Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Aims & Scope

Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP) emphasizes the publication of outstanding research articles, but also considers literature reviews, criticism, and methodological or theoretical statements spanning the entire range of social psychological issues.

The journal will publish basic work in areas of social psychology that can be applied to societal problems, as well as direct application of social psychology to such problems.

The journal provides a venue for a broad range of specialty areas, including research on legal and political issues, environmental influences on behavior, organizations, aging, medical and health-related outcomes, sexuality, education and learning, the effects of mass media, gender issues, and population problems.

This research should have important implications for basic social processes and often is some of the most exciting work in the field of social psychology.

BASP aims to provide a forum for a rich mixture of experiments, non-experimental methods, field studies, and welcomes innovative design and analysis strategies.

The journal aims to serve both as a resource for investigators interested in the application of complex human experimentation to various problems of health, environment, and society and to social psychologists committed to the advancement of theory and the understanding of basic social and social-cognitive processes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	2.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.947

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5292

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	143

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Choice of Travel Mode in the Theory of Planned Behavior: The Roles of Past Behavior, Habit, and Reasoned Action

  Citation: 884

  Authors: Sebastian, Icek, Peter

• Influences on Loneliness in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 827

  Authors: Martin, Silvia

• Extracting the Variance Inflation Factor and Other Multicollinearity Diagnostics from Typical Regression Results

  Citation: 761

  Authors: Christopher Glen, Rae Seon, Ariel M., Betsy Jane

• Measuring Sexual Harassment: Theoretical and Psychometric Advances

  Citation: 575

  Authors: Louise F., Michele J., Fritz

• Who's Smoking, Drinking, and Using Drugs? Time Perspective as a Predictor of Substance Use

  Citation: 542

  Authors: Kelli A., Philip G., John N.

• Editorial

  Citation: 515

  Authors: David, Michael

• Changing Behavior With Normative Feedback Interventions: A Field Experiment on Curbside Recycling

  Citation: 500

  Authors: P. Wesley

• Productivity Loss in Brainstorming Groups: A Meta-Analytic Integration

  Citation: 492

  Authors: Brian, Craig, Eduardo

• Knowledge and the Prediction of Behavior: The Role of Information Accuracy in the Theory of Planned Behavior

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Icek, Nicholas, Sana, Nicole Gilbert

• Stigma: Advances in Theory and Research

  Citation: 482

  Authors: Arjan E. R., John B., Glenn D., Sarah E.

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