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Pratiques Psychologiques
ISSN 1269-1763 · eISSN 1878-092X · Elsevier Masson · FRANCE · Quarterly · Founded 1995
Pratiques Psychologiques: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.41; hybrid open access; APC about USD 1,520; review about 148 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 46%); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pratiques Psychologiques is published by Elsevier Masson 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 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, Health, Medicine and Society and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publiée sous l'égide de la Société Française de Psychologie (SFP), Pratiques Psychologiques est une revue qui participe du développement de l'innovation et des connaissances théoriques sur les pratiques psychologiques. La revue accueille les propositions de publications portant sur des recherches à visée appliquée, sur des pratiques innovantes, sur la validation d'outils, sur des revues de la littérature scientifique, ou sur des analyses relatives à la pratique de la psychologie.Ces propositions peuvent concerner des champs divers (santé, éducation, justice, travail, etc.) selon toutes les perspectives épistémiques de la psychologie. La revue accueille également des numéros thématiques.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Émilie BoujutPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology15.7%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions9.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science7.4%
- Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSocial Sciences6.6%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology5.6%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology3.9%
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 | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
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 | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 124OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 792 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
| 2023 | 24 | 13 | 40 |
| 2022 | 19 | 10 | 44 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
148 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports over 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 46%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,520 / EUR 1,390 / GBP 1,220 / JPY 188,530 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,520 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- analyses relatives à la pratique de la psychologieou sur des analyses relatives à la pratique de la psychologieLength not stated
- pratiques innovantessur des pratiques innovantesLength not stated
- recherche à visée appliquéeLa revue accueille les propositions de publications portant sur des recherches à visée appliquéeLength not stated
- revues de la littérature scientifiquesur des revues de la littérature scientifiqueLength not stated
- validation d'outilssur la validation d'outilsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 1,520 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier Masson
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- French
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1269-1763
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-092X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pratiques Psychologiques
What CAS zone is Pratiques Psychologiques in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pratiques Psychologiques is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Pratiques Psychologiques?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.41; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Pratiques Psychologiques?
The publisher reports about 148 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 46%)”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 Pratiques Psychologiques?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pratiques Psychologiques is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Pratiques Psychologiques open access, and what is the APC?
Pratiques Psychologiques is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 1,520.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .