Social Psychology · 260 journals indexed
Best journals for Social Psychology
The top Social Psychology journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1Perspectives on Psychological Science9.2 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 4Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour4.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 8International Journal of Social Robotics3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Journal of Happiness Studies3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Social Psychological and Personality Science3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 14Journal of Personality and Social Psychology2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychological AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 18Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Cognition Technology & Work2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 25Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Sexuality Research and Social Policy2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Journal of Social and Personal Relationships2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 29Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 33Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity1.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Psychological AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 37International Journal of Primatology1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
- 38Europe’s Journal of Psychology1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · PsychOpenOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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