Journal profile · Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Psihologijske teme
ISSN 1332-0742 · University of Rijeka · Croatia
Psihologijske teme: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psihologijske teme is published by University of Rijeka 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 Resilience and Mental Health, Psychology of Development and Education and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 23% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published articles most often belong to the field of developmental, cognitive, educational, clinical, health, organisational, evolutionary, and personality psychology. The Journal is published three times per year, with the first number dedicated to a specific topic. The goal of the Journal is to create a communication link not only between scientists from different areas of research, but to allow implementation of modern scientific knowledge into psychological practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Clinical Psychology
Editor-in-chief Barbara RončevićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 2, United States 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology8.8%
- Psychology of Development and EducationPsychology7.8%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6.4%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology5.8%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.4%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.4%
- Emotional Intelligence and PerformancePsychology4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 12 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 54 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 78 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 72 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 121 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- brief reporthe editorial board 4.1. Word limitation Brief report should be no longer than 3000 words, including abstract, keywords, references and all appendicemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- empirical articlesEmpirical articles should be between 5000 and 7000 words in length, including abstract, keywords, references and all appendices.Length not stated
- review articleeywords, references and all appendices. Review articles should be between 7000 and 9000 words in length, including abstract, keywords, references and allmain text ≤ 9,000 words
- review articlesReview articles should be between 7000 and 9000 words in length, including abstract, keywords, references and all appendices.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC BY-SA Model summary
Thus, published article can be used by everyone in accordance with Creative Commons CC-BY-SA.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No APC Model summary
The journal does not charge the authors for processing and publishing of the manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process:
Double anonymous peer review Model summary
Every manuscript goes through double blind peer review process.
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
- University of Rijeka
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, Croatian
- ISSN
- 1332-0742
- 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 Psihologijske teme
What CAS zone is Psihologijske teme in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psihologijske teme 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.
How long does peer review take at Psihologijske teme?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Psihologijske teme?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Psihologijske teme based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psihologijske teme?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psihologijske teme is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Psihologijske teme open access, and what is the APC?
Psihologijske teme 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: .