Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
ISSN 0036-5564 · eISSN 1467-9450 · Wiley-Blackwell
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.03; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,160; median 217 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Social and Intergroup Psychology and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, together about 20.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (SJoP) is published in association with the Nordic Psychological Associations and is an international journal, available globally and welcoming submissions from around the world. SJoP publishes six issues per annum, and accepts Empirical Articles, Methodological Articles and Review Articles . The journal publishes high-quality manuscripts covering most areas of psychology and the interface of psychology with other areas such as behavioral sciences. Sought are submissions covering experimental, applied and clinical psychology with implications for psychological theory, research, and practice. Submission to SJoP generally should present major theoretical or methodological advancements to an international audience. However, well-conducted and high quality replication studies as well as papers reporting null findings are welcomed. A high rejection rate and blind peer review process ensure that the journal's contents are of consistently high quality and SJoP’s highly efficient, professional Editorial Office provides a fast turnaround for authors submitting to the journal. Interdisciplinary in nature, SJoP is widely read by professional psychologists, academics and students worldwide. The Scandinavian Journal of Psychology is organized into five standing subsections: Cognition and NeurosciencesPapers in this section are concerned with any area within cognitive and clinical neuroscience. The section welcomes papers on a wide range of topics, from basic cognition to clinical neuropsychology. Development and AgingThis section deals with all aspects of psychological development, normal or abnormal. Papers published in this section address any part of the life span from infancy to old age. Of interest are empirical and theoretical contributions and clinical reviews on the roles of biological, social and cultural factors in development. Personality and Social PsychologyThis section publishes original papers in all areas of personality and social psychology. Topics include personality processes and individual differences, social cognition and attitudes, social interaction and group processes. Health & Work PsychologyPapers in this section reflect research in the psychology of health and work. A wide range of topics is welcome, focusing on psychological factors in the causes, development, promotion and consequences of health in and out of the workplace setting. Clinical Psychology & Mental DisorderThis section publishes original re
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Leif EdwardPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Sweden 10, Norway 9, Finland 3, Germany 2, Denmark 2 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology9.7%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences5.6%
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeuroscience5.6%
- Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeuroscience5.5%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology5.4%
- Memory Processes and InfluencesNeuroscience5.3%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology5%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | 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
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
- 2.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,968OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 104Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 445,094Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,895 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 68 | 13 |
| 2025 | 117 | 73 | 158 |
| 2024 | 98 | 82 | 400 |
| 2023 | 107 | 83 | 763 |
| 2022 | 110 | 69 | 1,249 |
| 2021 | 95 | 50 | 1,153 |
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
217 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 163 days – 283 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 238 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (207 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 241 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
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 4,160 / EUR 3,480 / GBP 2,810 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- empirical articlesThe journal accepts Empirical Articles, Methodological Articles and Review Articles.Length not stated
- methodological articlesThe journal accepts Empirical Articles, Methodological Articles and Review Articles.Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal accepts Empirical Articles, Methodological Articles and Review Articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
ORCID iD required for submitting authors. Model summary
This journal requires submitting authors to provide their ORCID iD, a unique, persistent identifier available at no charge to researchers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing policy: Wiley 'Expect' policy; authors reporting original data expected to archive data in public repository where appropriate and reasonable; not required to archive or share data in order to publish. Model summary
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology has adopted Wiley’s ‘Expect’ data sharing policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright/licensing: standard copyright agreement or Open Access under Creative Commons License (CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND). Model summary
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA/ELA and/or Open Access for hybrid titles
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, 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/CC-BY-NC-ND Creative Commons License.Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Prior publication and simultaneous submission policy: previously published articles not accepted; simultaneous submission to other journals not allowed. Model summary
Articles which have already appeared in a periodical or serial publication of international circulation, covered by Psychological Abstracts, are not accepted; neither are manuscripts simultaneously submitted to other journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving allowed under standard copyright agreement under specific conditions. Model summary
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
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
- ISSN
- 0036-5564
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9450
- Society / sponsor
- Scandinavian Psychological Associations
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
What CAS zone is Scandinavian Journal of Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Scandinavian Journal of Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.03; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 128.
How long does peer review take at Scandinavian Journal of Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 217 days (interquartile range 163–283 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Scandinavian Journal of Psychology based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (10), Norway (9) and Finland (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scandinavian Journal of Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology is indexed in 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 Scandinavian Journal of Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,160.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .