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Journal of Social Psychology

Routledge · United States

ISSN0022-4545eISSN1940-1183

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.945

H-Index

148

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.124

Total Works

8,132

Total Citations

168,627

2yr Mean Citedness

1.65

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on social psychological phenomena including ostracism, attachment, and attitudes. Articles explore the impact of social exclusion, relationship dynamics, and individual differences on behavior and well-being. Topics also include persuasion, moral judgments, and intergroup relations.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,132

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-4545 / 1940-1183

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Social

Scopus Categories

Social Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social and Intergroup PsychologyCultural Differences and ValuesBehavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology of Social InfluenceEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior