Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Social Psychology Quarterly
ISSN 0190-2725 · eISSN 1939-8999 · SAGE
Social Psychology Quarterly: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.79; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; acceptance rate 10.7% (journal website); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social Psychology Quarterly is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 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, Social Power and Status Dynamics and Cultural Differences and Values, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Social Psychology Quarterly (SPQ) publishes theoretical and empirical papers on the link between the individual and society. This includes the study of the relations of individuals to one another, as well as to groups, collectivities, and institutions. It also includes the study of intra-individual processes as they substantially influence, or are influenced by, social structure and process.SPQView full journal description
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 38 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences20.5%
- Social Power and Status DynamicsSocial Sciences10.2%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology9.2%
- Social and Cultural DynamicsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Opinion Dynamics and Social InfluencePhysics and Astronomy3.7%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities3.6%
- Psychology of Social InfluenceSocial Sciences3.4%
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: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 3 |
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
- 1.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,087OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,436 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 | 15 |
| 2024 | 25 | 16 | 87 |
| 2023 | 45 | 20 | 342 |
| 2022 | 26 | 7 | 370 |
| 2021 | 22 | 3 | 267 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10.7%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 25
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- asa student member submissionIf you are a student member of ASA, please select ASA Student Member Submission so that you will not be required to submit payment information.Length not stated
- notesWe also invite notes, which are manuscripts in which the contribution can be communicated in no more than 5,000 words.Length not stated
- original substantive articleAll authors should choose Original Substantive Article.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
Name and pronoun change policy Model summary
SAGE has introduced a policy to enable name and pronoun changes for our authors. ASA journals published by SAGE follow this policy. Going forward, all requests to make a name or pronoun change will be honored.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0190-2725
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-8999
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social Psychology Quarterly
What CAS zone is Social Psychology Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Social Psychology Quarterly is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Psychology, Social. 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 Psychology Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.79; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 174.
What are the manuscript requirements of Social Psychology Quarterly?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Social Psychology Quarterly based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (38). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Social Psychology Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social Psychology Quarterly is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Social Psychology Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Social Psychology Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .