Journal profile
Psichologija
ISSN 1392-0359 · eISSN 2345-0061 · Vilnius University Press · Lithuania
Psichologija: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 109 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 70% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psichologija is published by Vilnius University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Visual perception and processing mechanisms, together about 22.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The academic diamond open access journal Psichologija (Eng. Psychology) publishes high quality, peer-reviewed research in all major fields of psychology. Psichologija aims to promote the development of psychological science in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, at both fundamental and applied research levels. To this aim, articles are encouraged by authors both inside and outside of the region. Psichologija publishes empirical, theoretical, and methodological research papers, as well as research that takes an interdisciplinary approach. Psichologija is the oldest and the only periodical scholarly journal in Lithuania and the Baltic region dedicated to all fields of psychology and interdisciplinary research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology7.7%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.4%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience7.4%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology6.9%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences6.7%
- Psychology of Development and EducationPsychology6.5%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology5.9%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences4.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: BASE, Cabell’s directories of Academic Journals, CORE, Dimensions, Diamond Capacity Hub, EBSCO, ERIH-PLUS, Google Scholar (h5-index 6, g5-index 8), HEAL link (Hellenic Academic Libraries Link), JournalTOCs, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Lituanistika, ROAD, Redalyc, ScienceGate, ScienceOpen, Scilit, Sherpa Romeo
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 778 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 74 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 93 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 99 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 70 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 100 |
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
109 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 24 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)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 70%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 109 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- analytical review articlesPsichologija Editorial Board accepts empirical, analytical review and theoretical research articles on a wide range of topics, written in Lithuanian or English.Length not stated
- brief reporthe usual way for articles. Text length. Brief reports must not exceed 3000 words, including summaries, tables, figure captions, and referencmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- brief reportsPsichologija also accepts brief reports (submitted in English only).Length not stated
- empirical research articlesPsichologija Editorial Board accepts empirical, analytical review and theoretical research articles on a wide range of topics, written in Lithuanian or English.Length not stated
- psychology - for practitionersThe journal has a section entitled Psychology - for practitioners, which publishes papers reviewing scientific advances in a specific field and their applicatio…Length not stated
- reviews of important works in psychologyReviews of important works in psychology may be published instead of this section.Length not stated
- theoretical research articlesPsichologija Editorial Board accepts empirical, analytical review and theoretical research articles on a wide range of topics, written in Lithuanian or English.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Accepts articles in Lithuanian and English Model summary
The journal accepts articles in Lithuanian and English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Names and email addresses entered in the journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and not made available to any other party. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval and informed consent statements required for studies involving human participants, identifiable human data, or human biological material. Model summary
Research involving human participants, identifiable human data, or human biological material must include an ethics statement describing ethical approval and informed consent, where applicable. For studies involving human participants, manuscripts must include ethics approval and informed consent statements where applicable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright notice is available in the Journal Policy. Model summary
Please read the Copyright Notice in Journal Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3. Article submission and peer review
The article is submitted electronically on the Journal of Psichologija website. The registration icon can be found in the top menu on the right. When submitting an article, please ensure you have provided all the necessary information.
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
- Vilnius University Press
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English, Lithuanian
- ISSN
- 1392-0359
- Electronic ISSN
- 2345-0061
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psichologija
How long does peer review take at Psichologija?
The publisher reports about 109 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 70%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Psichologija?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Psichologija?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psichologija is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psichologija open access, and what is the APC?
Psichologija 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .