ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1930–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5
SJR · SCImago
0.801
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
100
Best quartile
Q2 · 72nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Psychology | 87 / 315 | 72nd | Q2 |
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Journal of Social Psychology
Journal of Social Psychology is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 5), ABDC B, ABS / AJG 1, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor & Francis Online.
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ISSN 0022-4545Verify ISSN ↗1940-1183Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q2ABDC BABS / AJG 1WoS · SSCIONOS
5
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
B
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
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Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1930
Field of research
Strategy, management and organisational behaviour (3507)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
B = next 35–40% — good to excellent metrics and reputation.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Psychology (General)
1 = journals publishing recognised research of a more modest standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
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Quick answers
Is Journal of Social Psychology indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1930–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 5.
What quartile is Journal of Social Psychology in Scopus?
Journal of Social Psychology is Q2 in Social Psychology (rank 87 of 315), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Social Psychology?
Journal of Social Psychology is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 72nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.801, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 100.
Who publishes Journal of Social Psychology and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Social Psychology is published by Taylor & Francis Online. Its print ISSN is 0022-4545 and its online ISSN is 1940-1183.
Is Journal of Social Psychology covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Social Psychology in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Social Psychology?
It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Strategy, management and organisational behaviour.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Social Psychology?
It is graded 1 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Psychology (General) field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Social Psychology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Social Psychology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Social Psychology has an h-index of 150 and a 2-year mean of 2.06 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #102 of 308 Scopus journals in Social Psychology.
150
h-index
2.06
2-yr mean citations
3,614
i10-index
8,171
works indexed
171,432
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#102 of 308 Top 34% Social Psychology
Journal of Social Psychology published 56 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 83. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Social Psychology? — latest 99 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United States (34.5%), China (10%) and United Kingdom (6.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Social Psychology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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