Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Social Psychological and Personality Science
ISSN 1948-5506 · eISSN 1948-5514 · SAGE
Social Psychological and Personality Science: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.36; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 84 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social Psychological and Personality Science is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). 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 44% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (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 Sciences21.9%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology12%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience10.1%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology7.5%
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology6.1%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology5.1%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.9%
- Death Anxiety and Social ExclusionPsychology3.8%
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 | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 3.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,267OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,745 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 33 | 7 |
| 2025 | 84 | 53 | 157 |
| 2024 | 77 | 52 | 566 |
| 2023 | 84 | 62 | 825 |
| 2022 | 89 | 51 | 1,837 |
| 2021 | 135 | 76 | 4,353 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1948-5506
- Electronic ISSN
- 1948-5514
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social Psychological and Personality Science
What CAS zone is Social Psychological and Personality Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Social Psychological and Personality Science is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Social; it is a Top journal. 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 Social Psychological and Personality Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.36; CiteScore 11.8, h-index 129.
Which databases index Social Psychological and Personality Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social Psychological and Personality Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Social Psychological and Personality Science open access, and what is the APC?
Social Psychological and Personality Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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: .