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Best Social Psychology journals

315 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Social Psychology. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 79 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior 61.8 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
2 Nature Human Behaviour 23.7 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
3 Personality and Social Psychology Review 22.8 99th Q1 SSCI – No
4 European Review of Social Psychology 16.7 98th Q1 SSCI – No
5 Social Issues and Policy Review 15 98th Q1 SSCI – No
6 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 13.4 98th Q1 SSCI A* No
7 Consumer Psychology Review 12.5 97th Q1 – – No
8 Organizational Psychology Review 12.4 97th Q1 SSCI A No
9 Social Psychological and Personality Science 11.8 97th Q1 SSCI B No
10 Journal of Environmental Psychology 10.9 96th Q1 SSCI A No
11 Body Image 10.3 96th Q1 SSCI – No
12 Journal of Consumer Behaviour 10.1 96th Q1 SSCI A No
13 Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 9.9 96th Q1 SSCI A* No
14 International Journal of Social Robotics 9.8 95th Q1 SCIE – No
15 European Journal of Personality 9.2 95th Q1 SSCI A No
16 Advances in Experimental Social Psychology 9.1 95th Q1 – A* No
17 Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning 8.6 94th Q1 ESCI – Yes
18 Behavioural Public Policy 8.5 94th Q1 ESCI – No
19 Journal of Personality 8.3 94th Q1 SSCI A No
20 Group Processes and Intergroup Relations 8.2 93rd Q1 SSCI B No
21 Journal of Consumer Culture 8.2 93rd Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
22 Technology, Mind, and Behavior 8 93rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
23 Journal of Health and Social Behavior 7.9 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
24 Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial 7.8 92nd Q1 – – Yes
25 Media Psychology 7.8 92nd Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
26 Ageing and Society 7.8 91st Q1 SSCI – No
27 Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health 7.7 91st Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
28 Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 7.7 91st Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
29 Small Group Research 7.6 90th Q1 SSCI A No
30 Emotion Review 7.6 90th Q1 SSCI – No
31 Journal of Youth and Adolescence 7.6 90th Q1 SSCI – No
32 Political Psychology 7.6 90th Q1 SSCI – No
33 Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 7.5 89th Q1 SSCI – No
34 Clinical Gerontologist 7.4 89th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
35 International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 7.4 89th Q1 SSCI – No
36 Affective Science 7.3 88th Q1 ESCI – No
37 Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 7.2 88th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
38 Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 7.1 88th Q1 SSCI – No
39 Psychosocial Intervention 6.9 87th Q1 SSCI – Yes
40 International Journal of Behavioral Development 6.8 87th Q1 SSCI – No
41 Journal of Family Theory and Review 6.8 87th Q1 SSCI – No
42 Industrial and Organizational Psychology 6.8 86th Q1 SSCI B No
43 Fashion and Textiles 6.8 86th Q1 SCIE – Yes
44 Journal of Family and Economic Issues 6.7 86th Q1 SSCI B No
45 Learning and Individual Differences 6.7 85th Q1 SSCI – No
46 Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies 6.5 85th Q1 ESCI – Yes
47 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 6.5 85th Q1 SSCI – No
48 British Journal of Social Psychology 6.5 84th Q1 SSCI A No
49 Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 6.5 84th Q1 SSCI B No
50 Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior 6.5 84th Q1 ESCI – Yes
51 Social Science Journal 6.4 83rd Q1 SSCI C No
52 Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 6.3 83rd Q1 SSCI A No
53 British Journal of Criminology 6.3 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
54 Mindfulness 6.3 83rd Q1 SSCI – No
55 International Journal of Bullying Prevention 6.3 82nd Q1 – – No
56 Stigma and Health 6.3 82nd Q1 ESCI – No
57 Journal of Community Psychology 6.1 82nd Q1 SSCI – No
58 Journal of Cybersecurity 6.1 81st Q1 ESCI – Yes
59 Journal of Trust Research 6 81st Q1 ESCI B No
60 Journal of Counseling Psychology 6 81st Q1 SSCI – No
61 Psychology and Aging 5.9 80th Q1 SSCI – No
62 Human Technology 5.8 80th Q1 ESCI – No
63 Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences 5.8 80th Q1 ESCI – No
64 Journal of Research in Personality 5.7 79th Q1 SSCI B No
65 Social and Personality Psychology Compass 5.7 79th Q1 SSCI – No
66 Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 5.6 79th Q1 SSCI A No
67 Annals of Leisure Research 5.6 78th Q1 ESCI B No
68 Ethics and Behavior 5.5 78th Q1 SSCI – No
69 Journal of Homosexuality 5.5 78th Q1 SSCI – No
70 Journal of Managerial Psychology 5.5 77th Q1 SSCI B No
71 Sex Roles 5.5 77th Q1 SSCI A No
72 Children's Geographies 5.5 77th Q1 SSCI – No
73 Perspectives on Behavior Science 5.5 76th Q1 SSCI – No
74 Psychology and Sexuality 5.4 76th Q1 SSCI – No
75 Research on Aging 5.4 76th Q1 SSCI – No
76 Revista de Psicologia del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones 5.4 76th Q1 SSCI – Yes
77 Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology 5.3 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
78 American Behavioral Scientist 5.2 75th Q1 SSCI B No
79 AIDS and Behavior 5.1 75th Q1 SSCI – No
80 Journal of Applied Social Psychology 5.1 74th Q2 SSCI B No
81 Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression 5.1 74th Q2 ESCI – No
82 Coaching 5.1 74th Q2 ESCI – No
83 Journal of Humanistic Psychology 5.1 73rd Q2 SSCI – No
84 New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development 5.1 73rd Q2 SSCI – No
85 Social Psychology of Education 5.1 73rd Q2 SSCI – No
86 Research in Organizational Behavior 5.1 72nd Q2 SSCI A No
87 Journal of Social Psychology 5 72nd Q2 SSCI B No
88 Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 5 72nd Q2 SSCI – No
89 European Journal of Social Psychology 5 71st Q2 SSCI A No
90 Central European Management Journal 5 71st Q2 ESCI – Yes
91 Psychology of Men and Masculinity 5 71st Q2 SSCI – No
92 Journal of Workplace Learning 4.9 70th Q2 ESCI C No
93 Family Process 4.9 70th Q2 SSCI – No
94 Journal of Adolescence 4.9 70th Q2 SSCI – No
95 Motivation and Emotion 4.8 70th Q2 SSCI A No
96 Consumption Markets and Culture 4.8 69th Q2 SSCI B No
97 Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology 4.8 69th Q2 SSCI – No
98 Ecopsychology 4.7 69th Q2 ESCI – No
99 International Journal of Intercultural Relations 4.7 68th Q2 SSCI B No
100 International Journal of Wellbeing 4.7 68th Q2 – – Yes
101 Journal of Language and Social Psychology 4.7 68th Q2 SSCI – No
102 Journal of Media Psychology 4.6 67th Q2 SSCI – No
103 Psychology of Consciousness: Theory Research, and Practice 4.6 67th Q2 ESCI – No
104 Social Psychology Quarterly 4.6 67th Q2 SSCI – No
105 World Leisure Journal 4.6 66th Q2 ESCI B No
106 European Journal of Developmental Psychology 4.6 66th Q2 SSCI – No
107 Memory, Mind and Media 4.5 66th Q2 ESCI – Yes
108 Parenting 4.5 65th Q2 SSCI – No
109 Research on Language and Social Interaction 4.4 65th Q2 SSCI – No
110 Group Dynamics 4.3 65th Q2 SSCI B No
111 Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour 4.2 64th Q2 SSCI – No
112 Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools 4.2 64th Q2 SSCI – No
113 Evaluation and Program Planning 4.1 64th Q2 SSCI – No
114 Child Indicators Research 4.1 63rd Q2 SSCI – No
115 Journal of Loss and Trauma 4.1 63rd Q2 SSCI – No
116 Psychology of Violence 4.1 63rd Q2 SSCI – No
117 Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 4.1 63rd Q2 SSCI – No
118 Deviant Behavior 4 62nd Q2 SSCI – No
119 Qualitative Report 4 62nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
120 Journal of Nonverbal Behavior 3.9 62nd Q2 SSCI – No
121 BioPsychoSocial Medicine 3.9 61st Q2 SSCI – Yes
122 Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology 3.9 61st Q2 – – No
123 Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology 3.9 61st Q2 SSCI – No
124 Journal of Men's Studies 3.8 60th Q2 – – No
125 Journal of Professional Capital and Community 3.8 60th Q2 SSCI – No
126 Mind, Culture, and Activity 3.8 60th Q2 SSCI – No
127 Journal of Water and Environmental Nanotechnology 3.8 59th Q2 – – Yes
128 Emotions and Society 3.7 59th Q2 ESCI – No
129 Psicologia Educativa 3.6 59th Q2 SSCI – Yes
130 Culture and Evolution 3.6 58th Q2 – – No
131 Food, Culture and Society 3.6 58th Q2 SSCI – No
132 Genes and Environment 3.6 58th Q2 SCIE – Yes
133 Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 3.5 57th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
134 Journal of Politeness Research 3.5 57th Q2 AHCI, SSCI – No
135 Journal of Psychedelic Studies 3.5 57th Q2 ESCI – Yes
136 American Journal of Evaluation 3.4 56th Q2 SSCI C No
137 i-com 3.4 56th Q2 ESCI – Yes
138 Personal Relationships 3.4 56th Q2 SSCI – No
139 Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities 3.4 56th Q2 SSCI – No
140 Journal of Criminal Justice 3.4 55th Q2 SSCI – No
141 Memory Studies 3.4 55th Q2 AHCI, SSCI – No
142 Journal of Intergenerational Relationships 3.3 55th Q2 ESCI – No
143 Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice 3.3 54th Q2 ESCI – No
144 Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science 3.3 54th Q2 SSCI – No
145 Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 3.3 54th Q2 SSCI – No
146 Emotion, Space and Society 3.3 53rd Q2 SSCI – No
147 International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 3.2 53rd Q2 ESCI – No
148 Journal of Social and Political Psychology 3.2 53rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
149 Early Child Development and Care 3.2 52nd Q2 SSCI – No
150 Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences 3.2 52nd Q2 ESCI – No
151 International Journal of Sexual Health 3.2 52nd Q2 SSCI – No
152 Journal of Constructivist Psychology 3.2 51st Q2 SSCI B No
153 Journal of Family Communication 3.2 51st Q2 ESCI – No
154 International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 3.1 51st Q2 ESCI – No
155 Asian Journal of Social Psychology 3.1 50th Q2 SSCI – No
156 Bereavement 3.1 50th Q2 ESCI – No
157 Contemporary Family Therapy 3.1 50th Q2 ESCI – No
158 Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma 3.1 50th Q2 SSCI – No
159 International Journal of Testing 3.1 49th Q3 ESCI – No
160 Discourse Studies 3 49th Q3 SSCI A No
161 International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation 3 49th Q3 – – No
162 Decision 3 48th Q3 ESCI B No
163 Family Journal 3 48th Q3 ESCI – No
164 Symbolic Interaction 3 48th Q3 SSCI – No
165 AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 2.9 47th Q3 SSCI – No
166 American Journal of Family Therapy 2.9 47th Q3 SSCI – No
167 Social Neuroscience 2.9 47th Q3 SCIE – No
168 Language and Communication 2.8 46th Q3 SSCI B No
169 Continuity in Education 2.8 46th Q3 – – Yes
170 Social Inclusion 2.8 46th Q3 SSCI – Yes
171 Evolutionary Psychological Science 2.8 45th Q3 ESCI – No
172 Journal of Criminal Psychology 2.7 45th Q3 ESCI – No
173 Social Psychological Bulletin 2.7 45th Q3 ESCI – Yes
174 Journal of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior 2.7 44th Q3 – C No
175 International Review of Social Psychology 2.7 44th Q3 SSCI – Yes
176 Social Psychology 2.7 44th Q3 SSCI – No
177 African Journal of Psychological Assessment 2.7 43rd Q3 – – Yes
178 Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties 2.6 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
