Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psychologica
ISSN 0871-4657 · eISSN 1647-8606 · Coimbra University Press · Portugal
Psychologica: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychologica is published by Coimbra University Press 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, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Propriedade: Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra Editora: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra ISSN: 0871-4657 e-ISSN: 1647-8606 DOI: 10.14195/1647-8606 Periodicidade: Anual (publicação em fluxo contínuo) A PSYCHOLOGICA é uma revista com revisão por pares e uma publicação oficial da Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra. A PSYCHOLOGICA existe desde 1988 e em 2012 foi re-fundada, passando a publicar artigos científicos, em Inglês e Português, avaliados entre pares. Esta revista visa divulgar o trabalho científico nacional e estrangeiro realizado nas diversas áreas da Psicologia, seguindo os mais altos padrões científicos. Pretende, igualmente, ser um espaço para a troca de ideias, problemas e experiências, decorrentes da teoria e da prática do desenvolvimento humano, social e cultural. A partir do Volume 65 - 2022 a revista PSYCHOLOGICA passou a adotar periodicidade anual com fluxo de publicação contínua. Está indexada em várias bases de dados: ESCI - Emerging Sources Citation Index / Clarivate Analytics, DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals, PsycINFO - American Psychological Association (APA), EBSCO Host, CiteFactor - Academic Scientific Journals, Psicodoc - Base de datos de Psicología, REDIB - Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico, RCAAP - Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Latindex, BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine, MIAR - Matriz de Información para el Análisis de Revista, CORE - Collection of Open Access repositories and journals, LivRe - Portal de Periódicos de Livre Acesso, EZ3 - Electronic Journals Library da Universität Regensburg, ERI PLUS - European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences, CAPES Periódicos, ICI - Index Copernicus International / World of Journals, DRJI - Directory of Research Journals Indexing, Microsoft Academic Search, Google Scholar Metrics, Scilit - Scientific Database. Política Editorial Esta revista segue o Código de Ética e Guia de Boas Práticas da Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. Bem como, os Princípios de Transparência e Boas Práticas em Publicações Académicas do Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). 1. A Revista Psychologica apenas aceita trabalhos originais e que não estejam submetidos para avaliação em qualquer outra publicação.1.1 O autor deve anexar à sua submissão, uma declaração em como se trata de um artigo original e não publicado ou submetido em outra revista
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 18 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology11.9%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology7.7%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.5%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology5.5%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology5.2%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences4.5%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.2%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 543 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 21 |
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 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted5
- artigosArtigosLength not stated
- artigos brevesA revista Psychologica aceita artigos de psicologia, incluindo trabalhos empíricos, artigos breves e revisões teóricas.Length not stated
- recensões críticasNo caso das recensões críticas, a dimensão máxima é de 1000 palavras e não devem incluir notas de rodapé.Length not stated
- revisões teóricasA revista Psychologica aceita artigos de psicologia, incluindo trabalhos empíricos, artigos breves e revisões teóricas.Length not stated
- trabalhos empíricosA revista Psychologica aceita artigos de psicologia, incluindo trabalhos empíricos, artigos breves e revisões teóricas.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Os autores conservam os direitos de autor e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com licença Creative Commons Attribution. Model summary
Os autores conservam os direitos de autor e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho simultaneamente licenciado sob a Licença Creative Commons Attribution que permite a partilha do trabalho com reconhecimento da autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista.
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
- Coimbra University Press
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0871-4657
- Electronic ISSN
- 1647-8606
- 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 Psychologica
What CAS zone is Psychologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychologica 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 Psychologica?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 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 Psychologica based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (18). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychologica is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Psychologica open access, and what is the APC?
Psychologica 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .