Social Psychology Quarterly

Aims & Scope

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

Its aim is to publish cutting-edge, short reports of single studies, or very succinct reports of multiple studies, and will be geared toward a speedy review and publication process to allow groundbreaking research to be quickly available to the field.

Preferences will be given to articles that •have theoretical and practical significance •represent an advance to social psychological or personality science •will be of broad interest both within and outside of social and personality psychology •are written to be intelligible to a wide range of readers including science writers for the popular press

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.295

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	107

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3109

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	224

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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.

• Identity Theory and Social Identity Theory

  Citation: 2427

  Authors: Jan E., Peter J.

• The Past, Present, and Future of an Identity Theory

  Citation: 2260

  Authors: Sheldon, Peter J.

• Social Well-Being

  Citation: 1879

  Authors: Corey Lee M.

• Time, Human Agency, and Social Change: Perspectives on the Life Course

  Citation: 1723

  Authors: Glen H. Elder

• A Tale of Two Theories: A Critical Comparison of Identity Theory with Social Identity Theory

  Citation: 1476

  Authors: Michael A., Deborah J., Katherine M.

• The Self-Regulation of Attitudes, Intentions, and Behavior

  Citation: 1443

  Authors: Richard P.

• The Terms of Agreement: Indexing Epistemic Authority and Subordination in Talk-in-Interaction

  Citation: 1098

  Authors: John, Geoffrey

• Seeing Disorder: Neighborhood Stigma and the Social Construction of “Broken Windows”

  Citation: 1094

  Authors: Robert J., Stephen W.

• Informal Networks and Organizational Crises: An Experimental Simulation

  Citation: 856

  Authors: David, Robert N.

• Self-Identity and the Theory of Planned Behavior: Assesing the Role of Identification with "Green Consumerism"

  Citation: 812

  Authors: Paul, Richard

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