Since John Dewey and Carl Murchison founded it in 1929, The Journal of Social Psychology has published original empirical research in all areas of basic and applied social psychology. Most articles report laboratory or field research in core areas of social and organizational psychology including the self and social identity, person perception and social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, social influence, consumer behavior, decision making, groups and teams, stereotypes and discrimination, interpersonal attraction and relationships, prosocial behavior, aggression, organizational behavior, leadership, and cultural psychology. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by an Executive Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
The Journal of Social Psychology typically publishes invited special issues on topics of current broad interest to social psychologists. While we do accept unsolicited special issue proposals, their publication is rare.
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Journal metrics
Usage
271K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.8 (2023) Impact Factor
2.4 (2023) 5 year IF
4.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.036 (2023) SNIP
0.750 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
8 days avg. from submission to first
decision
143 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
10 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
12% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
John E. Edlund - Rochester Institute of Technology
EXECUTIVE EDITORS
Lisa Legault - Clarkson University William "Ivey" Mackenzie - The University of Alabama in Huntsville Cynthia Willis-Esqueda- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
EDITORIAL BOARD
Terry Adler - University of Oklahoma Michael R. Andreychik- Fairfield University Frank Asbrock - Technische Universitat,Chemnitz Jacqui Bergman - Appalachian State University Michael J. Bernstein - Penn State Abington Ana-Maria Bliuc- Western Sydney University Clive Boddy - Anglia Ruskin University Martin Bourgeois - Florida Gulf Coast University Melissa T. Buelow- The Ohio State University Allan Church- PepsiCo Charlene Christie- SUNY Oneonta Eddie Clark - Saint Louis University Corey Cook - University of Washington, Tacoma Scott Dust – University of Cincinnati Maayan Dvir - Reichman University Patrick J. Ewell - Kenyon College David Robert Forde - University of North Florida Amber M. Gaffney - Humboldt State University Stanley O. Gaines, Jr. - Brunel University Jeffrey D. Green - Virginia Commonwealth University Dmitry Grigoryev - National Research University Higher School of Economics Jana Hackathorn - Murray State University Judith Hall - Northeastern University Jessica L. Hartnett - Gannon University Helen C. Harton- University of Northern Iowa Robert Hitlan- University of Northern Iowa Matt C. Howard – University of South Alabama Peter Jonason - University of Western Sydney Steve Karau - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Jennifer Kowalsky - The Ohio State University Eugene J. Kutcher III - Rider University Mark J. Landau- University o Kansas Nicole Legate - Illinois Institute of Technology Laura Madson - New Mexico State University Sophia Marinova - University of Alabama in Huntsville Mathew Marques – La Trobe University David M. Marx - San Diego State University Francis T. McAndrew - Knox College Daragh McDermott - Anlia Ruskin University Monika McDermott - Fordham University Stuart James McKelvie - Bishop’s University Todd G. Morrison - National University of Ireland, Galway John Nezlek - College of William & Mary Mike Nielson - Georgia Southern University Rebecca T. Pinkus - The University of Sydney Joan R. Poulsen- Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus Donald Sacco - University of Southern Mississippi Martin Farrell Sherman - Loyola College Ryne Sherman - Florida Atlantic University Chris Sibley - University of Auckland Allison Skinner-Dorkenoo - University of Georgia Therese Sprinkle - Quinnipiac University Sofia Stathi - University of Greenwich Elena Stepanova - University of Southern Mississippi Garrett Strosser - Southern Utah University Reuven Sussman - American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy David Turnipseed - University of South Alabama Elysia Vaccarino - York University Daryl Van Tongeren - Hope College Harry Wallace - Trinity University Ben Walsh - Grand Valley State University Russell Webster - Pennsylvania State University Abington College Eric D. Wesselmann - Illinois State University James H. Wirth - Ohio State University, Newark Lydia Woodyatt- Flinders University Karl L. Wuensch - East Carolina University
Abstracting and indexing
The Journal of Social Psychology is indexed in the following services:
Association for Asian Studies - Bibliography of Asian Studies (Online)
Chadwyck-Healey - Periodicals Index Online (PIO)
CSA - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts - Communication Abstracts Online - CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts - CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - FRANCIS - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences - PsycINFO - RILM Abstracts of Music Literature - Social Services Abstracts - Sociological Abstracts (Online)
De Gruyter Saur - Dietrich's Index Philosophicus - IBZ - Internationale Bibliograhphie der Geistes - und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur
EBSCOhost - Abstracts in Social Gerontology - Academic Search Alumni Edition - Academic Search Complete - Academic Search Elite - Academic Search Premier - Business Source Alumni Edition - Business Source Complete - Business Source Corporate - Business Source Elite - Business Source Premier - Child Development & Adolescent Studies - Communication & Mass Media Complete - Communication Abstracts Online - Corporate ResourceNet - Current Abstracts - Education Research Complete - Education Research Index - Family & Society Studies Worldwide - Family Studies Abstracts - Gender Studies Database - Human Resources Abstracts - International Political Science Abstracts Database - MasterFILE Elite - MasterFILE Premier - Peace Research Abstracts - Political Science Complete - Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection - Race Relations Abstracts - RILM Abstracts of Music Literature - SocINDEX - SocINDEX with Full Text - TOC Premier - Violence & Abuse Abstracts - Women's Studies International
Elsevier - EMBASE - Scopus
Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online)
Contemporary Women's Issues
MLA International Bibliography
H.W. Wilson - Biography Index - Book Review Digest Plus - Education Abstracts - Education Full Text - Education Index - Education Index Retrospective - Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective - Humanities Index Retrospective - Social Sciences Abstracts - Social Sciences Full Text - Social Sciences Index - Social Sciences Index Retrospective - Wilson Business Abstracts - Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Mega Edition - Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Select
- MLA International Bibliography - Periodical Abstracts - PsycFIRST - Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies
Ovid - International Political Science Abstracts Database
ProQuest - FRANCIS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique * Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique
Educational Research Abstracts Online
Multicultural Education Abstracts (Online)
Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
Thomson Reuters - Arts and Humanities Search - Current Contents - Social Sciences Citation Index - Web of Science
Open access
The Journal of 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?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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