in all areas of social psychology, including but not limited to: intergroup relations, social cognition, attitudes, attribution, group processes, social influence and persuasion, self and identity, verbal and nonverbal communication, language, affect and emotion, culture and cross-cultural relations, close relationship, societal psychology and individual differences of social-psychological relevance. EJSP currently publishes Research articles, outlook articles and registered reports. Occasionally, EJSP publishes invited landmark articles. See the Author Guidelines to find out more about each article type. The European Journal of Social Psychology is sponsored by the European Association of Social Psychology. The Association contributes to the scientific communication among scholar based in all parts of the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United Kingdom 11, Germany 11, Netherlands 11, United States 9, Italy 8 (117 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences29.3%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology17.2%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience7.9%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology6.8%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology2.9%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences2.8%
- Emotions and Moral BehaviorPsychology2.6%
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 | Psychology, Social | 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, Social | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | 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 SciencePsycINFOCINAHLCurrent 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
- 2.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 197OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,446OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 89Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 626,997Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,102 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 46 | 14 |
| 2025 | 107 | 86 | 187 |
| 2024 | 118 | 96 | 492 |
| 2023 | 100 | 85 | 875 |
| 2022 | 96 | 67 | 1,379 |
| 2021 | 100 | 66 | 2,299 |
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
233 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 161 days – 341 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 249 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (191 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)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 239 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 20 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 3,980 / EUR 3,310 / GBP 2,640 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- opinionType Word Limit Description Research Article 3,000-10,000 words excluding abstract, references, tables and figures These provide a significant contribution to t…Length not stated
- outlook articleOutlook Article 3,000 words, excluding referencesLength not stated
- research articleType Word Limit Description Research Article 3,000-10,000 words excluding abstract, references, tables and figures These provide a significant contribution to t…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- reviewType Word Limit Description Research Article 3,000-10,000 words excluding abstract, references, tables and figures These provide a significant contribution to t…Length not stated
- surveyType Word Limit Description Research Article 3,000-10,000 words excluding abstract, references, tables and figures These provide a significant contribution to t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use 5. AI POLICY
AI use must be disclosed Model summary
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) If artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used in the preparation of a manuscript, their use must be disclosed transparently and in detail at submission (e.g. in the Methods or Acknowledgements section). Authors should ensure appropriate human oversight at all stages and remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of their work. When re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement (including null statements) during the submission process: within their cover letter, the manuscript and the online submission form. For details on what to include in this section, see the Conflict of Interest section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise wit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 8. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Peer Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editors-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Human Studies and Subject…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright / Open Access licensing options Model summary
Authors may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
the journal operates a double-blind peer review policy
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- 0046-2772
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-0992
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 5 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Social Psychology
What CAS zone is European Journal of Social Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Social Psychology is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Social. 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 European Journal of Social Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.62; CiteScore 5, h-index 197.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Social Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 233 days (interquartile range 161–341 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (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 European Journal of Social Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Optional. 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 European Journal of Social Psychology based?
Of the 117 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (11), Germany (11) and Netherlands (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Social Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Social Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Journal of Social Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Social Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,980.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .