Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Psychology of Leaders and Leadership
ISSN 2769-6863 · eISSN 2769-6898 · American Psychological Association
Psychology of Leaders and Leadership: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychology of Leaders and Leadership is published by American Psychological Association 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 Emotional Intelligence and Performance, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, together about 35% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Emotional Intelligence and PerformancePsychology22.5%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting7.5%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology5%
- Leadership and Management in OrganizationsBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Human Resource and Talent ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Organizational Leadership and Management StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology3.8%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences3.8%
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, Applied | 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, Applied | 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
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 64 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 | 47 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | 39 |
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | 126 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- American Psychological Association
- ISSN
- 2769-6863
- Electronic ISSN
- 2769-6898
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychology of Leaders and Leadership
What CAS zone is Psychology of Leaders and Leadership in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychology of Leaders and Leadership is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Applied. 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.
Which databases index Psychology of Leaders and Leadership?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychology of Leaders and Leadership is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Psychology of Leaders and Leadership open access, and what is the APC?
Psychology of Leaders and Leadership is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .