Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Social Cognition
ISSN 0278-016X · Guilford Press
Social Cognition: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.05; subscription journal; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social Cognition is published by Guilford Press 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 Social and Intergroup Psychology, Cultural Differences and Values and Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, together about 50.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences25.2%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology14.5%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience10.6%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology7.4%
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology5%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences4.7%
- Face Recognition and PerceptionNeuroscience3.1%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology3%
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, Social | 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, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.05LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 922OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,433 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 31 | 3 | 33 |
| 2024 | 23 | 3 | 29 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 97 |
| 2022 | 40 | 4 | 1,399 |
| 2021 | 54 | 4 | 366 |
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
- Guilford Press
- ISSN
- 0278-016X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social Cognition
What CAS zone is Social Cognition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Social Cognition is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Social. 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.
What is the impact factor of Social Cognition?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.05; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 131.
Which databases index Social Cognition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social Cognition is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Social Cognition open access, and what is the APC?
Social Cognition 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: .