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Interaction Studies
ISSN 1572-0373 · eISSN 1572-0381 · John Benjamins Publishing Company
Interaction Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.94; hybrid open access; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interaction Studies is published by John Benjamins Publishing Company and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Robot Interaction and HRI, Language and cultural evolution and Child and Animal Learning Development, together about 33.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Robot Interaction and HRIPsychology14.3%
- Language and cultural evolutionSocial Sciences10.3%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology8.8%
- Action Observation and SynchronizationPsychology8.2%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology5.3%
- AI in Service InteractionsComputer Science5.1%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.94LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 266OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 610 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 2025 | 21 | 8 | 17 |
| 2024 | 21 | 7 | 22 |
| 2023 | 24 | 11 | 82 |
| 2022 | 23 | 9 | 81 |
| 2021 | 23 | 3 | 152 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 1572-0373
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-0381
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interaction Studies
What CAS zone is Interaction Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Interaction Studies is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Interaction Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.94; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 53.
Which databases index Interaction Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interaction Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Interaction Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Interaction Studies is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .