Social Psychological Bulletin

Aims & Scope

Social Psychological Bulletin is an open-access (free for both readers and authors) peer-reviewed quarterly journal that publishes original empirical research, theoretical review papers, scientific debates, and methodological contributions in the field of basic and applied social psychology.

The SPB Editorial team actively promotes standards of open-science, supports an integrative approach to all aspects of social psychological science and is committed to discussing timely social issues of high importance.

SPB has a specific vision of how we should be sharing the results of scientific studies.

Our values are described below as a specific FOCI: we want to create an outlet which is Focused on people, Open, Committed and Integrative.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Psychology, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Is Psychology Still a Science of Behaviour?

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Dariusz

• Propositional Models of Evaluative Conditioning

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Jan

• Evaluative Conditioning From the Perspective of the Associative-Propositional Evaluation Model

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Bertram, Galen V.

• The Moral Foundations of Environmentalism: Care- and Fairness-Based Morality Interact With Political Liberalism to Predict Pro-Environmental Actions

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Taciano L., Caitlin L., Marc S.

• Understanding How and Why Spatial Segregation Endures: A Systematic Review of Recent Research on Intergroup Relations at a Micro-Ecological Scale

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Leonor, John, Paula

• A Declarative Memory Model of Evaluative Conditioning

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Anne

• Evaluative Conditioning as Memory-Based Judgment

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Christoph, Frederik

• Work Meaning in Self and World Perspective: A New Outlook on the WAMI Scale

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Malwina, Agnieszka, Marta

• Violent Radicalism and the Psychology of Prepossession

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Arie W.

• The Implicit Misattribution Model of Evaluative Conditioning

  Citation: 16

  Authors: David S., Micheal A., Russell H.