About this journal

Aims and scope

Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP)

emphasizes the publication of outstanding research articles, but also considers literature reviews, criticism, and methodological or theoretical statements spanning the entire range of social psychological issues. The journal will publish basic work in areas of social psychology that can be applied to societal problems, as well as direct application of social psychology to such problems. The journal provides a venue for a broad range of specialty areas, including research on legal and political issues, environmental influences on behavior, organizations, aging, medical and health-related outcomes, sexuality, education and learning, the effects of mass media, gender issues, and population problems. This research should have important implications for basic social processes and often is some of the most exciting work in the field of social psychology. BASP aims to provide a forum for a rich mixture of experiments, non-experimental methods, field studies, and welcomes innovative design and analysis strategies. The journal aims to serve both as a resource for investigators interested in the application of complex human experimentation to various problems of health, environment, and society and to social psychologists committed to the advancement of theory and the understanding of basic social and social-cognitive processes.

Peer Review Policy: All papers published in this journal have undergone rigorous editorial screening and double anonymized peer review.


Publication office:
Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

Readership:

Specialists interested in the problems that social psychologists study and investigators interested in the application of complex human experimentation to various problems of health, environment, and society.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 127K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.5 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 2.6 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 4.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.295 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.709 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 9 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 53 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
  • 10 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
  • 8% acceptance rate

Editorial board

EDITOR
David Trafimow - New Mexico State University, US

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Michael Marks - New Mexico State University, US

EDITORIAL BOARD

Christopher L. Aberson - Humboldt State University, US
Rashmi Adaval - Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati,US
Shelley N. Aikman - University of North Georgia, US
Stephanie Baggio - University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Jamie Barden - Howard University, US
Manpal S. Bhogal - University of Wolverhampton, UK
Pablo Brinol - Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Fred Bryant - Loyola University of Chicago, US
Brad J. Bushman - The Ohio State University, US
Luigi Castelli - University of Padova, Italy
Robert B. Cialdini - Arizona State University, US
Margaret S. Clark - Yale University, US
Catherine A. Cottrell
- New College of Florida, US
Ralph Erber - DePaul University, US
Russell H. Fazio - The Ohio State University, US
Bruce Pfeiffer - University of New Hampshire , US
Roger Giner Sorolla - University of Kent, UK
Phillip Atiba Goff - University of California, Los Angeles, US
Melanie Green
- University of North Carolina, US
James W. Grice - Oklahoma State University, US
Rosanna Guadagno - The National Science Foundation, US
Gregory M. Herek - University of California, Davis, US
Robert Josephs - University of Texas, Austin, US
Markus Kemmelmeier - University of Nevada, Reno, US
Rex B. Kline
- Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Alena Kostyk - University of Glasgow, Scotland
Virginia Kwan - Arizona State University, US
Mark Landau - University of Kansas, US
James R. Larson, Jr. - Loyola University Chicago, US
Robert Livingston - University of Sussex, UK
Justin A. MacDonald
- New Mexico State University, US
Sean McCrea - University of Wyoming, US
Beth Morling - University of Delaware, US
Ian Newby-Clark - University of Guelph, Canada
Len Newman
- Syracuse University, US
Cynthia Pickett
- University of California, Davis, US
John B. Pryor
- Illinois State University, US
Rohny Saylors - Washington State University, US
Alecia Santuzzi - Northern Illinois University, US
Tamera Schneider - Wright State University, US
James A. Shepperd - University of Florida, US
David Silvera - University of Texas, San Antonio, US
Linda J. Skitka - University of Illinois Chicago, US
Kristin Sommer - Baruch College, US
Tracie L. Stewart - Kennesaw State University, US
Jeff Stone - University of Arizona, US
Orit Tykocinski - The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel
Bert Uchino - University of Utah, US
Michael Wohl - Carleton University, Canada

Abstracting and indexing

Basic and Applied Social Psychology is abstracted/indexed in:
  • CSA
    - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
    - Communication Abstracts Online
    - Criminal Justice Abstracts
    - FRANCIS
    - PsycINFO
    - RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
    - Social Services Abstracts
    - Sociological Abstracts
  • De Gruyter Saur
    - Dietrich's Index Philosophicus
    - IBZ – Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes – und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur
  • EBSCOhost
    - Academic Search Alumni Edition
    - Academic Search Complete
    - Academic Search Premier
    - Business Source Alumni Edition
    - Business Source Complete
    - Business Source Corporate
    - Business Source Premier
    - Child Development & Adolescent Studies
    - Communication Abstracts Online
    - Current Abstracts
    - Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
    - RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
    - SocINDEX
    - SocINDEX with Full Text
    - TOC Premier
    - Women’s Studies International
  • Elsevier
    - Scopus
  • National Library of Medicine
    - PubMed
  • OCLC
    - PsycFIRST
    - Sociological Abstracts
  • ProQuest

Open access

Basic and Applied Social Psychology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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