Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
ISSN 0022-1031 · eISSN 1096-0465 · Elsevier
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.12; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,220; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 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 49.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences25.6%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology12.9%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience10.9%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology9.1%
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology4.5%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences4.1%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Death Anxiety and Social ExclusionPsychology3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
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
- 3.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 268OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,720OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 112LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,858 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 72 | 28 |
| 2025 | 120 | 66 | 195 |
| 2024 | 85 | 51 | 351 |
| 2023 | 104 | 52 | 1,043 |
| 2022 | 126 | 61 | 1,912 |
| 2021 | 138 | 51 | 3,233 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,220 / EUR 3,010 / GBP 2,580 / JPY 399,380 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0022-1031
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-0465
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Experimental Social Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Social. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Experimental Social Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.12; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 268.
Which databases index Journal of Experimental Social Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Experimental Social Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,220.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .