Journal profile · Neurosciences
Psychophysiology
ISSN 0048-5772 · eISSN 1469-8986 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1964
Psychophysiology: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.18; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,020; median 205 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 263 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychophysiology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neural dynamics and brain function, together about 37.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1964, Psychophysiology is the world’s leading journal dedicated to psychophysiological science. The journal plays a crucial role in advancing human neuroscience across various methodologies, including both brain, autonomic, and endocrine measures. Psychophysiology covers a wide range of research on the interaction between physiological and psychological factors. Studies published in Psychophysiology typically involve psychological independent variables and noninvasive physiological dependent variables, such as hemodynamic, optical, and electromagnetic brain imaging. The journal also features autonomic and endocrine measures, for example, heart rate, electromyography, pupillometry, and more. While most studies focus on human participants, the journal occasionally publishes research using animal models if appropriate for advancing the topics listed above. Psychophysiology also welcomes submissions exploring new theoretical, empirical, and methodological advances in areas that are adjacent to psychophysiological research, such as: Cognitive and affective neuroscience Behavioral medicine Clinical and social neuroscience The journal publishes a variety of content, including theoretical papers, evaluative literature reviews, empirical studies, and methodological papers. We encourage submissions from scientists in these diverse fields. For further details on the journal’s aims and scope, refer to Fabiani (2015) and Keil (2024). Advantages of Publishing in Psychophysiology Reaching a Targeted Audience of Researchers Devoted to Psychophysiology. The Journal's readership includes experts in human psychophysiology, cognitive, affective, clinical and social neuroscience, psychology, psychopathology, behavioral medicine, neurology, and psychiatry. Publishing your Paper and Reproducing Color Figures at No Cost. There are no page or other submission or publication charges, and no costs associated with the inclusion of color figures. Securing Rapid Online Publication through EarlyView®. Your article will be posted online as soon as it is ready, before the release of the compiled monthly issue. Accessing a State-of-the-Art Submission System. Psychophysiology offers online manuscript submission and peer-review via Manuscript Central, a user-friendly system making manuscript submission and tracking quick, easy, and safe. Attaining High Visibility. Psychophysiology is available online through Wiley Online Library®, Wiley's Internet publishing platform. Wiley Online
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Neurosciences
Editor-in-chief Andreas KeilPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 52, Germany 13, Canada 7, Australia 6, Italy 5 (109 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience18.4%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience9.6%
- Neural dynamics and brain functionNeuroscience9.4%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine8.7%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology5.1%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience4.4%
- Mental Health Research TopicsPsychology4.4%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Biological | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Biological | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Biological | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Experimental | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142LetPub ·
- h-index
- 267OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,315OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 59.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 227LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 232Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 834,199Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,578 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 194 | 146 | 88 |
| 2025 | 263 | 199 | 745 |
| 2024 | 256 | 191 | 1,748 |
| 2023 | 278 | 222 | 2,740 |
| 2022 | 264 | 161 | 3,903 |
| 2021 | 250 | 135 | 4,754 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
205 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 157 days – 288 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 227 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (492 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 206 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,020 / EUR 3,350 / GBP 2,680 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 15,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- meta-analysisArticle type Description Abstract (300 words or less) Length Other requirements Original article Experimental studies in any area of psychophysiological researc…Length not stated
- original articleArticle type Description Abstract (300 words or less) Length Other requirements Original article Experimental studies in any area of psychophysiological researc…main text ≤ 15,000 words
- registered reportArticle type Description Abstract (300 words or less) Length Other requirements Original article Experimental studies in any area of psychophysiological researc…Length not stated
- reviewArticle type Description Abstract (300 words or less) Length Other requirements Original article Experimental studies in any area of psychophysiological researc…main text ≤ 20,000 words
- special issueSpecial issue Articles submitted for a special topic issue (calls once or twice per year) Yes 15,000 words or less (excluding references) If not a review, data …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- License & copyright
Copyright & licensing: standard copyright agreement (subscription) or Open Access under CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-NC-ND. Model summary
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal's standard copyright agreement (subscription), or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used. This journal uses the CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
SPR archival documents automatically granted free access at no cost to authors. Model summary
Archival documents of the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR; see article types) are automatically granted free access at no cost to the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3. Submission and Peer Review Process
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, new submissions should be made online via the Research Exchange submission portal: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/PSYP. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the "My Submissions" button. For technical help with the submission system, ple…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: preprints and dissertations considered; submitted version may be posted to preprint server at any time; update pre-publication versions with link to final published article. Model summary
Psychophysiology will consider articles previously available as preprints, and dissertations that are filed as archival documents with online University repositories. You may post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1964
- ISSN
- 0048-5772
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-8986
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Psychophysiological Research
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychophysiology
What CAS zone is Psychophysiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychophysiology is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Neurosciences / Physiology / Psychology / Psychology, Biological / Psychology, Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psychophysiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.18; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 267.
How long does peer review take at Psychophysiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 205 days (interquartile range 157–288 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Psychophysiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 15,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Psychophysiology based?
Of the 109 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (52), Germany (13) and Canada (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psychophysiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychophysiology is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psychophysiology open access, and what is the APC?
Psychophysiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,020.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .