305 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Social Psychology. 100 of them are fully open access, and at least 3 of those charge authors nothing (diamond open access). Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 1 540 USD. Highest recent citation rates: Computers in Human Behavior Artificial Humans, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour.
305 journals
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| Journal of Happiness StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media | 49 % | 132 | 3.86 | 169 | Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD |
| The Journal of Positive PsychologyRoutledge | 54 % | 82 | 3.19 | 146 | Subscription |
| Journal of Social and Personal RelationshipsSAGE Publishing | 48 % | 176 | 2.54 | 159 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| ACM Transactions on Human-Robot InteractionAssociation for Computing Machinery | 42 % | 66 | 6.31 | 50 | Subscription |
| Journal of Outdoor Recreation and TourismElsevier BV | 44 % | 98 | 3.79 | 65 | Subscription; open access option 3 340 USD |
| International Journal of Social RoboticsSpringer Science+Business Media | 40 % | 122 | 4.18 | 110 | Subscription; open access option 4 190 USD |
| Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor LearningTaylor & Francis | 62 % | 51 | 1.76 | 57 | Subscription |
| International Journal of Transgender HealthTaylor & Francis | 42 % | 96 | 3.12 | 42 | Subscription |
| Applied ErgonomicsElsevier BV | 32 % | 219 | 4.38 | 183 | Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD |
| Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics SocietySAGE Publishing | 42 % | 86 | 3.34 | 207 | Subscription; open access option 1 500 USD |
| International Journal of WellbeingInternational Journal of Wellbeing | 46 % | 32 | 5.03 | 51 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Outdoor and Environmental EducationSpringer Science+Business Media | 55 % | 32 | 2.64 | 43 | Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD |
| Journal of Leisure ResearchTaylor & Francis | 50 % | 38 | 2.88 | 138 | Subscription |
| International Journal of Applied Positive PsychologySpringer Science+Business Media | 45 % | 44 | 3.21 | 25 | Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD |
| Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender DiversityAmerican Psychological Association | 43 % | 114 | 2.02 | 69 | Subscription |
| Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and BehaviourElsevier BV | 25 % | 293 | 5.74 | 154 | Subscription; open access option 2 780 USD |
| Leisure SciencesTaylor & Francis | 50 % | 81 | 1.60 | 124 | Subscription |
| Computers in Human Behavior Artificial HumansElsevier BV | 30 % | 47 | 9.76 | 36 | 1 540 USD |
| Personal RelationshipsWiley | 47 % | 60 | 2.05 | 131 | Subscription; open access option 3 140 USD |
| International Journal of Industrial ErgonomicsElsevier BV | 31 % | 120 | 3.84 | 124 | Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD |
| LGBT HealthMary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 39 % | 71 | 2.76 | 75 | Subscription |
| Journal of Counseling & DevelopmentWiley | 41 % | 49 | 2.96 | 154 | Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD |
| Memory StudiesSAGE Publishing | 47 % | 115 | 1.28 | 62 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| Aggressive BehaviorWiley | 42 % | 66 | 2.18 | 153 | Subscription; open access option 3 600 USD |
| Journal of Cross-Cultural PsychologySAGE Publishing | 39 % | 56 | 2.90 | 188 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| Current PsychologySpringer Science+Business Media | 21 % | 1 467 | 2.92 | 113 | Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD |
| American Journal of PrimatologyWiley | 38 % | 138 | 1.75 | 143 | Subscription; open access option 4 330 USD |
| Leisure StudiesRoutledge | 35 % | 93 | 2.48 | 104 | Subscription |
| Journal of Experiential EducationSAGE Publishing | 56 % | 36 | 1.40 | 72 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| Culture & PsychologySAGE Publishing | 47 % | 52 | 1.65 | 76 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| ErgonomicsTaylor & Francis | 29 % | 162 | 2.96 | 200 | Subscription |
| Current Opinion in PsychologyElsevier BV | 23 % | 193 | 4.90 | 157 | Subscription; open access option 4 260 USD |
| Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual MeetingSAGE Publishing | 40 % | 434 | 0.88 | 89 | Subscription; open access option 1 500 USD |
| International Journal of Bullying PreventionSpringer Science+Business Media | 39 % | 46 | 2.53 | 34 | Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD |
| Journal of HomosexualityTaylor & Francis | 35 % | 149 | 1.70 | 133 | Subscription |
| Emotion ReviewSAGE Publishing | 37 % | 30 | 3.92 | 127 | Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD |
| Applied Research in Quality of LifeSpringer Science+Business Media | 28 % | 127 | 3.15 | 77 | Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD |
| Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision MakingSAGE Publishing | 45 % | 22 | 2.84 | 54 | Subscription; open access option 1 500 USD |
| European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and EducationMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute | 23 % | 184 | 4.46 | 51 | 1 689 USD |
| Cambridge Prisms Global Mental HealthCambridge University Press | 30 % | 100 | 2.89 | 54 | 3 893 USD |
| International Journal of Mental Health SystemsBioMed Central | 30 % | 54 | 4.51 | 85 | 3 590 USD |
| World Leisure JournalTaylor & Francis | 42 % | 55 | 1.66 | 43 | Subscription |
| Journal of Counselor Preparation and SupervisionPublisher unknown | 45 % | 20 | 2.77 | 16 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Cognition Technology & WorkSpringer Science+Business Media | 37 % | 38 | 2.95 | 72 | Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD |
| Asian Journal Of Social PsychologyWiley | 42 % | 65 | 1.47 | 80 | Subscription; open access option 3 120 USD |
| Social Psychological and Personality ScienceSAGE Publishing | 28 % | 94 | 3.48 | 127 | Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD |
| Transgender HealthMary Ann Liebert, Inc. | 41 % | 70 | 1.44 | 57 | Subscription |
| The Counseling PsychologistSAGE Publishing | 39 % | 53 | 1.91 | 141 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| Personality and Social Psychology BulletinSAGE Publishing | 25 % | 148 | 3.32 | 319 | Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD |
| International Journal for the Advancement of CounsellingSpringer Science+Business Media | 41 % | 42 | 1.83 | 51 | Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD |
| EmotionAmerican Psychological Association | 27 % | 253 | 1.93 | 218 | Subscription |
| Counselling and Psychotherapy ResearchWiley | 32 % | 123 | 1.88 | 59 | Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD |
| Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental HealthTaylor & Francis | 41 % | 27 | 2.43 | 49 | Subscription |
| Psychology of sport and exerciseElsevier BV | 21 % | 190 | 4.34 | 161 | Subscription; open access option 3 570 USD |
| Attachment & Human DevelopmentTaylor & Francis | 36 % | 34 | 2.94 | 111 | Subscription |
| Social and Personality Psychology CompassWiley | 26 % | 119 | 3.05 | 151 | Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD |
| Affective ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media | 31 % | 63 | 2.69 | 33 | Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD |
| Team Performance ManagementEmerald Publishing Limited | 38 % | 25 | 2.75 | 59 | Subscription |
| International Journal of PrimatologySpringer Science+Business Media | 35 % | 69 | 1.74 | 146 | Subscription; open access option 3 890 USD |
| Journal of LGBTQ Issues in CounselingHaworth Press | 58 % | 30 | 0.95 | 44 | Subscription |
| Motivation and EmotionSpringer Science+Business Media | 35 % | 66 | 1.83 | 154 | Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD |
| SSM - Mental HealthElsevier BV | 26 % | 112 | 2.85 | 34 | 1 540 USD |
| Sexuality Research and Social PolicySpringer Science+Business Media | 25 % | 147 | 2.48 | 80 | Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD |
| European Journal of Humour ResearchCracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies | 45 % | 71 | 0.93 | 27 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Hormones and BehaviorElsevier BV | 25 % | 124 | 2.82 | 201 | Subscription; open access option 3 640 USD |
| Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric EpidemiologySpringer Science+Business Media | 22 % | 205 | 3.03 | 200 | Subscription; open access option 4 390 USD |
| Counseling and ValuesWiley | 31 % | 16 | 6.81 | 55 | Subscription; open access option 2 500 USD |
| PrimatesSpringer Science+Business Media | 36 % | 72 | 1.40 | 123 | Subscription; open access option 3 490 USD |
| Epidemiology and Psychiatric SciencesCambridge University Press | 22 % | 77 | 5.13 | 98 | 3 550 USD |
| Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association | 21 % | 205 | 3.31 | 735 | Subscription |
| Professional School CounselingSAGE Publishing | 37 % | 55 | 1.59 | 86 | Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD |
| Personality and Social Psychology ReviewSAGE Publishing | 25 % | 18 | 13.15 | 227 | Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD |
| Coaching An International Journal of Theory Research and PracticeTaylor & Francis | 37 % | 19 | 3.25 | 38 | Subscription |
| Small Group ResearchSAGE Publishing | 36 % | 37 | 2.05 | 116 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| Leisure/LoisirTaylor & Francis | 44 % | 45 | 1.19 | 40 | Subscription |
| FacilitiesEmerald Publishing Limited | 33 % | 55 | 1.99 | 80 | Subscription |
| Applied Psychology Health and Well-BeingWiley | 24 % | 109 | 3.13 | 74 | Subscription; open access option 3 920 USD |
| IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine SystemsInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | 23 % | 130 | 2.94 | 91 | Subscription; open access option 2 645 USD |
| The Professional CounselorPublisher unknown | 48 % | 24 | 1.30 | 38 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Nonverbal BehaviorSpringer Science+Business Media | 35 % | 28 | 2.55 | 115 | Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD |
| Stigma and HealthAmerican Psychological Association | 33 % | 111 | 1.26 | 46 | Subscription |
| International Journal of PsychologyWiley | 24 % | 146 | 2.44 | 128 | Subscription; open access option 3 570 USD |
| Counselling Psychology QuarterlyTaylor & Francis | 36 % | 41 | 1.75 | 65 | Subscription |
| Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics ScienceTaylor & Francis | 39 % | 33 | 1.66 | 75 | Subscription |
| Annals of Leisure ResearchTaylor & Francis | 39 % | 36 | 1.50 | 56 | Subscription |
| Memory Mind & MediaCambridge University Press | 35 % | 17 | 3.38 | 14 | 3 550 USD |
| Counselor Education and SupervisionWiley | 43 % | 39 | 1.13 | 80 | Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD |
| Self and IdentityTaylor & Francis | 33 % | 39 | 2.06 | 99 | Subscription |
| British Journal of Guidance and CounsellingTaylor & Francis | 33 % | 70 | 1.39 | 83 | Subscription |
| British Journal of Social PsychologyWiley | 20 % | 108 | 4.03 | 170 | Subscription; open access option 3 970 USD |
| Journal of Counseling PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association | 28 % | 93 | 1.83 | 247 | Subscription |
| Motivation ScienceAmerican Psychological Association | 26 % | 76 | 2.42 | 44 | Subscription |
| PLOS mental health.Public Library of Science | 26 % | 83 | 2.32 | 14 | 2 496 USD |
| Professional Psychology Research and PracticeAmerican Psychological Association | 30 % | 76 | 1.68 | 147 | Subscription |
| Journal of Music TherapyOxford University Press | 37 % | 23 | 2.03 | 97 | Subscription; open access option 3 737 USD |
| Journal of School ViolenceTaylor & Francis | 30 % | 45 | 2.05 | 67 | Subscription |
| The Clinical SupervisorHaworth Press | 47 % | 17 | 1.41 | 48 | Subscription |
| Cross-Cultural ResearchSAGE Publishing | 30 % | 20 | 4.12 | 74 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| Frontiers in NeuroergonomicsFrontiers Media | 23 % | 36 | 5.11 | 23 | 2 353 USD |
| LGBTQ+ Family An Interdisciplinary JournalTaylor & Francis | 38 % | 32 | 1.46 | 12 | Subscription |
| Teaching and Supervision in CounselingInstitute for Nuclear Security | 42 % | 22 | 1.41 | 11 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Journal of Outdoor Recreation Education and LeadershipPublisher unknown | 69 % | 27 | 0.48 | 18 | Subscription |
| Journal of Occupational Health PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association | 21 % | 42 | 5.05 | 190 | Subscription |
| Human-Machine CommunicationPublisher unknown | 30 % | 22 | 3.21 | 21 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Nordic Journal of Music TherapyTaylor & Francis | 38 % | 38 | 1.21 | 47 | Subscription |
| European Journal of Social PsychologyWiley | 22 % | 104 | 2.45 | 198 | Subscription; open access option 3 980 USD |
| Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service IndustriesWiley | 27 % | 47 | 2.25 | 65 | Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD |
| Work & StressTaylor & Francis | 25 % | 21 | 5.48 | 155 | Subscription |
| IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human FactorsTaylor & Francis | 30 % | 23 | 2.67 | 28 | Subscription |
| Mental Health & PreventionElsevier BV | 26 % | 53 | 2.30 | 37 | Subscription; open access option 2 810 USD |
| Journal of Marital and Family TherapyWiley | 27 % | 84 | 1.49 | 116 | Subscription; open access option 3 010 USD |
| Journal of Facilities ManagementEmerald Publishing Limited | 25 % | 46 | 2.57 | 60 | Subscription |
| Europe’s Journal of PsychologyPsychOpen | 29 % | 37 | 1.93 | 62 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Psychology and SexualityTaylor & Francis | 29 % | 56 | 1.57 | 54 | Subscription |
| Humor - International Journal of Humor ResearchDe Gruyter Mouton | 46 % | 43 | 0.70 | 79 | Subscription; open access option 2 712 USD |
| Journal of Family PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association | 24 % | 195 | 1.37 | 192 | Subscription |
| The International Journal of Aerospace PsychologyTaylor & Francis | 38 % | 15 | 1.90 | 18 | Subscription |
| Human-Intelligent Systems IntegrationSpringer Science+Business Media | 35 % | 14 | 2.52 | 16 | Subscription; open access option 2 290 USD |
| Animal CognitionSpringer Science+Business Media | 21 % | 114 | 2.13 | 120 | 3 390 USD |
| International Journal of Mental Health PromotionTech Science Press | 22 % | 90 | 2.28 | 40 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Trends in PsychologySpringer Science+Business Media | 25 % | 90 | 1.65 | 22 | Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD |
| Journal of Constructivist PsychologyTaylor & Francis | 32 % | 35 | 1.45 | 49 | Subscription |
| Journal of Pacific Rim PsychologySAGE Publishing | 22 % | 33 | 3.92 | 38 | Open access, fee unknown |
| Training and Education in Professional PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association | 43 % | 50 | 0.67 | 52 | Subscription |
| Discover Mental HealthSpringer Science+Business Media | 23 % | 70 | 2.18 | 17 | 1 490 USD |
| International Journal of Stress ManagementAmerican Psychological Association | 29 % | 50 | 1.45 | 100 | Subscription |
| Journal of BisexualityTaylor & Francis | 32 % | 30 | 1.56 | 54 | Subscription |
| Social NeuroscienceTaylor & Francis | 27 % | 35 | 2.06 | 104 | Subscription |
| Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population HealthSpringer Nature | 41 % | 24 | 1.02 | 12 | Subscription |
| Journal of Police and Criminal PsychologySpringer Science+Business Media | 23 % | 75 | 1.82 | 51 | Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD |
| Journal of College Student Mental HealthPublisher unknown | 29 % | 28 | 1.95 | 9 | Subscription |
| Mentoring & Tutoring Partnership in LearningRoutledge | 29 % | 35 | 1.60 | 68 | Subscription |
| Sport Exercise and Performance PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association | 24 % | 55 | 1.87 | 54 | Subscription |
| Communication EducationTaylor & Francis | 24 % | 37 | 2.31 | 119 | Subscription |
| Discover PsychologySpringer Science+Business Media | 21 % | 108 | 1.73 | 17 | 1 590 USD |
| Journal of Counselor Leadership and AdvocacyTaylor & Francis | 46 % | 14 | 1.05 | 21 | Subscription |
| Rural Mental HealthAmerican Psychological Association | 34 % | 41 | 1.02 | 27 | Subscription |
| Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social ServicesRoutledge | 40 % | 29 | 0.87 | 61 | Subscription |
| Current Research in Ecological and Social PsychologyElsevier BV | 22 % | 48 | 2.54 | 22 | 2 390 USD |
| Journal of Applied Sport PsychologyTaylor & Francis | 21 % | 42 | 3.00 | 126 | Subscription |
| Psychological StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media | 28 % | 61 | 1.15 | 42 | Subscription; open access option 3 290 USD |
| Journal of Multicultural Counseling and DevelopmentWiley | 35 % | 33 | 1.00 | 79 | Subscription; open access option 2 900 USD |
| International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in EducationEmerald Publishing Limited | 24 % | 31 | 2.44 | 38 | Subscription |
| Social DevelopmentWiley | 23 % | 74 | 1.57 | 145 | Subscription; open access option 3 460 USD |
| Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in SchoolsCambridge University Press | 25 % | 29 | 2.24 | 30 | Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD |
| Journal of Psychology in AfricaTaylor & Francis | 21 % | 95 | 1.64 | 47 | Subscription |
| Journal of Sport and Exercise PsychologyHuman Kinetics | 25 % | 43 | 1.81 | 177 | Subscription |
| Journal of Corporate Real EstateEmerald Publishing Limited | 31 % | 19 | 1.75 | 48 | Subscription |
| International Journal of the Sociology of LeisureSpringer Science+Business Media | 30 % | 24 | 1.51 | 16 | Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD |
| Color Research & ApplicationWiley | 26 % | 89 | 0.99 | 103 | Subscription; open access option 3 180 USD |
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