Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
International Journal of Psychological Research
ISSN 2011-7922 · eISSN 2011-2084 · Universidad de San Buenaventura · Colombia
International Journal of Psychological Research: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.98; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 244 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Psychological Research is published by Universidad de San Buenaventura 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 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression and Stress and Burnout Research, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology12.6%
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology6.1%
- Stress and Burnout ResearchPsychology5.9%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4.4%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology4.4%
- Educational Outcomes and InfluencesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences3.8%
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 | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | 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 | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 0.98LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 125OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 422 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 32 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 123 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 135 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 234 |
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 PubMed · to
244 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 187 days – 346 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 80 days (25 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 322 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (28 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 | — |
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
- Universidad de San Buenaventura
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2011-7922
- Electronic ISSN
- 2011-2084
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Psychological Research
What CAS zone is International Journal of Psychological Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Psychological Research is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. 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 International Journal of Psychological Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.98; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Psychological Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 244 days (interquartile range 187–346 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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 International Journal of Psychological Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Psychological Research is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Psychological Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Psychological Research 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, 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: .