Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
ISSN 0022-3514 · eISSN 1939-1315 · APA
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: CAS Zone 1 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.58; hybrid open access; 210 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology is published by APA and is in Zone 1 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social and Intergroup Psychology, Cultural Differences and Values and Behavioral Health and Interventions, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology® publishes original papers in all areas of personality and social psychology and emphasizes empirical reports, but may include specialized theoretical, methodological, and review papers. The journal is divided into three independently edited sections.Attitudes and Social Cognition publishes articles concerning attitudinal and social cognitive processes (e.g., attitudes, beliefs, stereotyping and prejudice, cognition, emotion, and motivation) that take place in micro- and macrolevel social contexts. Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes focuses on the psychology of (interpersonal, intragroup, intergroup) social relations and relationships, whether enduring or fleeting. Personality Processes and Individual Differences publishes research on all aspects of personality psychology. It includes studies of individual differences and basic processes in behavior, emotions, coping, health, motivation, and other phenomena that reflect personality. More About The Journal
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 Sciences16%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology9.6%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology8.6%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology5.4%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology5.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.3%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences4.3%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 1 |
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 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 6.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 9.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 764OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13,637OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,540 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 145 | 41 | 47 |
| 2025 | 210 | 85 | 458 |
| 2024 | 230 | 93 | 1,372 |
| 2023 | 184 | 60 | 2,552 |
| 2022 | 233 | 62 | 4,654 |
| 2021 | 169 | 48 | 3,619 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- APA
- ISSN
- 0022-3514
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-1315
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
What CAS zone is Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology is in Zone 1 of Psychology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Psychology, Social; it is a Top journal. 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 Personality and Social Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.58; CiteScore 13.4, h-index 764.
Which databases index Journal of Personality and Social Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Personality and Social Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .