Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-4545 · eISSN 1940-1183 · Taylor & Francis
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.93; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 290 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 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 Behavioral Health and Interventions, together about 33.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since John Dewey and Carl Murchison founded it in 1929, The Journal of Social Psychology has published original empirical research in all areas of basic and applied social psychology. Most articles report laboratory or field research in core areas of social and organizational psychology including the self and social identity, person perception and social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, social influence, consumer behavior, decision making, groups and teams, stereotypes and discrimination, interpersonal attraction and relationships, prosocial behavior, aggression, organizational behavior, leadership, and cultural psychology. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by an Executive Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized. The Journal of Social Psychology typically publishes invited special issues on topics of current broad interest to social psychologists. While we do accept unsolicited special issue proposals, their publication is rare. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the Instructions for Authors page for information about how to submit your article.
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 Sciences17.9%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology10.5%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
- Psychology of Social InfluenceSocial Sciences4.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.1%
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
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, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Chadwyck-Healey - Periodicals Index Online (PIO), CSA - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, De Gruyter Saur - Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost - Abstracts in Social Gerontology, Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online), Contemporary Women's Issues, MLA International Bibliography, H.W. Wilson - Biography Index, OCLC - ArticleFirst, Ovid - International Political Science Abstracts Database, ProQuest - FRANCIS, Thomson Reuters - Arts and Humanities Search
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
- 1.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.09Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 150OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,622OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 240,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 240,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 56 | 23 | 116 |
| 2024 | 47 | 13 | 174 |
| 2023 | 41 | 11 | 195 |
| 2022 | 83 | 23 | 858 |
| 2021 | 81 | 25 | 1,239 |
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
290 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 223 days – 399 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 358 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (108 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)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 156 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 156 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access: hybrid journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, with option to publish open access. Model summary
The Journal of Social 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 discoverab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process: initial appraisal by an Executive Editor, then double anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees if suitable. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by an Executive Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized.
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
- 0022-4545
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-1183
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 166, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Social. 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 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.93; CiteScore 5, h-index 150.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 290 days (interquartile range 223–399 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15% (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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL 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: .