179 Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States) 2.6 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
180 Journal of Family Therapy 2.6 43rd Q3 SSCI – No
181 Body and Society 2.6 42nd Q3 SSCI – No
182 Health and Social Care Chaplaincy 2.6 42nd Q3 – – No
183 SA Journal of Industrial Psychology 2.6 42nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
184 ETS Research Report Series 2.6 41st Q3 – – No
185 Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health 2.6 41st Q3 ESCI – No
186 Psychology of Leaders and Leadership 2.6 41st Q3 ESCI – No
187 Soccer and Society 2.5 40th Q3 ESCI C No
188 International Journal of Developmental Sciences 2.5 40th Q3 – – No
189 Psychology, Society and Education 2.5 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
190 Journal for Specialists in Group Work 2.5 39th Q3 ESCI – No
191 Psicologia Sociale 2.4 39th Q3 ESCI – No
192 Psychology and Developing Societies 2.4 39th Q3 ESCI – No
193 Fat Studies 2.4 38th Q3 ESCI – No
194 International Journal of Social Psychology 2.4 38th Q3 SSCI – No
195 Network Science 2.4 38th Q3 ESCI – No
196 Psychology of Learning and Motivation - Advances in Research and Theory 2.4 37th Q3 – – No
197 Studies in Business and Economics 2.3 37th Q3 ESCI C Yes
198 Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling 2.3 37th Q3 ESCI – No
199 Current Issues in Personality Psychology 2.3 36th Q3 ESCI – Yes
200 Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide 2.3 36th Q3 ESCI – No
201 Porn Studies 2.3 36th Q3 – – No
202 Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research 2.2 36th Q3 ESCI – No
203 Evolutionary Psychology 2.2 35th Q3 SSCI – Yes
204 Intervention 2.2 35th Q3 ESCI – Yes
205 Kolner Zeitschrift fur Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie 2.2 35th Q3 SSCI – No
206 Journal of Human Values 2.2 34th Q3 ESCI – No
207 Culture and Psychology 2.1 34th Q3 SSCI – No
208 Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody and Child Development 2.1 34th Q3 ESCI – No
209 Ecological Psychology 2.1 33rd Q3 SSCI – No
210 Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention 2.1 33rd Q3 ESCI – No
211 Palgrave Advances in Luxury 2.1 33rd Q3 – – No
212 Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy 2.1 32nd Q3 ESCI – No
213 Informacios Tarsadalom 2 32nd Q3 SSCI – No
214 Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology 2 32nd Q3 – – Yes
215 Pastoral Psychology 2 31st Q3 ESCI – No
216 Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling 1.9 31st Q3 SSCI – No
217 Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community 1.9 31st Q3 ESCI – No
218 Subjectivity 1.9 30th Q3 ESCI – No
219 Journal of Behavioral Science 1.8 30th Q3 ESCI – No
220 Journal of Comparative Family Studies 1.8 30th Q3 SSCI – No
221 Violence and Gender 1.8 30th Q3 ESCI – No
222 European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy 1.7 29th Q3 – – Yes
223 Humanistic Psychologist 1.7 29th Q3 – – No
224 Journal of Psychosocial Studies 1.7 29th Q3 ESCI – No
225 Basic and Applied Social Psychology 1.7 28th Q3 SSCI B No
226 Frontiers in Social Psychology 1.6 28th Q3 ESCI – Yes
227 Social Behavior and Personality 1.6 28th Q3 SSCI – No
228 OCNOS 1.6 27th Q3 ESCI – Yes
229 Social Influence 1.6 27th Q3 SSCI – Yes
230 Journal of Financial Therapy 1.5 27th Q3 – – Yes
231 Ansiedad y Estres 1.5 26th Q3 ESCI – No
232 Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management 1.5 26th Q3 – – No
233 Journal of Theoretical Social Psychology 1.5 26th Q3 – – No
234 Papers on Social Representations 1.5 25th Q3 ESCI – No
235 Partner Abuse 1.5 25th Q3 ESCI – No
236 Psychological Science and Education 1.5 25th Q3 ESCI – Yes
237 Social Cognition 1.5 25th Q3 SSCI – No
238 Research in Human Development 1.5 24th Q4 SSCI – No
239 Cultural-Historical Psychology 1.4 24th Q4 ESCI – Yes
240 Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 1.4 24th Q4 – – No
241 Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology 1.4 23rd Q4 – – No
242 Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 1.4 23rd Q4 SSCI – No
243 Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Organisationspsychologie 1.4 22nd Q4 ESCI – No
244 Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice 1.4 22nd Q4 ESCI – No
245 Public Culture 1.4 22nd Q4 AHCI, SSCI – No
246 Tizard Learning Disability Review 1.4 22nd Q4 ESCI – No
247 Interpersona 1.4 21st Q4 – – Yes
248 Adoption and Fostering 1.3 21st Q4 ESCI – No
249 Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture 1.3 21st Q4 – – No
250 Home Cultures 1.3 20th Q4 AHCI – No
251 Nebraska Symposium on Motivation 1.3 20th Q4 – – No
252 Small Business International Review 1.3 20th Q4 – – Yes
253 Journal of Cognition and Culture 1.3 19th Q4 ESCI – No
254 Mind and Society 1.3 19th Q4 – – No
255 Social Psychology and Society 1.2 19th Q4 ESCI – Yes
256 Community Psychology in Global Perspective. 1.2 18th Q4 – – Yes
257 European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity 1.2 18th Q4 – – Yes
258 Research in the Sociology of Sport 1.1 18th Q4 – – No
259 Creativity 1.1 17th Q4 – – No
260 Siglo Cero 1.1 17th Q4 – – Yes
261 Changing Societies and Personalities 1 17th Q4 ESCI – Yes
262 Journal of Forensic Accounting Research 1 16th Q4 – B No
263 Journal of Brand Strategy 1 16th Q4 – – No
264 Journal of Educational, Cultural and Psychological Studies 1 16th Q4 ESCI – Yes
265 Psihologijske Teme 1 16th Q4 ESCI – Yes
266 Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations 1 15th Q4 – – No
267 Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research 0.9 15th Q4 – – No
268 Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala 0.9 15th Q4 – – No
269 Journal of Social Ontology 0.9 14th Q4 – – Yes
270 Psychology and Law 0.9 14th Q4 ESCI – Yes
271 Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia 0.9 14th Q4 ESCI – Yes
272 Human Research in Rehabilitation 0.9 13th Q4 – – Yes
273 Organizatsionnaya Psikhologiya 0.9 13th Q4 ESCI – No
274 Psychologie du Travail et des Organisations 0.9 13th Q4 ESCI – No
275 Gedrag en Organisatie 0.8 12th Q4 SSCI – No
276 Girlhood Studies 0.8 12th Q4 ESCI – No
277 Revista Criminalidad 0.8 12th Q4 ESCI – Yes
278 Dynamic Relationships Management Journal 0.8 11th Q4 – – Yes
279 International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture 0.8 11th Q4 – – Yes
280 International Journal of Latin American Religions 0.8 11th Q4 ESCI – No
281 Review of Behavioral Economics 0.8 10th Q4 ESCI B No
282 Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 0.7 10th Q4 SSCI – No
283 Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Use 0.7 10th Q4 SSCI – No
284 Youth Voice Journal 0.7 10th Q4 – – No
285 Infant Observation 0.7 9th Q4 – – No
286 Process Studies 0.7 9th Q4 – – No
287 Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society 0.7 9th Q4 ESCI – No
288 Counseling and Values 0.6 8th Q4 ESCI – No
289 Psicologia Escolar e Educacional 0.6 8th Q4 – – Yes
290 Psychoanalytic Social Work 0.6 8th Q4 ESCI – No
291 Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research 0.6 7th Q4 – – No
292 Indonesian Journal of Criminal Law Studies 0.6 7th Q4 – – No
293 Studia Warminskie 0.6 7th Q4 ESCI – Yes
294 Journal of Japanese Studies 0.5 6th Q4 SSCI – No
295 Organisational and Social Dynamics 0.5 6th Q4 ESCI – No
296 Orientation Scolaire et Professionnelle 0.4 6th Q4 – – No
297 Boyhood Studies 0.4 5th Q4 ESCI – No
298 Interdisciplinary Evolution Research 0.4 5th Q4 – – No
299 Maltrattamento e Abuso all'Infanzia 0.4 5th Q4 – – No
300 Cultural Psychology of Education 0.4 4th Q4 – – No

All remaining Social Psychology journals (15)

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