Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice

Group Dynamics Theory Research and Practice is published by APA 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 Team Dynamics and Performance, Social and Intergroup Psychology and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, together about 35.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice® publishes original empirical articles, theoretical analyses, literature reviews, and brief reports dealing with basic and applied topics in the field of group research and application.The editors construe the phrase group dynamics to mean those contexts in which individuals interact in groups. The research may focus on within-group processes, group outcomes, and perception or experiences of the group processes, among other aspects of group dynamics. The journal may consider social-cognition research provided there is an explicit focus on enhancing the understanding of group dynamics (e.g., the impact of members’ perceptions of each other or process on other group variables).The journal publishes articles examining groups in a range of contexts, including ad hoc groups in experimental settings, therapy groups, naturally forming friendship groups and cliques, organizational units, self-help groups, and learning groups.Theoretically driven empirical studies of hypotheses that have implications for understanding and improving groups in organizational, educational, and therapeutic settings are particularly encouraged.Disclaimer: APA and the editors of Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice assume no responsibility for statements and opinions advanced by the authors of its articles. More About The Journal

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Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

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Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

0.97LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher)

1Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

2.2Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

4.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.58LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.94LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

95OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

519OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.72OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

2.22%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

12LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Publisher

APA

ISSN

1089-2699

Electronic ISSN

1930-7802

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