Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education

ISSN 1814-2052 · eISSN 2311-7273 · Moscow State University of Psychology and Education · Russian Federation

Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.11 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 74 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor2.11From the journal's website, latest value
CAS zoneZone 4 · Psychology2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Psychology
Review timeabout 12 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year742025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education is published by Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 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 Psychology of Development and Education, Educational Methods and Teacher Development and Educational Innovations and Challenges, together about 59.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

"Psychological Science and Education" publishes theoretical, experimental and practical materials in psychology and education. Most of the articles cover challenges of training and education of the younger generation. The journal is of great scientific and practical interest to various specialists in educational field. Publisher: Moscow State University of Psychology and EducationMass Media Registration Certificate: №013168. Registry date 26.11.1994.ISSN (print): 1814-2052ISSN (online): 2311-7273“Rospechat” subscription index: 72623 (semi-annual) – for individual subscribers, 72166 (semi-annual) – for organizations.Frequency: 6 times a yearPublished since 1996Full-text electronic version available at https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/pse We do not charge any submission or publication fees. Open Access JournalThis is an open access journal. All content is available for non-commercial purposes without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose citing the source. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. License Terms:All materials in this journal are licensed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License: users are free to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, remix, transform, and build upon the material as long as they give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. Users may not use the materials for commercial purposes. "Psychological Science and Education" is a registered peer-reviewed academic journal. The journal publishes original articles, scientific reviews and commentaries. Review process: Every submitted paper that complies with our general requirements undergoes the procedure of double-blind peer review. All reviewers are acknowledged experts on the subjects of peer-reviewed materials. Reviews of the received materials are stored in the publishing house for 3 years. The editorial office sends the reviews of the submitted material to the authors in an electronic form. Journal website: Abstracts, keywords and information about authors are publicly available in Russian and English languages for all published materials.Full-texts of all papers are available as well. The website also provides information about the Publisher (see Publisher), Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Boar

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Editor-in-chief Vitaliy V. RubtsovPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 22, United States 3, United Kingdom 1, Switzerland 1, Finland 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Psychology of Development and EducationPsychology28.6%
  2. Educational Methods and Teacher DevelopmentComputer Science18.2%
  3. Educational Innovations and ChallengesComputer Science12.6%
  4. Education and Professional DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.1%
  5. Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences4.6%
  6. Child Development and Digital TechnologySocial Sciences2.2%
  7. Human Health and DiseaseMedicine2.1%
  8. Educational Practices and ChallengesSocial Sciences2.1%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorPsychologyZone 4
MinorEducation & Educational ResearchZone 4
MinorPsychology, MultidisciplinaryZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorPsychologyZone 4
MinorEducation & Educational ResearchZone 4
MinorPsychology, MultidisciplinaryZone 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

Impact factor (publisher)
2.11Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
1.5LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.24LetPub ·
SJR (publisher)
3Publisher website ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.46LetPub ·
SNIP (publisher)
3Publisher website ·
h-index
26OpenAlex ·
i10-index
145OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1.24OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
40%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
96.91%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
65LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,306 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202667675
2025747482
20246464167
20237777340
20225454360
20216060561

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
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.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJNo APCNoCC BY-NC
LetPubNo APCNo—
Publisher websiteNo 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
Manuscript length
≤ 25,000 words
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
Open access

No submission or publication fees Model summary

The Journal does not charge any submission or publication fees.

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review

Double-blind peer review Model summary

The manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review.

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
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
Country or region
Russian Federation
Language
Russian
ISSN
1814-2052
Electronic ISSN
2311-7273
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education

What CAS zone is Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / 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 Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education?

The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.11; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 26.

How long does peer review take at Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education?

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.

Where are the editorial board members of Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education based?

Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (22), United States (3) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education open access, and what is the APC?

Psikhologicheskaya Nauka i Obrazovanie-Psychological Science and Education 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: .