Journal profile · Psychology-Social Psychology
Social Psychological Bulletin
ISSN 1896-1800 · eISSN 2569-653X · PsychOpen · Germany
Social Psychological Bulletin: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social Psychological Bulletin is published by PsychOpen and is classed under Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social Issues in Poland, Education and Cultural Studies and Social and Intergroup Psychology, together about 36% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Social Psychological Bulletin is an open-access (free for both readers and authors) peer-reviewed journal that publishes original empirical research, theoretical review papers, scientific debates, and methodological contributions in the field of basic and applied social psychology. The SPB Editorial team actively promotes standards of open-science, supports an integrative approach to all aspects of social psychological science and is committed to discussing timely social issues of high importance. SPB has a specific vision of how we should be sharing the results of scientific studies. Our values are described below as a specific FOCI: we want to create an outlet which is Focused on people, Open, Committed and Integrative. Focused on People We care about the people behind the ideas! Feedback from double-anonymized peer review is often negative and discouraging. Editors should constructively and critically inspect/review/debate authors’ claims if there is data to support them. We believe that reviewers should be helpful in suggesting ways to improve the logic and/or coherence of the paper. SPB’s editors and reviewers will strive to be fair, critical and encouraging regarding the progress of collecting the best possible data to refute authors’ claims. We promise to keep a rigorous yet transparent (handling editor will be named once the paper is published) and supportive peer-review process in a friendly fashion. Furthermore, we want the review process to be relatively quick – for short research reports (<4k words), we will aim to reach the first decision within 7 weeks from submission. We also want to support authors in the early stages of their careers - researchers within 3 years of receiving their Ph.D., who publish their work in SPB will be automatically eligible for the annual Solomon Asch Award (1,000 €). Open We should not put a price-tag on ideas and public knowledge! SPB is a fully open-access outlet (no charges for accessing the papers as well as no fees whatsoever for authors publishing their results with SPB). All papers in SPB will be published under a Creative Commons (CC) 4.0 license, meaning that authors will retain their copyright while allowing others to distribute and credit their work. ZPID will also enable us to use their open repository, PsychArchives, to make materials available which will supplement articles published in SPB (authors are asked/expected to openly share their data, code, or other materials). We will also support open-sci
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Social Psychology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Issues in PolandSocial Sciences12.4%
- Education and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences12.4%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences11.2%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.1%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology7.3%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience4.7%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences4.3%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.1%
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)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.87%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 390 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 24 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 167 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 120 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 178 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Highlights
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Data availability Data Sharing
Data sharing required with manuscript. Model summary
We require authors to share their data along with their manuscript (using any public depository or our submission panel). There are many benefits to sharing your data openly with the scientific community (i.e. preserving your data, allowing meta-analysis, increasing citations, collaboration, and data re-use; see McKiernan, et al., 2016; Tennant, et al., 2016). If you cannot share your data, please…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 licence. Model summary
once your work appears in SPB, the CC-BY-4.0 licence agreement will not stop you from sharing your article with whomever you wish
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review. Model summary
We employ a double-anonymized reviewing process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
All submissions are subject to plagiarism screening. Model summary
All submissions are subject to plagiarism screening (read our policy on Plagiarism Screening).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Original work; preprints accepted. Model summary
Submitted work should be original, meaning it should not be submitted for consideration to another journal nor should it have been published in whole or in part in another journal. Yet, as we support and encourage authors to seek pre-publication reviews, we will accept submissions that have been previously distributed as online preprints.
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
- PsychOpen
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1896-1800
- Electronic ISSN
- 2569-653X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social Psychological Bulletin
What CAS zone is Social Psychological Bulletin in?
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.
How long does peer review take at Social Psychological Bulletin?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Social Psychological Bulletin?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; 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.
Which databases index Social Psychological Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social Psychological Bulletin is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Social Psychological Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Social Psychological Bulletin is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .