About this journal

Aims and scope

Anxiety, Stress, & Coping  publishes high-quality studies on a variety of topics related to antecedents, processes, and consequences of anxiety, stress, and coping and their concomitant emotional, physiological, and motivational states. We publish rigorous studies conducted with human participants based on experimental (e.g., lab interventions) and sound correlational designs (e.g., longitudinal, experience sampling, multiple-groups). We also publish systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analytical reviews if they are sufficiently comprehensive and specific to the aims and scope of our journal. While the journal is open to a diversity of articles, some types of studies (e.g., small samples, surveys with cross-sectional data, validation of scales, qualitative studies) are often desk-rejected and they are considered for publication only when they constitute an important advancement in our field. Whenever applicable, presenting more than one study in the same manuscript is preferable to demonstrate the generalizability and replicability of the findings. Studies conducted with specific populations (e.g., sport, education, work) are acceptable, providing that they contribute to and are interpreted within the broader literature on anxiety, stress, and coping.

Peer Review: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors 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.

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Journal metrics

Usage

  • 253K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.3 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 3.8 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 7.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.493 (2023) SNIP
  • 1.343 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

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

Editorial board

Editors-in-Chief:    
Patrick Gaudreau  - University of Ottawa, CANADA
Anthony D. Mancini - Pace University, USA

Past Editor:
Aleksandra Luszczynska - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, POLAND
Mark A. Ellenbogen - Concordia University, CANADA

Founding Editor:
Ralf Schwarzer
- Free University of Berlin, GERMANY

Associate Editors:
Ateka Contractor – North Texas University, USA
Patrick Clarke – Curtin University, Australia
Caroline Donovan - Griffith University, School of Applied Psychology, Australia
Ewa Gruszczynska - SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland
Mustafa Sarkar - School of Science & Technology, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Ben Schellenberg - University of Manitoba, Canada
Andreas Schwerdtfeger - University of Graz, AUSTRIA
Oliver Weigelt - University of Groningen, Netherlands

Editorial Board:
Arnold B. Bakker - Erasmus University Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS
Albert Bandura - Stanford University, USA
Charles C. Benight - University of Colorado, USA
Jerrell C. Cassady - Ball State University, USA
Carina Chan - La Trobe University, AUSTRALIA
Cecilia Cheng - The University of Hong Kong, HONG KONG
Roman Cieslak - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, POLAND
Karin Coifman - Kent State University, USA
Monique Crane - Macquarie University, Australia
Peter J. de Jong - University of Groningen, the NETHERLANDS
Rachel Dekel - Bar Ilan University, ISRAEL
Leah D. Doane  - Arizona State University, USA
Boris Egloff - University of Leipzig, GERMANY
Michael Eysenck - Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
David Fletcher - Loughborough University, UK
Susan Folkman - University of California, San Francisco, USA
Yori Gidron - Free University of Brussels, BELGIUM and IESEG School of Management, FRANCE
Karni Ginzburg - Tel Aviv University, ISRAEL
Esther R. Greenglass - York University, CANADA
Gloria Gonzáles Morales- University of Guelph, CANADA
Konstadina Griva - National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
Knut Hagtvet - University of Oslo, NORWAY
Brian Hall - New York University (Shanghai)
Stevan E. Hobfoll - Rush University, USA
Volker Hodapp - Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, GERMANY
Stefan G. Hofmann - Boston University, USA
Brian M. Hughes - National University of Ireland, IRELAND
Jeremy P. Jamieson - University of Rochester, USA
Krys Kaniasty - Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA & Polish Academy of Sciences
Evangelos C. Karademas - University of Crete, GREECE
Rex Kline - Concordia University, CANADA 
Nina Knoll - Freie University Berlin, GERMANY
Ernst Koster - Ghent University, BELGIUM
Stephen J. Lepore - Temple University, USA
Ulf Lundberg - Stockholm University, SWEDEN
Andreas Maercker - University of Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Mia Skytte O'Toole - Aarhus University, DENMARK
Crystal Park - University of Connecticut, USA
Reinhard Pekrun - University of Munich, GERMANY
Pamela Rackow - University of Aberdeen, UK
Anne Richards - Birkbeck University of London, UK
Christine Rini - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Sonja Rohrmann - Goethe-University Frankfurt, GERMANY
Katariina Salmela-Aro - University of Jyvaskyla, FINLAND
Irwin Sarason - University of Washington, USA
Urte Scholz - University of Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Simon Sherry - Dalhousie University, CANADA
Fuschia Sirois - University of Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM
George M. Slavich - UCLA, USA
David Valentiner – North Indiana University, USA
Noa Vilchinsky - Bar-Ilan University, ISRAEL
Martha E. Wadsworth - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Jenny Yiend - Kings College London, UK
Moshe Zeidner - University of Haifa, ISRAEL

Abstracting and indexing

Open access

Anxiety, Stress, & Coping 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.

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  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

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