Journal profile
MetaPsychology
ISSN 2003-2714 · LnuOpen · Sweden
MetaPsychology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MetaPsychology is published by LnuOpen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Psychology Research and Bibliometrics and Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, together about 49.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Meta-Psychology publishes theoretical and empirical contributions that advance psychology as a science through critical discourse related to individual articles, research lines, research areas, or psychological science as a field. Important contributions include systematic reviews, meta-analyses, replicability reports, and replication studies. We encourage pre-registered studies and registered reports (i.e., peer-review on the basis of theory, methods, and planned data-analysis, before data has been collected). Manuscripts introducing novel methods are welcome, but also tutorials on established methods that are still poorly understood by psychology researchers. We further welcome papers introducing statistical packages or other software useful for psychology researchers. Meta-Psychology welcomes contributions from neighboring fields. For example, a statistical method developed primarily for behavioral economics that could be useful to psychologists is welcome. Outside perspectives as well as cross-disciplinary work relevant to psychological science are most welcome. However, it is always important that authors are able to explain why their work is important for psychological science. Meta-Psychology aims to bridge the gap between discussions of psychology as a science in social media, and publications in traditional peer-review journals. For example, there exist excellent online tutorials on statistical methods, as well as critical commentary on published papers in various blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Meta-Psychology offers a way for authors to write up and submit these contributions for publication after rigorous peer review. Meta-Psychology does not publish a limited number of studies or seek to have a certain rejection rate. All papers that are found to be of high scientific quality after peer review are published. Novelty is not considered a criterium, and we welcome studies with null results or negative findings. However, every manuscript should make a unique contribution to the literature, either by introducing something new, or by shedding new light on a previously discussed topic, by building on the previous literature. For example, a primer on important but mostly forgotten ideas from the 1950s is welcome, as long as it properly cites and credits the original research. Further, as a policy, Meta-Psychology is generous in publishing critical commentaries on research published in the journal, provided they are of high quality. Diamond Open Access -
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Rickard CarlssonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 2, New Zealand 2, Canada 1, Australia 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences20.6%
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology20.6%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics8%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences7.7%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5.4%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science4.3%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology4.3%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 162 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 264 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 310 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 347 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 304 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 210 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 166 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8
- commentariesThis section contains commentaries on articles published in Meta-Psychology as well as commentaries on articles published in other journals. Re-analysis of own …Length not stated
- file-drawer reportsThis section contains File-Drawer Reports. Unlike Original articles, these need not be on the topic of Meta-Psychology but can be on any topic of psychology. Th…Length not stated
- original articlesThis section contains original articles on the topic of meta-psychology. All articles in this section have been peer-reviewed according to the journal policy.Length not stated
- questionable research ideas and other peculiaritiesThis section Questionable Research Ideas and Other Peculiarities (QRAP) is dedicated to absurd commentaries, strange ideas and other odd pieces of meta-science.…Length not stated
- registered replication reportsReplication studies that are submitted as proposals that are given in-principle acceptance prior to data collection.Length not stated
- registered reportsA registered report is an article form in which theory, data collection and/or proposed analyses are pre-registered and reviewed prior to the data collection an…Length not stated
- replication reportsReplications of previous empirical findings on any topic relevant for psychology. Has to be preregistered.Length not stated
- tutorialsTutorials on methods relevant for psychology researchers.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Author Contributions
Author contributions should follow CRediT: https://casrai.org/credit/.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest and Funding
Declare any conflict of interest or state that there is none. Declare any funding or state that there was none.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Diamond Open Access - No Processing Fees
OSF project page with data, code, materials required Model summary
Meta-Psychology is a completely free Open Access journal. There is no fee for publishing, and the articles are available free online. The journal is owned by Meta-Psychology’s editorial board and published by Linnaeus University Press. The editorial board has full control over the content and the editorial process, whereas Linnaeus University press is responsible for the platform based on Open Jou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Open Peer Review
Encourages pre-registered studies and Registered Reports (peer review before data collection). Model summary
All manuscripts are subject to rigorous open non-anonymous peer review by several expert peers. Authors are required to submit pre-prints of their papers to the journal. Submitted papers are first screened by the AE and papers that do not match the scope and/or are of low quality are desk rejected. Papers that pass the initial screening are then subject to traditional review by a minimum of two ex…
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
- LnuOpen
- Country or region
- Sweden
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2003-2714
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MetaPsychology
How long does peer review take at MetaPsychology?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of MetaPsychology 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 Sweden (2), New Zealand (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index MetaPsychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MetaPsychology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is MetaPsychology open access, and what is the APC?
MetaPsychology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .