Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Psicologica
ISSN 0211-2159 · eISSN 1576-8597 · Sciendo · Spain
Psicologica: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 7 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psicologica is published by Sciendo 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 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Reading and Literacy Development and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psicológica is a peer-reviewed, electronic-only journal that publishes original, high-quality empirical and theoretical research across all areas of cognitive psychology, including attention, memory, perception, consciousness, learning, language, decision-making, and reasoning. We also welcome research aimed at understanding brain functions related to these core psychological phenomena. Cross-disciplinary and applied studies will be considered if they contribute to advancing knowledge of fundamental cognitive processes. Psicológica publishes original research articles (including replication studies), opinion letters, registered reports, and invited reviews. Special issues are also considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Editor-in-chief Daniel SanabriaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience11.3%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology6.5%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience6.5%
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience5.7%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology4.8%
- Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience4%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology4%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology4%
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, Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | 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, Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, J-Gate, Naver, OCLC, Semantic Scholar, JCR
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
- Impact factor
- 1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 108 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 45 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Post-publication peer review, Open 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, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA | |
| 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted11
- articlesArticles. Manuscripts reporting empirical results, theoretical perspectives or novel methodologies that advance knowledge in any area spanning the entire spectr…Length not stated
- editorialArticles. Manuscripts reporting empirical results, theoretical perspectives or novel methodologies that advance knowledge in any area spanning the entire spectr…Length not stated
- invited reviewsInvited Reviews. The journal occasionally publishes short review articles on the state of the art of specific psychological functions or developments of general…Length not stated
- letterArticles. Manuscripts reporting empirical results, theoretical perspectives or novel methodologies that advance knowledge in any area spanning the entire spectr…Length not stated
- opinionArticles. Manuscripts reporting empirical results, theoretical perspectives or novel methodologies that advance knowledge in any area spanning the entire spectr…Length not stated
- opinion lettersOpinion letters. This is a flexible format that can be used to report original findings or comments of broad interest for Experimental Psychology.Length not stated
- perspectiveArticles. Manuscripts reporting empirical results, theoretical perspectives or novel methodologies that advance knowledge in any area spanning the entire spectr…Length not stated
- registered reportArticles. Manuscripts reporting empirical results, theoretical perspectives or novel methodologies that advance knowledge in any area spanning the entire spectr…Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered Reports are a form of empirical article in which the methods and proposed analyses are pre-registered and reviewed prior to conducting the experiment…Length not stated
- reviewArticles. Manuscripts reporting empirical results, theoretical perspectives or novel methodologies that advance knowledge in any area spanning the entire spectr…Length not stated
- short reviewArticles. Manuscripts reporting empirical results, theoretical perspectives or novel methodologies that advance knowledge in any area spanning the entire spectr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Publication ethics Informed consent and ethical approval
In studies involving human participants, authors must include a statement that consent has been obtained from each participant (or their parents or guardians) after a full explanation of the purpose and nature of all procedures involved.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC licenses, authors retain copyright Model summary
All articles and supplementary material (data, software code, etc.) are published by default under a creative commons license. Authors can choose from four different licences (CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA), all of which allow them to retain the copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access and licensing
Diamond Open Access, published on DIGITAL.CSIC Model summary
The publication of articles and supplementary material in public infrastructure minimises publication expenses and enables open access at no cost to authors or readers (Diamond Open Access). All manuscripts and other resources are published under a creative commons license. Authors can choose from four different licences (CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA), all of which allow them to retain t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Open peer review
Open peer review with public reviews Model summary
Psicológica implements an open and transparent peer review protocol. This means that reviewers, who are invited by the action editor in charge of the submission, are required to disclose their identity to authors and the public and that the full text of their reviews becomes publicly available at the repository. As soon as a review is submitted to the Journal, it is uploaded to the repository, rec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Preprints uploaded to DIGITAL.CSIC Model summary
After an initial screening that may result in outright rejection (e.g. out of scope, serious methodological or linguistic problems, etc.), all manuscripts submitted to Psicológica are uploaded as preprints to the DIGITAL.CSIC repository. This task is performed by the Journal without requiring any additional work on behalf of the authors. The publication of research results prior to formal peer rev…
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 0211-2159
- Electronic ISSN
- 1576-8597
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psicologica
What CAS zone is Psicologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psicologica is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psicologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1; CiteScore 2, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at Psicologica?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Psicologica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Psicologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psicologica is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psicologica open access, and what is the APC?
Psicologica 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, Publisher website, 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: .