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Social Influence is a journal that provides an integrated focus for research into this important, dynamic, and multi-disciplinary field. Topics covered include: conformity, norms, social influence tactics such as norm of reciprocity, authority, scarcity, interpersonal influence, persuasion, power, advertising, mass media effects, political persuasion, propaganda, comparative influence, compliance, minority influence, influence in groups, cultic influence, social movements, social contagions, rumors, human-AI interactions, nudges, resistance to influence, influence across cultures, and the history of influence research. This journal is of interest to social psychologists, political psychologists, consumer psychologists, organizational psychologists, economic psychologists, sociologists, communication researchers, and anyone interested in any aspect of social influence.
The journal publishes experimental research investigating aspects of social influence, although we will consider meta-analyses. Correlational studies and surveys are welcome but cannot be the sole basis for the evidence presented in the article. Although not a requirement, we strongly encourage authors to use behavioral dependent measures (e.g., petition signing, donations, voting, helping). The research submitted should advance theory and/or application.
Social Influence desires short, reader-friendly manuscripts and offers different types of manuscripts that range from brief reports, regular articles and two types of registered reports (see
*Please note that Social Influence converted to a fully Open Access journal beginning with Volume 16 (2021).
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