Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Military Psychology
ISSN 0899-5605 · eISSN 1532-7876 · APA
Military Psychology: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.61; hybrid open access; median 168 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Military 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 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Resilience and Mental Health and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology19.6%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology9.1%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Occupational Health and PerformanceHealth Professions5.7%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology5.5%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology5.4%
- Human-Automation Interaction and SafetyPsychology4.6%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.6%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
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
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
- 1.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 638OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,381 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 29 | 15 |
| 2025 | 64 | 54 | 57 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 139 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 346 |
| 2022 | 91 | 91 | 788 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | 871 |
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
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 236 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 191 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (152 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".
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.
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
- 0899-5605
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-7876
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Military Psychology
What CAS zone is Military Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Military Psychology is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. 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 Military Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.61; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 74.
How long does peer review take at Military Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 110–236 days). 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 Military Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Military Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Military Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Military 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; 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: .