Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (all)
Psico-USF
ISSN 2175-3563 · Universidade Sao Francisco · Brazil
Psico-USF: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psico-USF is published by Universidade Sao Francisco. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychometric Methodologies and Testing, Health Education and Validation and Psychological Testing and Assessment, together about 38.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psico-USF is a journal aimed at promoting the debate of scientific production in the field of Psychology. Our publications are multidisciplinary, focusing on psychological processes, psychological assessment, construction and validation of instruments, psychological assessment, construction and validation of instruments, positive psychology, work and career processes, sports psychology, and other areas of relevance to one or more aspects of psychology. Manuscripts with a strictly theoretical nature are not accepted. The purpose of the journal is to serve as a forum for the presentation and dissemination of current research in the field of Psychology and as a vehicle for the dissemination of knowledge to researchers, professionals, and others interested in the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (all)
Editor-in-chief Giselle PianowskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 5, Argentina 3, United States 1, Brazil 1, Peru 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences19.9%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences10%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology8.2%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology6.4%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology4.1%
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology3.6%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology3.5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology3.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | Q4 | 171/220 | 22nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 386OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,224 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 540 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 827 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 1,028 |
| 2023 | 58 | 58 | 1,179 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 1,182 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 1,159 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open peer review, Single 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 | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Author Contributions
If the article has more than 2 (two) authors, the contributions of each author in the conception of the research and in the drafting of the manuscript must be explicitly stated. The authors' contributions will be presented at the end of the manuscript. The Psico-USF journal suggests using the structure of the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CREDIT).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest can be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. Conflicts of interest may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that could influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing financial or other conflicts of interest that may have influenced t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The Psico-USF journal commits to following ethical aspects of publishing and, in case of allegations of unethical behavior, takes responsibility for investigating ethical breaches related to the journal and for making retractions, corrections, and clarifications. It also commits to maintaining the integrity of academic records and the data of authors and reviewers, as well as investigating fraudul…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by the PsicoUSF journal retain the copyrights to their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows the articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided the original work is correctly cited.Submitted manuscripts containing fragments from other publications should not exceed 500 words to ensure the originality of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including no financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is a condition whereby the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to the work and authorizin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
The peer review process involves the following steps:Submissions are first evaluated by the Editorial Board, which may request reviews from members of the Advisory Board or ad hoc Consultants, at its discretion, provided there is no conflict of interest from the reviewers. The review process is confidential, protecting the identities of both authors and ad hoc reviewers. Reviews aim to be objectiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Following SciELO's recommendations, Psico-USF allows authors to submit manuscripts already published in preprint format. However, we request that authors specify this situation in the letter of submission.According to SciELO's recommendations, the Psico-USF journal allows authors to make manuscripts submitted to the journal available in preprint format. To do this, authors must request preprint av…
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
- Universidade Sao Francisco
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2175-3563
- Print ISSN
- 1413-8271
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psico-USF
How long does peer review take at Psico-USF?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Psico-USF based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (5), Argentina (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psico-USF?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psico-USF is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psico-USF open access, and what is the APC?
Psico-USF 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: .