Social Psychological and Personality Science

Aims & Scope

SPPS is a unique short reports journal in social and personality psychology.

Its aim is to publish concise reports of empirical studies that provide meaningful contributions to our understanding of important issues in social and personality psychology.

SPPS strives to publish innovative, rigorous, and impactful research.

It is geared toward a speedy review and publication process to allow groundbreaking research to become part of the scientific conversation quickly.

SPPS now also accepts submissions of replication studies.

Articles cannot exceed 5,000 words (excluding tables, figures, and references) and they may present new theory, new data, new methods, or any combination of these.

Preference will be given to articles that: represent an advance to social psychological or personality science are methodologically rigorous have theoretical and practical significance help build interdisciplinary bridges among areas in social and personality psychology are written to be accessible to a wide range of audiences, including science writers for the popular press and the public at large.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.3
2024	4.30

h-index

Year	Value
2024	99

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	961

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2089

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.494

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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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.

• Equivalence Tests

  Citation: 1442

  Authors: Daniël

• Determining Power and Sample Size for Simple and Complex Mediation Models

  Citation: 1261

  Authors: Alexander M., Aaron J., Stephen D.

• An MTurk Crisis? Shifts in Data Quality and the Impact on Study Results

  Citation: 809

  Authors: Michael, Sarah C.

• Construct Validation in Social and Personality Research

  Citation: 465

  Authors: Jessica K., Jolynn, Eric

• Dead and Alive

  Citation: 464

  Authors: Michael J., Karen M., Robbie M.

• A Bioweapon or a Hoax? The Link Between Distinct Conspiracy Beliefs About the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak and Pandemic Behavior

  Citation: 437

  Authors: Roland, Pia

• Political Extremism Predicts Belief in Conspiracy Theories

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Jan-Willem, André P. M., Thomas V.

• Deliberate Practice Spells Success

  Citation: 415

  Authors: Angela Lee, Teri A., Eli, Heather, K. Anders

• Political Ideology Predicts Perceptions of the Threat of COVID-19 (and Susceptibility to Fake News About It)

  Citation: 406

  Authors: Dustin P., Bryan J., Ryan J. B., Thomas J., Abraham M.

• Does Posting Facebook Status Updates Increase or Decrease Loneliness? An Online Social Networking Experiment

  Citation: 396

  Authors: Fenne große, Matthias R.

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