Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
European Review of Social Psychology
ISSN 1046-3283 · eISSN 1479-277X · Taylor & Francis
European Review of Social Psychology: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.15; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 348 days to acceptance (29 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Review of Social Psychology is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social and Intergroup Psychology, Cultural Differences and Values and Behavioral Health and Interventions, together about 57.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Review of Social Psychology (ERSP) is an international peer-reviewed journal, published under the auspices of the European Association of Social Psychology. It provides an outlet for substantial, theory-based reviews of empirical work addressing the full range of topics covered by the field of social psychology. Potential authorship is international, and papers are handled with the help of an international editorial board with extensive experience in theorizing, research, and journal editing. To do justice to the quality and diversity of perspectives and topics in our field, we welcome open submissions from all around the globe, and also actively invite submissions relevant to the journal and the broader field. Articles published in ERSP typically (1) review a programme of the author(s)’s own empirical research (with quality evidenced by multiple articles published in peer-reviewed journals), and (2) theoretically locate this research programme within a wider body of published research in that area, and if possible beyond. This includes acknowledging and generating connections with a broader literature, and we value in particular efforts toward theoretical integration (such that the contribution of the article is greater than the sum of the published articles on which the review piece is based). ERSP is also open to meta-analyses as long as those serve a similar purpose. For such typical ERSP publications, we welcome submissions that fit these criteria (for more details, please see our submission checklist and our evaluation criteria ). Before sending a full submission, however, we recommend authors contact the editors with a short proposal for it to be assessed against these criteria. Less typically (e.g., on invitation or special occasion), ERSP also publishes conventional reviews of scientifically and/or societally relevant topics, and critical reflections on the field. ERSP may also, on occasion or invitation, publish target articles and commentaries. Authors interested in publishing such less typical contributions in ERSP should always first contact the editors with a short proposal to discuss their ideas. ERSP does not publish original empirical studies. Peer Review Integrity All published (invited and openly submitted) ERSP articles have undergone
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences28.8%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology20.9%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology7.7%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience7.3%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Emotions and Moral BehaviorPsychology2.7%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences2.6%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 1 |
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: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Social Scisearch
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
- 6.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 16.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.82LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 2.82Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.38LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 3.38Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 316OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 266,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 403 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 20 | 14 | 100 |
| 2024 | 15 | 9 | 153 |
| 2023 | 15 | 13 | 439 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 337 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6 | 1,342 |
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
348 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 211 days – 529 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (29 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 358 days
- Sample
- 29 articles with submission and acceptance dates (30 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)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 2 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- conventional reviewsLess typically (e.g., on invitation or special occasion), ERSP also publishes conventional reviews of scientifically and/or societally relevant topics, and crit…Length not stated
- meta-analysesERSP is also open to meta-analyses as long as those serve a similar purpose.Length not stated
- review articlesIt provides an outlet for substantial, theory-based reviews of empirical work addressing the full range of topics covered by the field of social psychology.Length not stated
- target articles and commentariesERSP may also, on occasion or invitation, publish target articles and commentaries.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access Open access
European Review of Social Psychology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discov…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Integrity
All published (invited and openly submitted) ERSP articles have undergone
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Pre-submission proposal required Model summary
Before sending a full submission, however, we recommend authors contact the editors with a short proposal for it to be assessed against these criteria.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1046-3283
- Electronic ISSN
- 1479-277X
- Society / sponsor
- European Association of Social Psychology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Review of Social Psychology
What CAS zone is European Review of Social Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Review of Social Psychology is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychology, Social; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Review of Social Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.15; CiteScore 16.7, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at European Review of Social Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 29 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 348 days (interquartile range 211–529 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 JCR quartile is European Review of Social Psychology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Psychology.
Which databases index European Review of Social Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Review of Social Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Review of Social Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
European Review of Social Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .