Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology is published by APA 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 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Social Representations and Identity and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology® is devoted to fostering discussion at the interface of psychology, philosophy, and metatheory. The journal addresses ontological, epistemological, ethical, and critical issues in psychological theory and inquiry as well as the implications of psychological theory and inquiry for philosophical issues.In keeping with the journal's interdisciplinary mission, both psychology and philosophy are construed broadly to encompass a diversity of forms of inquiry such as conceptual, speculative, theoretical, empirical, clinical, historical, literary, and cultural research. The Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology encourages and facilitates the informed, innovative, and critical exploration and discussion of psychological ideas and practices in both their scientific and philosophical dimensions and interrelationships. The journal welcomes original articles with philosophical or metatheoretical import from all disciplines concerned with human psychology. The journal also welcomes commentaries that directly reflect upon articles published in the journal.Note that submissions should clearly engage with scholarship in theoretical and philosophical psychology, broadly conceived. That is, successful manuscripts usually engage in some kind of current issue linked to ongoing scholarship or clearly engage some kind of social or cultural discussion or disciplinary debate. Manuscripts that pontificate on a particular idea or theory without making clear to readers the necessity of the discussion usually do not go for peer review. Likewise, literature reviews or qualitative studies that do not significantly engage with theoretical and philosophical approaches are discouraged. As such, authors are encouraged to be familiar with scholarship in theoretical and philosophical psychology prior to submission. Authors without access to journals or specific articles in the field are welcome to reach out to the editor-in-chief for support.Prior to submission, please carefully read and follow the submission guidelines detailed below. Manuscripts that do not conform to the submission guidelines may be returned without review.Disclaimer: APA and the editors of the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology assume no responsibility for statements and opinions advanced by the authors of its articles. More About The Journal

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 30, Canada 5, Italy 2, Spain 2, Brazil 2 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

ESCIScopusLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor (publisher)

1Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

1.2Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

2LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.32LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.57LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

40OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

183OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

7.53%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

33LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

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Publisher

APA

ISSN

1068-8471

Electronic ISSN

2151-3341

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website