Journal profile · Psychology-Psychology (all)
Psychological Thought
ISSN 2193-7281 · PsychOpen · Germany
Psychological Thought: fully open access; no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychological Thought is published by PsychOpen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Personality Traits and Psychology, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, together about 29.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology13.3%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences9.1%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology7.3%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology6%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology5.3%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.7%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology4.4%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | Q4 | 183/220 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 353 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 179 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 278 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 265 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 338 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 334 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 261 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- PsychOpen
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, Bulgarian
- ISSN
- 2193-7281
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychological Thought
How long does peer review take at Psychological Thought?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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.
Which databases index Psychological Thought?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychological Thought is indexed in Scopus.
Is Psychological Thought open access, and what is the APC?
Psychological Thought is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .