Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Aims & Scope

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations is a scientific social psychology journal dedicated to research on social psychological processes within and between groups.

It provides a forum for and is aimed at researchers and students in social psychology and related disciples (e.g., organizational and management sciences, political science, sociology, language and communication, cross cultural psychology, international relations) that have a scientific interest in the social psychology of human groups.

The journal has an extensive editorial team that includes many if not most of the leading scholars in social psychology of group processes and intergroup relations from around the world.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	4.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.990

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	97

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1450

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1575

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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 Arts and Humanities, Psychology and Social Sciences, 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.

• Evolved Disease-Avoidance Mechanisms and Contemporary Xenophobic Attitudes

  Citation: 632

  Authors: Jason, Mark, Justin H., Lesley A.

• Gender Differences in Emotion Regulation: An fMRI Study of Cognitive Reappraisal

  Citation: 614

  Authors: Kateri, Kevin N., Iris B., John J. D., James J.

• Perspective-Taking and Self-Other Overlap: Fostering Social Bonds and Facilitating Social Coordination

  Citation: 553

  Authors: Adam D., Gillian, Cynthia S.

• Intergroup Contact: The Past, Present, and the Future

  Citation: 481

  Authors: John F., Samuel L., Kerry

• Intergroup Contact and Prejudice Toward Immigrants in Italy: The Mediational Role of Anxiety and the Moderational Role of Group Salience

  Citation: 473

  Authors: Alberto, Miles

• Social Value Orientation and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 402

  Authors: Daniel, Craig, Jeff

• Imagining Intergroup Contact Can Improve Intergroup Attitudes

  Citation: 314

  Authors: Rhiannon N., Richard J., Emily

• Examining the presence, consequences, and reduction of implicit bias in health care: A narrative review

  Citation: 306

  Authors: Colin A., Irene V., Jeff

• A meta-analytic test of the imagined contact hypothesis

  Citation: 304

  Authors: Eleanor, Richard J.

• The Effects of Ingroup and Outgroup Friendships on Ethnic Attitudes in College: A Longitudinal Study

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Shana, Colette, Jim

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