Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Journal of Personality
ISSN 0022-3506 · eISSN 1467-6494 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Personality: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.25; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,780; median 218 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Personality is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Personality Traits and Psychology, Social and Intergroup Psychology and Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, together about 26.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Personality publishes scientific investigations in the field of personality. It focuses particularly on personality and behavior dynamics, personality development, and individual differences in the cognitive, affective, and interpersonal domains. The journal reflects and stimulates interest in the growth of new theoretical and methodological approaches in personality psychology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Australia 1, Denmark 1, Jordan 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology11.8%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences8.2%
- Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyPsychology6.2%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology6.1%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5.9%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology5.6%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology5%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology4.9%
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 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCurrent 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
- 3.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 268OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,081OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 66Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 691,287Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,786 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 46 | 14 |
| 2025 | 79 | 57 | 119 |
| 2024 | 101 | 77 | 586 |
| 2023 | 110 | 87 | 1,182 |
| 2022 | 115 | 79 | 1,395 |
| 2021 | 89 | 42 | 2,344 |
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
218 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 168 days – 286 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 237 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (165 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
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 221 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,780 / EUR 3,150 / GBP 2,520 | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- 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 accepted4
- editorialManuscripts are checked for format and page length as specified below. Article Type Description Word Limit Original Papers reports of new research findings or c…Length not stated
- original paperManuscripts are checked for format and page length as specified below. Article Type Description Word Limit Original Papers reports of new research findings or c…Length not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge 36 pages (double-spaced) max.Length not stated
- reviewManuscripts are checked for format and page length as specified below. Article Type Description Word Limit Original Papers reports of new research findings or c…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Please see here and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected Model summary
Journal of Personality expects data sharing. Please review Wiley’s policy here, where you will be able to see and select the availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck for plagiarism detection Model summary
Journal of Personality uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Licensing options: standard copyright or Open Access under Creative Commons License Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ at http://exchanges.wiley.com/authors/faqs---copyright-terms--conditions_301.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Adopts TOP Guidelines for transparency and open science Model summary
Preprint policy: Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. Journal of Personality accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. Journal of Personality. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. Data Sharing and Data Availability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review model Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JOPY. For help with submissions, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal https://submission.wiley.com/journal/jopy. Please note that if you ar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: accepts articles previously published on preprint servers Model summary
Journal of Personality accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- 0022-3506
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-6494
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 94, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Personality
What CAS zone is Journal of Personality in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Personality is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Social; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Personality?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.25; CiteScore 8.3, h-index 268.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Personality?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 218 days (interquartile range 168–286 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (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 Personality?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; 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 Journal of Personality based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Australia (1) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Personality?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Personality is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Personality open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Personality is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,780.
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: .