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Social and Personality Psychology Compass

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1751-9004eISSN1751-9004

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.652

H-Index

148

CiteScore

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SNIP

1.606

Total Works

1,787

Total Citations

89,970

2yr Mean Citedness

2.23

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Social and Personality Psychology Compass publishes research on social and personality psychology. Recent articles explore topics such as climate change emotions, personality change interventions, the impact of digital technologies on well-being, and the relationship between discrimination and health. The journal also features work on listening, charitable giving, social status, vigilance, fairness, environmental behavior, cognition in social contexts, purpose in life, the social influence of art, support-giving, coloniality, crowd psychology, and the psychology of religion.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyBi-Monthy

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,787

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1751-9004 / 1751-9004

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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

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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 PsychologyQ1

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 Moral and Emotional JudgmentDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionMental Health Research TopicsDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion