Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psihologija
ISSN 0048-5705 · eISSN 1451-9283 · Drustvo Psihologa Srbije · Serbia
Psihologija: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 90 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psihologija is published by Drustvo Psihologa Srbije 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 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Personality Traits and Psychology and Cultural Differences and Values, together about 21% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Psihologija is dedicated to publication of empirical study in the filed of psychology and neighboring disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Milica LazićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology9%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology6.6%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology5.4%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology4.7%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience4.7%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.4%
- Color perception and designPsychology4.3%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences4.1%
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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | 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
JCR, WoSPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 1.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 886 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 36 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 52 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 116 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 109 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 112 |
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
90 dayssubmission to final decision · 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 ·
- Submission to final decision
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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-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
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- original manuscriptsThe Journal accepts original manuscripts devoted to empirical work in psychology and neighboring disciplines, written in English, formatted in accordance to the…Length not stated
- original papersWe publish scientific articles and reviews.Length not stated
- reviewsWe publish scientific articles and reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright. Model summary
Authors retain copyright of the published papers and grant to the publisher the non-exclusive right to publish the article, to be cited as its original publisher in case of reuse, and to distribute it in all forms and media.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA). Model summary
Authors retain copyright of the published papers and grant to the publisher the non-exclusive right to publish the article, to be cited as its original publisher in case of reuse, and to distribute it in all forms and media.LicensingThe published articles will be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA). It is allowed to copy and redistribu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open Access journal. Model summary
Journal Psihologija is published under an Open Access license. All its content is available free of charge. Users can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search the full text of articles, as well as to establish HTML links to them, without having to seek the consent of the author or publisher.The right to use content without consent does not release the users from the obligation to give the c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review for all papers. Model summary
Peer reviewersPsihologija uses double-blind review system for all papers. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two reviewers. The reviewers act independently and they are not aware of each other’s identities. The reviewers are selected solely according to whether they have the relevant expertise for evaluating a manuscript. They must not be from the same institution as the author(s) of the manu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Psihologija does not publish plagiarised papers. The Editorial Board has adopted the stance that plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other creative expression as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action.Plagiarism includes the following:o Verbatim (word for word), or almost ve…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
Authors are permitted to deposit author’s post-print (accepted version) and publisher's version (PDF) of their work in an institutional repository, non-commercial subject-based repository, author's personal website (including social networking sites, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc.), and/or departmental website at any time after publication.Full bibliographic information (authors, article…
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
- Drustvo Psihologa Srbije
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English, Serbian
- ISSN
- 0048-5705
- Electronic ISSN
- 1451-9283
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psihologija
What CAS zone is Psihologija in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psihologija is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psihologija?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.6; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Psihologija?
The publisher reports about 90 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Psihologija?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; Highlights: 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 Psihologija?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psihologija is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Psihologija open access, and what is the APC?
Psihologija 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .