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Journal of Community Psychology
ISSN 0090-4392 · eISSN 1520-6629 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Community Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,730; median 364 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 9% (journal website); 99 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Community 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 Community Health and Development, Homelessness and Social Issues and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Community Psychology (JCP) is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal focused on research that investigates individual-context relations related to human development and psychosocial functioning. The broader context in which individuals live is of key importance. The context examined may include the family, neighborhood, societal institutions, online communities (e.g., social media), etc. Manuscripts also should address how the context(s) in which individuals are embedded are associated with psychological health and/or development. Manuscripts focused on social justice, social issues (e.g., substance abuse, homelessness, immigration), diversity (in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, SES, etc.), empowerment, resiliency, and the influence of online communities on psychosocial health are especially welcome. Manuscripts may cover community-based empirical research, program evaluation, or intervention research. JCP embraces the use of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. PLEASE NOTE: All manuscript submissions should include a short, bullet list document of research highlights providing details on how the submission is community focused and psychology related. Psychologists
· psychiatrists
· social workers
· counselors
· mental health professionals
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Katarzyna AdamczykPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 17%); most named Hong Kong, China 3, Mainland China 1, South Africa 1, Bangladesh 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions18.6%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions9.6%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology9.2%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions5.6%
- Youth Development and Social SupportSocial Sciences5.6%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology3.6%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.6%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 2 |
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCAB AbstractsCINAHLCurrent 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
- 2.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,048OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 82Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 383,797Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 60 | 22 |
| 2025 | 99 | 64 | 137 |
| 2024 | 79 | 49 | 280 |
| 2023 | 125 | 96 | 784 |
| 2022 | 209 | 102 | 2,037 |
| 2021 | 300 | 97 | 4,091 |
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
364 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 264 days – 442 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 379 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (186 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)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 328 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open 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 3,730 / EUR 3,110 / GBP 2,500 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest 4. Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use
Authors are required to disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the preparation of their manuscript and/or in the conduct of their research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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 ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review policy Model summary
Important: the journal operates a double-blind peer review policy.
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
- 0090-4392
- Electronic ISSN
- 1520-6629
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 7 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Community Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Community Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Community Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Social Work. 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 Community Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.13; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 149.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Community Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 364 days (interquartile range 264–442 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Community Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required. 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 Journal of Community Psychology based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (3), Mainland China (1) and South Africa (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Community Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Community Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Community Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Community Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,730.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .