About this journal

The European Review of Social Psychology (ERSP) is an international peer-reviewed journal, published under the auspices of the European Association of Social Psychology. It provides an outlet for substantial, theory-based reviews of empirical work addressing the full range of topics covered by the field of social psychology. Potential authorship is international, and papers are handled with the help of an international editorial board with extensive experience in theorizing, research, and journal editing. To do justice to the quality and diversity of perspectives and topics in our field, we welcome open submissions from all around the globe, and also actively invite submissions relevant to the journal and the broader field.

Articles published in ERSP typically (1) review a programme of the author(s)’s own empirical research (with quality evidenced by multiple articles published in peer-reviewed journals), and (2) theoretically locate this research programme within a wider body of published research in that area, and if possible beyond. This includes acknowledging and generating connections with a broader literature, and we value in particular efforts toward theoretical integration (such that the contribution of the article is greater than the sum of the published articles on which the review piece is based). ERSP is also open to meta-analyses as long as those serve a similar purpose. For such typical ERSP publications, we welcome submissions that fit these criteria (for more details, please see our submission checklist and our evaluation criteria ). Before sending a full submission, however, we recommend authors contact the editors with a short proposal for it to be assessed against these criteria.

Less typically (e.g., on invitation or special occasion), ERSP also publishes conventional reviews of scientifically and/or societally relevant topics, and critical reflections on the field. ERSP may also, on occasion or invitation, publish target articles and commentaries. Authors interested in publishing such less typical contributions in ERSP should always first contact the editors with a short proposal to discuss their ideas.

ERSP does not publish original empirical studies.

Peer Review Integrity

All published (invited and openly submitted) ERSP articles have undergone

Editors:

Ayşe K. Üskül - University of Sussex, UK
Martijn van Zomeren - University of Groningen, the Netherlands

Editorial Board:

Eleni Andreouli - Open University, UK
Daniel Balliet - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Julia Becker University of Osnabrück, Germany
Elisabetta Crochetti - University of Bologna, Italy
Naomi Ellemers - Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Kai Epstude - University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Stanley Gaines - Brunel University, UK
Leonel Garcia-Marques - University of Lisbon, Portugal
Eva Green - Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
Eran Halperin - Hebrew University, Israel
Charles Harb - Doha Institute, Qatar
Gordon Hodson - Brock University, Canada
Ying Yi Hong - Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Jolanda Jetten - University of Queensland, Australia
Yoshi Kashima - University of Melbourne, Australia
Kerry Kawakami - York University, Canada
Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka - University of Gdansk, Poland
Madoka Kumashiro - Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Johannes Keller - University of Ulm, Germany
Barbara Lášticová - Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Ruti Mayo - Hebrew University, Israel
Milan Obaidi - University of Oslo, Norway
Stefano Pagliari - Università degli Studi G. d'Annunzio Chieti e Pescara, Italy
Esther Papies - University of Glasgow, UK
David Sherman - University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Linda Tropp - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
Rhiannon Turner - Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Vivian Vignoles - University of Sussex, UK
Arzu Wasti - Sabanci University, Turkey


Updated 31 January 2023

This journal is published on behalf of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP). The overarching aim of the EASP is straightforward: to promote excellence in European research in the field of Social Psychology.

To this end, the Association sets up a large variety of activities including a large general meeting every three years, a summer school, and joint activities with the SPSP, SPSSI, SESP and ISE.

It also has publication outlets, such as the European Review of Social Psychology, for significant research contributions. As such it contributes to the scientific communication among European Social Psychologists as well as between Europe and Social Psychology in the world at large.