Journal profile · Multiple
Psychology Public Policy and Law
ISSN 1076-8971 · eISSN 1939-1528 · APA
Psychology Public Policy and Law: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.46; hybrid open access; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychology Public Policy and Law is published by APA and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Deception detection and forensic psychology, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, together about 30.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psychology, Public Policy, and Law ® provides a forum in which to critically evaluate the contributions of psychology and related disciplines (hereinafter psychology) to public policy and legal issues and vice versa. It is read by legal scholars and professionals and public policy analysts as well as psychology researchers and practitioners working at the interface of the three fields. The journal publishes theoretical and empirical articles that: critically evaluate the contributions and potential contributions of psychology to public policy and legal issues; assess the desirability of different public policy and legal alternatives in light of the scientific knowledge base in psychology; articulate research needs that address public policy and legal issues for which there is currently insufficient theoretical and empirical knowledge; present empirical work that makes a significant contribution to the application of psychological knowledge to public policy or the law; and examine public policy and legal issues relating to the conduct of psychology and related disciplines (e.g., human subjects, protection policies; informed consent procedures). More About The Journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Deception detection and forensic psychologyPsychology12.4%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology10.1%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences7.9%
- Jury Decision Making ProcessesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience6.6%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology5.7%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.46LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 684OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,423 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 47 | 18 | 36 |
| 2024 | 40 | 6 | 82 |
| 2023 | 43 | 11 | 171 |
| 2022 | 58 | 15 | 417 |
| 2021 | 51 | 13 | 590 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- APA
- ISSN
- 1076-8971
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-1528
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychology Public Policy and Law
What CAS zone is Psychology Public Policy and Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychology Public Policy and Law is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Health Policy & Services / Law / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psychology Public Policy and Law?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.46; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 96.
Which databases index Psychology Public Policy and Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychology Public Policy and Law is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Psychology Public Policy and Law open access, and what is the APC?
Psychology Public Policy and Law is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .