Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
International Review of Social Psychology
ISSN 2397-8570 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
International Review of Social Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.76; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 249 days to acceptance (30 articles, last 24 months); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Review of Social Psychology is published by Ubiquity Press 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 Social and Intergroup Psychology, Cultural Differences and Values and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Review of Social Psychology (IRSP) is supported by the Association pour la Diffusion de la Recherche Internationale en Psychologie Sociale (A.D.R.I.P.S.). The International Review of Social Psychology publishes empirical research and theoretical notes in all areas of social psychology. Articles are written preferably in English but can also be written in French. The journal was created to reflect research advances in a field where theoretical and fundamental questions inevitably convey social significance and implications. It emphasizes scientific quality of its publications in every area of social psychology. Any kind of research can be considered, as long as the results significantly enhance the understanding of a general social psychological phenomenon and the methodology is appropriate.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Editor-in-chief Constantina BadeaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 36, Belgium 6, Italy 5, Switzerland 4, Netherlands 3 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences26.5%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology14.8%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience8.6%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology6%
- Death Anxiety and Social ExclusionPsychology3.8%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences3.1%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology3.1%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
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, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, CLOCKSS, Crossref
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
- 1.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 241 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 38 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 115 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 99 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 200 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 498 |
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
249 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 152 days – 360 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (30 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 294 days
- Sample
- 30 articles with submission and acceptance dates (32 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 16 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 500 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- confirmatory reportsConfirmatory Reports (CRs - previously and elsewhere Registered Reports) is a form of empirical article in which the methods and proposed analyses are reviewed …Length not stated
- exploratory reportsExploratory Reports (ERs) is a format for empirical submissions that tend to address relatively open research questions, without strong a priori predictions of …Length not stated
- notes théoriquespublie des synthèses critiques, des notes théoriques et des recherches empiriques dans tous les champs de la psychologie socialeLength not stated
- peer community in registered reportsAuthors can now submit a Registered Report to International Review of Social Psychology via the Peer Community in Registered Reports (PCI RR).Length not stated
- recherches empiriquespublie des synthèses critiques, des notes théoriques et des recherches empiriques dans tous les champs de la psychologie socialeLength not stated
- research articleResearch articles articles may be empirical, meta-analytical or theoretical and must provide a significant contribution to the understanding of social phenomena…Length not stated
- short research noteShort Research Notes report on original empirical research and must be between 1,500 and 3,000 words in length, including title, abstract, keywords, notes, refe…Length not stated
- synthèses critiquespublie des synthèses critiques, des notes théoriques et des recherches empiriques dans tous les champs de la psychologie socialeLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Competing interests
If any of the authors have any competing interests then these must be declared. A short paragraph should be placed before the references. See our guidelines for competing interests. If there are no competing interests to declare then the following statement should be present: The author(s) has/have no competing interests to declare.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability (if applicable)
Open data encouraged; data accessibility statement required Model summary
If data used in the research project has been made available, a statement should be added to direct the reader on where to access these files.If data used in the research project has not been made available, a statement confirming this should be added, along with reasoning why. The journal's data policy is available on the Editorial Policies page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY license; authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms (if a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s)): Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement. All Article Processing Charges (APCs…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review; anonymised submissions Model summary
To ensure blind peer review, please only list the title and abstract on the submitted manuscript title page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preregistration strongly recommended Model summary
The preregistration of reported studies (hypotheses, sample size, design, procedure, measures, analysis strategy, exclusion rules, see Leys, Delacre, Mora, Lakens & Ley (2019)) is therefore strongly recommended.
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
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2397-8570
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Review of Social Psychology
What CAS zone is International Review of Social Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Review of Social Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Social. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Review of Social Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.76; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at International Review of Social Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 30 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 249 days (interquartile range 152–360 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Review of Social Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 International Review of Social Psychology based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (36), Belgium (6) and Italy (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Review of Social Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Review of Social Psychology is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Review of Social Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
International Review of Social Psychology 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, Publisher website, 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: .