Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psychology and Developing Societies
ISSN 0971-3336 · eISSN 0973-0761 · SAGE
Psychology and Developing Societies: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,650; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychology and Developing Societies is published by SAGE 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 Cultural Differences and Values, Community Health and Development and Social Representations and Identity, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology18.9%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions8.8%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology6.3%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology5.3%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences4.8%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.6%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences4.6%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 193OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 540 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 16 | 4 | 103 |
| 2022 | 14 | 3 | 56 |
| 2021 | 15 | 5 | 105 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0971-3336
- Electronic ISSN
- 0973-0761
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychology and Developing Societies
What CAS zone is Psychology and Developing Societies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychology and Developing Societies 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 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Psychology and Developing Societies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychology and Developing Societies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Psychology and Developing Societies open access, and what is the APC?
Psychology and Developing Societies is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,650.
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: .