Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
ISSN 0021-9029 · eISSN 1559-1816 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Applied Social Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.58; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,570; median 172 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 94 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Social Psychology is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Behavioral Health and Interventions and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 39.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since 1971, Journal of Applied Social Psychology is a monthly publication devoted to applications of experimental behavioral science research to problems of society (e.g., organizational and leadership psychology, safety, health, and gender issues; perceptions of war and natural hazards; jury deliberation; performance, AIDS, cancer, heart disease, exercise, and sports).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Editor-in-chief Richard J. CrispPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 37, United Kingdom 12, Canada 4, Australia 3, Portugal 1 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences20.8%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology11.2%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology7.3%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences5.1%
- Psychology of Social InfluenceSocial Sciences4.3%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience4.2%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities2.9%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 2.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,791OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 70Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 488,509Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,771 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 39 | 3 |
| 2025 | 94 | 64 | 96 |
| 2024 | 72 | 50 | 257 |
| 2023 | 79 | 59 | 489 |
| 2022 | 111 | 55 | 969 |
| 2021 | 134 | 68 | 2,047 |
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
172 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 246 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 188 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (152 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) 2025
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 189 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,570 / EUR 3,000 / GBP 2,380 | — | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics
- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
The journal recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data. The journal expects you to archive all the data from which your published results are derived in a public repository. The repository that you choose should offer you guaranteed preservation (see the registry of research data repositories at https://www.re3data.org/) and should help you make it findable, accessible, interoperable,…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 4. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Editorial Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.Wiley's policy on confiden…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0021-9029
- Electronic ISSN
- 1559-1816
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Social Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Social Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied 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 Journal of Applied Social Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.58; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 200.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Applied Social Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 172 days (interquartile range 109–246 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Applied 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 United States (37), United Kingdom (12) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Applied Social Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied 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 Journal of Applied Social Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Social Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,570.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .