Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psychology and Law
ISSN 2222-5196 · Moscow State University of Psychology and Education · Russian Federation
Psychology and Law: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychology and Law 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 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia, together about 42.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To integrate specialists working in different domains of psychology and law, to discuss and to summarize their theoretical and practical experience, to define the perspectives of the science development. To summarize national and international experience in the use of psychological knowledge and specific technologies in legally relevant professions and to apply it into different kinds of social practice. To formulate problems and questions in the domains of psychology and law and to promote the development of the new areas of psychology and forensic sciences. To give coverage to the last advances in research of methodological and theoretical foundations of juridical psychology, to work out methods and technologies of theoretical and applied research, to adapt methods and techniques of other sciences including other fields of psychology for the purposes of juridical psychology. To provide with special psychological knowledge, methodological and methodical development of legally relevant practice (forensic psychological examination, forensic and investigative activities, correctional and rehabilitation work in prisons, counseling and professional selection in the legal profession and others). To give coverage to the research on efficacy of use of psychological methods, tools psychotechnologies in law enforcement agencies and in professional activity of juridical psychologist.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Nickolay V. DvoryanchikovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 30, United States 1, Sweden 1, Norway 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychology of Development and EducationPsychology27.2%
- Educational Methods and Teacher DevelopmentComputer Science8%
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in RussiaSocial Sciences7.5%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology5.6%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology4.8%
- Education and Professional DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.4%
- Technology and Human Factors in Education and HealthMedicine3.6%
- Human Health and DiseaseMedicine3.4%
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 60%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 714 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | 38 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 130 |
| 2023 | 73 | 73 | 198 |
| 2022 | 66 | 66 | 197 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 245 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| 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
- Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 2222-5196
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Psychology and Law
What CAS zone is Psychology and Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychology and Law 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 Psychology and Law?
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 Psychology and Law based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (30), United States (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychology and Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychology and Law is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Psychology and Law open access, and what is the APC?
Psychology and Law 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: .