About the journal

Social Psychology is a publication dedicated to international research in social psychology as well as a forum for scientific discussion and debate. Social Psychology is published in four issues per annual volume, the first issue appeared in January 2008.

Aims and Scope

The journal welcomes empirical and theoretical contributions to basic research in social psychology, to methodology and philosophy of science related to social psychology, as well as contributions covering research in any of the applied fields of social psychology, such as economics, marketing, politics, law, sports, the environment, the community, or health. Since many topics in social psychology are closely related to issues in other branches of psychology or, more generally, in the social sciences and humanities, the journal is open to contributions of an interdisciplinary nature.

There are two categories of submission: Full-length articles should not normally exceed 8,000 words excluding tables, figures, and references. Brief research reports may be between 1,000 and 2,500 words excluding tables, figures, and references.

Experience and Innovation

The journal was published until volume 38 (2007) as the Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie (ISSN 0044-3514). Drawing on over 30 years of experience and tradition in publishing high-quality, innovative science as the Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, Social Psychology has an internationally renowned team of editors and consulting editors from all areas of basic and applied social psychology, thus ensuring that the highest international standards are maintained.

Rapid Turnaround

Social Psychology offers a rapid and transparent peer-review process and a short time-lag between acceptance of papers and publication. The time between manuscript submission and editorial decision is usually less than eight weeks.

Abstracting/Indexing Services
Social Psychology is abstracted/indexed in Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences (CC/S&BS), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), PsycINFO, PSYNDEX, ERIH, and Scopus.

Electronic Archive
Social Psychology is archived with Portico.

Impact Factor
2009: 1.462
2008: 0.432
2007: 0.400
2006: 0.237
2005: 0.282
2004: 0.200
2003: 0.244




* Until 2007 as Zeitschrift fuer Sozialpsychologie