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Psychology and Developing Societies

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd · India

ISSN0973-0761

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.361

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.596

Total Works

537

Total Citations

6,820

2yr Mean Citedness

0.71

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores psychological phenomena within societal and cultural contexts, with a particular emphasis on the interplay between individual beliefs, practices, and well-being. It examines how religious, spiritual, and cultural systems influence human behavior, relationships, and societal structures, often drawing on non-Western perspectives and indigenous psychologies. The journal also investigates social psychological processes, such as attraction, intergroup relations, and the development of identity and citizenship, particularly in diverse and developing societies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications537

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0973-0761

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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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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 PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cultural Differences and ValuesCommunity Health and DevelopmentSocial Representations and IdentityAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologySocial and Intergroup Psychology