CAS major category
Psychology SSCI Journals
The Psychology major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition) holds 694 journals. This page ranks them by impact factor and gives each one's CAS zone, review time, APC and open-access status (as of October 2026). Largest minor categories: Psychology, Multidisciplinary (183), Psychology, Clinical (135), Psychology, Experimental (89), Psychology, Applied (73), Psychology (61), Psychology, Developmental (60), Psychology, Social (58), Neurosciences (36).
Psychology SSCI Journals by impact factor
Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
ISSN 1754-470X · Cambridge University PressPSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
IF 54CAS Zone 4 · PsychologyAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA62 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Annual Review of Psychology
ISSN 0066-4308 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATESPsychology
IF 41.2CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopSubscription29 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Evolutionary Human Sciences
ISSN 2513-843X · Cambridge University Press · United KingdomSocial Sciences-Cultural Studies
IF 35CAS Zone 2 · PsychologyReview: median 163 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,655Gold OA47 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Pensando Psicologia
ISSN 1900-3099 · Fondo Editorial Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia · ColombiaPSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
IF 27CAS Zone 4 · PsychologyReview: about 20 weeksNo APCDiamond OA14 articles/yrESCI · DOAJ
View journal profile →Nature Reviews Psychology
ISSN 2731-0574 · Springer NaturePSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
IF 22CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopSubscription129 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Trends in Cognitive Sciences
ISSN 1364-6613 · Elsevier Ltd · ENGLANDBehavioral Sciences
IF 19.72CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopReview: median 138 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 7,030Hybrid OA185 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
ISSN 1548-5943 · Annual Reviews Inc. · UNITED STATESPsychology
IF 18.37CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopSubscription25 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Psychological Bulletin
ISSN 0033-2909 · American Psychological Association Inc. · UNITED STATESPsychology
IF 18.14CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopHybrid OA88 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Psychological Science in the Public Interest
ISSN 1529-1006 · SAGEPSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
IF 17.75CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopHybrid OA9 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Nature Human Behaviour
ISSN 2397-3374 · Springer Nature · United KingdomPsychology-Social Psychology
IF 17.38CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopReview: median 347 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 12,690Hybrid OA293 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
ISSN 2515-2459 · SAGEMultiple
IF 14.52CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopAPC about USD 2,000Gold OA67 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Personality and Social Psychology Review
ISSN 1088-8683 · SAGEPSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
IF 14.42CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopReview: about 333 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,900Hybrid OA22 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Clinical Psychology Review
ISSN 0272-7358 · ElsevierPSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
IF 11.13CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopReview: median 210 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 5,270Hybrid OA100 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Computers in Human Behavior
ISSN 0747-5632 · ElsevierMultiple
IF 10.64CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopReview: about 153 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,780Hybrid OA272 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Personnel Psychology
ISSN 0031-5826 · Wiley-BlackwellMultiple
IF 10.57CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopReview: median 524 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,400Hybrid OA47 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Learning and Individual Differences
ISSN 1041-6080 · ElsevierPSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL
IF 9.78CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopAPC about USD 3,640Hybrid OA184 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Health Psychology Review
ISSN 1743-7199 · Taylor & FrancisPSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
IF 9.59CAS Zone 2 · PsychologyReview: median 269 days to acceptanceAPC charged, amount not publishedHybrid OA34 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Perspectives on Psychological Science
ISSN 1745-6916 · SAGEPSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
IF 9.44CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopAPC about USD 3,900Hybrid OA16 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Adolescent Research Review
ISSN 2363-8346 · Springer NaturePSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL
IF 8.25CAS Zone 2 · PsychologyReview: median 98 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,190Hybrid OA24 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Neuropsychology Review
ISSN 1040-7308 · Springer US · UNITED STATESNeurosciences
IF 8.2CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopReview: median 288 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 3,890Hybrid OA28 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
ISSN 1096-4037 · Springer NaturePSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
IF 7.85CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopReview: about 17 days (submission to first decision, publisher)APC about USD 3,990Hybrid OA42 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Clinical Psychology Science and Practice
ISSN 0969-5893 · Wiley-BlackwellPSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
IF 7.76CAS Zone 2 · PsychologyAPC about USD 2,900Hybrid OA68 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Current Opinion in Psychology
ISSN 2352-250X · ElsevierPSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
IF 7.31CAS Zone 2 · Psychology · TopReview: median 65 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,260Hybrid OA220 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Environmental Psychology
ISSN 0272-4944 · ElsevierMultiple
IF 7.2CAS Zone 1 · Psychology · TopAPC about USD 4,380Hybrid OA320 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Psychology journals: frequently asked questions
How many SSCI journals are there in Psychology?
As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 694 journals in the Psychology major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 58 in Zone 1, 105 in Zone 2, 158 in Zone 3 and 346 in Zone 4, 73 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 87, SSCI 448, A&HCI 13 and ESCI 204 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).
Which Psychology journals are in CAS Zone 1?
By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in Psychology include Annual Review of Psychology (impact factor 41.2), Nature Reviews Psychology (impact factor 22), Trends in Cognitive Sciences (impact factor 19.72), Annual Review of Clinical Psychology (impact factor 18.37), Psychological Bulletin (impact factor 18.14), 58 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 Psychology journals.
Which Psychology journals have fast peer review?
Across the 463 Psychology journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 25 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review (about 2.4 weeks, publisher figure), Cognition and Instruction (about 3.7 weeks, publisher figure), Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (about 4.1 weeks, publisher figure), Identity-An International Journal of Theory and Research (about 5.7 weeks, publisher figure), Health Psychology (about 6 weeks, community reports). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.
Which Psychology journals charge no APC?
63 journals in Psychology charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include Pensando Psicologia (impact factor 27), Psychosocial Intervention (impact factor 5.86), Emotion (impact factor 3.77), Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology (impact factor 3.28), Methodology-European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (impact factor 3.13); see the list of Psychology journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.
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