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Status
Active
Coverage
1989–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.4
SJR · SCImago
0.514
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
28
Best quartile
Q3 · 39th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Psychology | 191 / 315 | 39th | Q3 |
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Psychology and Developing Societies
Psychology and Developing Societies is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 2.4), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
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ISSN 0971-3336Verify ISSN ↗0973-0761Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Scopus · Q3WoS · ESCIONOS
2.4
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,650 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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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.
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Quick answers
Is Psychology and Developing Societies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1989–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 2.4.
What quartile is Psychology and Developing Societies in Scopus?
Psychology and Developing Societies is Q3 in Social Psychology (rank 191 of 315), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Psychology and Developing Societies?
Psychology and Developing Societies is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 2.4, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 39th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.514, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 28.
How much does it cost to publish in Psychology and Developing Societies?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,650 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Psychology and Developing Societies and what is its ISSN?
Psychology and Developing Societies is published by Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0971-3336 and its online ISSN is 0973-0761.
Is Psychology and Developing Societies covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Psychology and Developing Societies in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Psychology and Developing Societies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Psychology and Developing Societies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Psychology and Developing Societies has an h-index of 40 and a 2-year mean of 0.85 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.4, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #237 of 308 Scopus journals in Social Psychology.
40
h-index
0.85
2-yr mean citations
193
i10-index
540
works indexed
7,039
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,650
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#237 of 308 Bottom 24% Social Psychology
Psychology and Developing Societies published 6 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 17. 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 Psychology and Developing Societies? — latest 57 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 57 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from India (43%), United States (11.4%) and Indonesia (7.9%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Psychology and Developing Societies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- 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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