Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (all)
Psicologia em Estudo
ISSN 1413-7372 · eISSN 1807-0329 · Universidade Estadual de Maringa · Brazil
Psicologia em Estudo: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psicologia em Estudo is published by Universidade Estadual de Maringa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychology and Mental Health, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Breve Histórico Título: Psicologia em Estudo; título abreviado: Psicol. Estud. Objetivos e áreas de interesse: publicar textos originais sobre temáticas na área de Psicologia e nas suas interfaces com as Ciências Humanas e as Ciências da Saúde, problematizando a realidade atual, contribuindo para a prática em Psicologia e promovendo o desenvolvimento teórico. Histórico: A revista iniciou seus trabalhos em 1996 sob forma impressa e direção da doutora Maria Lúcia Boarini. Em 2014 publicou seu último número impresso e passou a ser publicada exclusivamente na forma online. É administrada pelo Departamento de Psicologia e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Periodicidade: a revista iniciou suas atividades como semestral, passando à periodicidade quadrimestral e trimestral. A partir de 2018 adotou o sistema rolling pass ou fluxo contínuo. Acesso Aberto Este periódico segue o modelo de Acesso Aberto (Open Acess), permitindo o acesso virtual, sem restrição (incluindo restrições financeiras), a todos os textos científicos publicados pelo periódico. Acesso aberto é a condição em que o detentor dos direitos autorais de um trabalho acadêmico concede direitos de uso a terceiros usando uma licença aberta (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitindo acesso gratuito imediato ao trabalho e autorizando qualquer usuário a ler, baixar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pesquisar ou vincular os textos completos dos artigos, rastreá-los para indexação, passá-los como dados para software ou usá-los para qualquer outra finalidade legal. Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta Este periódico segue o modelo Gold Open Access e está buscando alinhar-se aos requisitos do modus operandi de ciência aberta. O movimento Ciência Aberta (Open Science) propõe diretrizes para a prática científica compartilhada, colaborativa e pública. Psicologia em Estudo aceita avaliar manuscritos depositados exclusivamente no servidor SciELO Preprints; requer a citação, referenciamento e declaração dos dados de pesquisas e promove peer review informado desde que avaliadoras(es) e autoras(es) estejam de acordo. No momento da submissão, as(os) autoras(es) devem preencher e anexar o Formulário sobre Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta, informando: (a) se o manuscrito é um preprint e, em caso positivo, sua localização; (b) se dados e outros materiais subjacentes ao texto do manuscrito estão devidamente citados e referenciados; e (c) se aceitam opções de abertura no processo de
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology18.8%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology7.4%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology7%
- Psychology of Development and EducationPsychology6.9%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology5.7%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology5.5%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences5.5%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | Q4 | 206/220 | 6th |
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
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 499OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,621 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 373 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 741 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 970 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 1,058 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 1,117 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 1,286 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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-NC | |
| 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePlagiarism, Preprints
- Plagiarism
Anti-plagiarism policy using CopySpider tool. Model summary
The journal adopts an anti-plagiarism policy through the use of the tool CopySpider free version developed for Clever M. Teixeira.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
O periódico Psicologia em Estudo aceita a publicação de artigos no servidor SciELO Preprints. As(Os) autoras(es) devem divulgar detalhes da postagem preprint, incluindo DOI e termos de licenciamento, mediante apresentação do manuscrito ou em qualquer outro ponto durante o processo editorial dessa revista.
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 Estadual de Maringa
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- ISSN
- 1413-7372
- Electronic ISSN
- 1807-0329
- 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 Psicologia em Estudo
How long does peer review take at Psicologia em Estudo?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Psicologia em Estudo?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: 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 Psicologia em Estudo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psicologia em Estudo is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Psicologia em Estudo open access, and what is the APC?
Psicologia em Estudo 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .