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Trends in Psychology
ISSN 2358-1883 · Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia · Brazil · 4 issues per year
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Trends in Psychology: fully open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 323 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Trends in Psychology is published by Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 and Mental Health, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, together about 22.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Trends in Psychology is the official journal of the Brazilian Society of Psychology. It is a quarterly publication intended to disseminate original work in all fields of psychology, and it welcomes empirical and theoretical studies, as well as reviews, in a broad range of areas, such as developmental, school and educational psychology; social psychology; organizational psychology; behavioral psychology; clinical psychology; health psychology; cognitive psychology; neuropsychology; psychological assessment; experimental psychology; theory and history of psychology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Psychology (all)
Editor-in-chief Ligia CarolinaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 55, Portugal 5, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1, Chile 1 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology7.9%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences7.9%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology7.2%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences5.9%
- Personality Traits and PsychologyPsychology5.9%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology5.8%
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychology4.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology4.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | Q2 | 74/220 | 66th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 291,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 548 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 26 | 688 |
| 2025 | 78 | 18 | 854 |
| 2024 | 75 | 24 | 649 |
| 2023 | 106 | 45 | 504 |
| 2022 | 131 | 60 | 316 |
| 2021 | 60 | 31 | 70 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
323 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 226 days – 462 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 347 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (128 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- editorialTrends in Psychology accepts the following types of submissions: Original article: Quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies are accepted. All manuscri…Length not stated
- letterTrends in Psychology accepts the following types of submissions: Original article: Quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies are accepted. All manuscri…Length not stated
- meta-analysisTrends in Psychology accepts the following types of submissions: Original article: Quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies are accepted. All manuscri…Length not stated
- original articleTrends in Psychology accepts the following types of submissions: Original article: Quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies are accepted. All manuscri…Length not stated
- reviewTrends in Psychology accepts the following types of submissions: Original article: Quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies are accepted. All manuscri…main text ≤ 10,000 words
- review articleTrends in Psychology accepts the following types of submissions: Original article: Quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies are accepted. All manuscri…Length not stated
- systematic reviewTrends in Psychology accepts the following types of submissions: Original article: Quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods studies are accepted. All manuscri…Length not stated
- theoretical articleTheoretical article: Original or historical analysis seeking critical reflections or theoretical refinements.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria. Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for original research. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
No fee unless Open Access chosen. Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Trends in Psychology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted; must be notified to editorial board in cover letter. Model summary
The journal also accepts manuscripts that are already published as preprints, however, this fact needs to be notified to the editorial board in the cover letter.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to Trends in Psychology
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on COVID-19 and Mental Health, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatAbstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words.Author guidelines ↗
- 3FeesUSD 3,090 (OpenAlex)Fee details
- 4Expected review time323 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 40 articles, last 24 months · CrossrefReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 2358-1883
- Society / sponsor
- Brazilian Society of Psychology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Trends in Psychology
How long does peer review take at Trends in Psychology?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 323 days (interquartile range 226–462 days); authors report an average review time of about 48 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 Trends in Psychology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Trends in Psychology based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (55), Portugal (5) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Trends in Psychology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Trends in Psychology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Trends in Psychology open access, and what is the APC?
Trends in Psychology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,090.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .