Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Revista Colombiana de Psicologia
ISSN 0121-5469 · eISSN 2344-8644 · Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Colombia
Revista Colombiana de Psicologia: fully open access; no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Colombiana de Psicologia is published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Psychology Research and Bibliometrics and Psychology and Mental Health, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Revista Colombiana de Psicología (RCP) aims to reach educational and cultural institutions interested in psychological science, as well as psychologists and students of psychology or related disciplines. The goal of the journal is to increase public knowledge about psychology in Latin America by publishing original, peer-reviewed, articles within the several fields of psychology. In this way, RCP aims at creating a stronger academic community in this field in Latin America and to spread state-of-the-art research agendas at the international level. RCP publishes empirical and theoretical works that follow the guidelines accepted by the different scientific and theoretical perspectives in psychology and presented as essays, meta-analyses, literature reviews, and empirical studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 14, Portugal 1, Argentina 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology18.1%
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology9.3%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology9.2%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences6.1%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology6.1%
- Psychoanalysis and Social CritiqueSocial Sciences5.9%
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology3.9%
- Psychological Testing and AssessmentPsychology3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 430/744 | 42nd |
| General Psychology | Q3 | 164/220 | 25th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFODOAJSciELOPublisher website
Other: Lilacs, Bvpsi-co, Clase, Redalyc, Latindex, Publindex, Dialnet, Psicodoc, EBSCO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,098 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 122 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 209 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 250 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 330 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 310 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 470 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- empirical studiesRCP publishes empirical and theoretical works that follow the guidelines accepted by the different scientific and theoretical perspectives in psychology and pre…Length not stated
- essaysRCP publishes empirical and theoretical works that follow the guidelines accepted by the different scientific and theoretical perspectives in psychology and pre…Length not stated
- literature reviewsRCP publishes empirical and theoretical works that follow the guidelines accepted by the different scientific and theoretical perspectives in psychology and pre…Length not stated
- meta-analysisRCP publishes empirical and theoretical works that follow the guidelines accepted by the different scientific and theoretical perspectives in psychology and pre…Length not stated
- original paper, SCOPUS and PsycINFO. We are receiving original Papers (3000-10000 words). Monographic Section: Peace Psychology and Education The Cmain text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship Policy
Our journal follows the authorship criteria established by the Authorship Tie-breaker Scorecard. To be considered an author, each contributor must meet all of the following conditions: Have made a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the study; or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data. Have participated in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Model summary
The Revista Colombiana de Psicología (RCP) accepts the Deodontological and Bioethical Code of the Colombian Psychological Association (http://www.tribunales.colpsic.org.co) and the APA ethics code as ethical standards (http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/) for research and publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The RCP is published under the Creative Commons license and can be copied and reproduced according to the conditions of this license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5). RCP articles are available online at https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/issue/archive. If you would like to subscribe to the RCP as reader, please go to https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicolog…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content under the principle that making research available to the public for free generates a larger exchange of scientific knowledge at a global scale.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Collaborative Peer-Review
The Colombian Journal of Psychology requires that the authors of submitted articles collaborate reviewing another submission. This policy was implemented to push researchers to cooperate in the process of peer-review.The incentive system in the academy produces a paradoxical situation: everybody wants to publish, but nobody wants to review. To correct this problem, we require authors that have bee…
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
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0121-5469
- Electronic ISSN
- 2344-8644
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Colombiana de Psicologia
How long does peer review take at Revista Colombiana de Psicologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Revista Colombiana de Psicologia based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (14), Portugal (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Colombiana de Psicologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Colombiana de Psicologia is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO, DOAJ and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Colombiana de Psicologia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Colombiana de Psicologia is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .