Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-3980 · eISSN 1940-1019 · Taylor & Francis
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.55; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 220 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 4% (journal website); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY is published by Taylor & Francis 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, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 21.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Psychology (founded in 1935) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes empirical research, theoretical articles, and selected reviews in applied areas of psychology (other than applied experimental or human factors), including: Behavioral Psychology Clinical Psychology Cognitive Psychology Counseling Psychology Cultural Psychology Economic Psychology Educational Psychology Environmental Psychology Ethics in Psychology Family Psychology and Couples Psychology Forensic Psychology Health Psychology Industrial and Personnel Psychology Professional Practice Psychology of Religion Psychotherapy School Psychology Social Psychology Sport Psychology In addition to publishing manuscripts that have a clearly applied focus, The Journal of Psychology solicits interdisciplinary research that integrates literatures from psychology with other related fields (e.g., occupational health, consumer behavior, law, religion, communication, and political science) in a meaningful and productive manner. Multidisciplinary authorship is encouraged, as is work that fosters novel ideas, identifies mediating variables, includes transboundary issues, and most importantly, encourages critical analysis. Periodically, the journal will announce a call for papers for special issues. The journal will also entertain unsolicited proposals for special issues that fit the stated scope of The Journal of Psychology (please contact the journal’s Executive Editors with a detailed description of your proposal).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Ami RokachPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 1, Canada 1, Finland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences8.2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.8%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology5.2%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology5.2%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology4.9%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.8%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology4.8%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCINAHLPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Chadwyck-Healey - Periodicals Index Online (PIO), Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online), MLA International Bibliography, Informit - Australian Education Index (Online), VINIT RAN - Referativnyi Zhurnal
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
- 2.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.01Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.13Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,913OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 255,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,441 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | 41 | 6 | 52 |
| 2024 | 56 | 14 | 287 |
| 2023 | 30 | 10 | 267 |
| 2022 | 35 | 10 | 766 |
| 2021 | 38 | 9 | 537 |
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
220 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 146 days – 341 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 237 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (100 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)
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
The Journal of Psychology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability a…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0022-3980
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-1019
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 160, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. 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 PSYCHOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.55; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 145.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 220 days (interquartile range 146–341 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4%. 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 JCR quartile is JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Psychology.
Where are the editorial board members of JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (1), Canada (1) and Finland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .