Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Studies in Psychology
ISSN 0210-9395 · eISSN 1579-3699 · Taylor & Francis
Studies in Psychology: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.82; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 44, Issue 2-3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in Psychology is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology, Psychology Research and Bibliometrics and Social Representations and Identity, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Sage from 2024. Estudios de Psicología publishes articles of empirical research, methodological innovation, and theoretical debate in the frontier of psychological knowledge. Among others, examples of articles in the frontier of psychology are those that allow for a new understanding of a psychological phenomenon, that soundly and originally criticize a mainstream theory, that defy the discipline’s commonly accepted knowledge, that propose original experimental paradigms, different to those widely accepted by the academic community of the normal science… Its main goal is thus to provide a dialogue forum both between psychological sub-disciplines, and between psychology and other related disciplines. In order to foster approaches that delve deep into psychology's most relevant trends and developments, as of 2014 Estudios de Psicología will only accept manuscripts whose content and approach follows the guidelines indicated in the journal’s current calls for monographic issues, regardless of whether these calls have been issued by the journal Editor or by Invited Editors who have submitted a monographic proposal according to the journal’s Instructions For Authors. Estudios de Psicología will be of interest to researchers and graduate students working in psychology and related disciplines, and psychologists working in both applied fields and academia. Ver texto en Español Español Estudios de Psicología publica artículos de investigación empírica, innovación metodológica y debate teórico en la frontera del conocimiento psicológico. Entre otros, se pueden considerar ejemplos de artículos en la frontera de la psicología aquellos que permitan comprender de manera novedosa un fenómeno psicológico, que critiquen alguna teoría de corriente principal de manera fundada y original, que desafíen el conocimiento común de la disciplina, que propongan paradigmas experimentales originales, diferentes de los aceptados por la comunidad de académicos de la ciencia normal... Su objetivo prioritario es por tanto constituirse en un espacio de diálogo, tanto entre diferentes subdisciplinas psicológicas, como entre la psicología y otras formas de conocimiento próximas a ella. Con el fin de promover el tratamiento en profundidad de las líneas de desarrollo más relevantes de nuestra disciplina, a partir de 2014 Estudios de Psicología solo aceptará artículos cuyo contenido y enfoque siga las pautas marcadas por las convocatorias vigentes de temas monográficos, ya sean plan
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Developmental and Educational NeuropsychologyPsychology8.6%
- Psychology Research and BibliometricsPsychology8.5%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology6.8%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology5.9%
- Literacy and Educational PracticesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology4.3%
- Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentPsychology4%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Latindex, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Premier, ISOC
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
- 0.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 214OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,384 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 32 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | 38 |
| 2022 | 25 | 3 | 86 |
| 2021 | 32 | 9 | 111 |
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
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 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Only accepts manuscripts following current calls for monographic issues (as of 2014) Model summary
as of 2014 Estudios de Psicología will only accept manuscripts whose content and approach follows the guidelines indicated in the journal’s current calls for monographic issues
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0210-9395
- Electronic ISSN
- 1579-3699
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 2-3 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies in Psychology
What CAS zone is Studies in Psychology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Studies in Psychology is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. 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 Studies in Psychology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.82; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 32.
Which databases index Studies in Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies in Psychology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Studies in Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Studies in Psychology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .