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Social Psychological and Personality Science

Sage Periodicals Press · United States · Est. 2010

ISSN1948-5514

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

2.494

H-Index

125

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.088

Total Works

1,714

Total Citations

78,375

2yr Mean Citedness

2.68

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Social Psychological and Personality Science publishes research on social psychological and personality processes. Articles investigate topics such as social perception, interpersonal relationships, group dynamics, and individual differences in personality and behavior. The journal also explores how social contexts and individual characteristics interact to shape psychological outcomes.

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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 Published2010

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,714

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

Sage Periodicals Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1948-5514

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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

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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.

Clinical PsychologyQ1

Social PsychologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Social

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologyClinical Psychology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Social and Intergroup PsychologyCultural Differences and ValuesPsychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentBehavioral Health and InterventionsEvolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorAttachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionDeath Anxiety and Social ExclusionPersonality Traits and PsychologyEmotions and Moral Behavior