Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (all)
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
ISSN 0102-3772 · eISSN 1806-3446 · Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade de Brasilia · Brazil
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Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa is published by Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade de Brasilia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychology and Mental Health, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Behavioral and Psychological Studies, together about 26% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychology: Theory and Research publishes original work linked to four main thematic areas: Behavioural Sciences and Neurosciences; Developmental and School Psychology; Clinical Psychology and Culture; Social, Work and Organisational Psychology. Manuscripts should fall into the following categories: empirical studies, literature reviews, theoretical articles and methodological articles. Signed articles are the sole responsibility of the authors and the opinions and judgements contained therein do not necessarily express the positions of the Editorial Board.
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 HealthPsychology9.9%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology8.9%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology7.2%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences7%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology6.1%
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology5.3%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.3%
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 | 190/220 | 13th |
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
Other: EBSCO, Latindex
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 577OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,988 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 506 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 905 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 1,384 |
| 2023 | 82 | 82 | 1,638 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | 1,477 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 1,706 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Unspecified 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 1,500 | 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 Authorship Mark
The "Authorship Mark" is information embedded in the properties of a DOCX document that identifies the original author of the file. This includes details such as the author's name, company and other identifying information. While this information is useful for tracking authorship in collaborative contexts, it can be a problem when you want to submit your work anonymously for evaluation. Removing t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Policy
Conflicts of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature. Conflicts of interest can occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for recognising and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If ther…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa carries out its work in accordance with the ethical principles of COPE, the "SciELO Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication" and the "Principles of Transparency and Good Practices in Academic Publishing" recommended by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA and WAME. To promote research integrity, strengthening and transparency in the process, all publis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
All content is licensed under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 licence, except where otherwise noted. Authors of articles published by Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa retain the copyright of their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution licence, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited. Psicologia: Teoria e …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, providing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is the condition where the copyright holder of a scholarly work grants usage rights to others using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY) allowing for immediate free access to the work and permitting any u…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
The editorial process begins with the selection and evaluation of the submitted manuscript by the editorial team and the Editorial Committee in order to specify the manuscript's adherence to the editorial guidelines and standards of the American Psychological Association - APA. After the initial screening, the articles will be evaluated using the peer-review process, i.e. the articles will be subm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
In accordance with good Open Science communication practices, Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa accepts manuscripts deposited on reliable national and international preprint servers. In these cases, authors must indicate the link to the version of the article that has already been published and the DOI, if available. It should be noted that, in these cases, the evaluation system is changed from double…
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Psychology and Mental Health, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesBRL 1,500 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 48 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade de Brasilia
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0102-3772
- Electronic ISSN
- 1806-3446
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- 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 Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
How long does peer review take at Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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.
Which databases index Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa open access, and what is the APC?
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .