Journal Description

Perspectives on Psychological Science publishes an eclectic mix of provocative reports and articles, including broad integrative reviews, overviews of research programs, meta-analyses, theoretical statements, book reviews, and articles on topics such as the philosophy of science, opinion pieces about major issues in the field, autobiographical reflections of senior members of the field, and even occasional humorous essays and sketches. Perspectives contains both invited and submitted articles. An article in 2009 investigating correlative analyses commonly used in neuroimaging studies is still reverberating throughout the field, and a recent special issue of Perspectives, featuring prominent researchers writing about what they consider to be “The Next Big Questions in Psychology,” continues to shape the future trajectory of the discipline.

Perspectives on Psychological Science provides metrics that help provide a view of the journal’s performance. The Association for Psychological Science is a signatory of DORA, which recommends that journal-based metrics not be used to assess individual scientist contributions, including for hiring, promotion, or funding decisions. Therefore, Perspectives on Psychological Science recommends that these metrics be used solely for those wishing to assess this journal:

• Mean review time: 21 days to first decision (learn more)
• Mean production time: 90 days to online publication*
• 2018 average monthly full-text downloads: 51,236
• 2018 impact factor 8.190 (learn more)
• 2018 impact factor rank: 5 of 137 journals in Psychology, Multidisciplinary
• 2018 five-year impact factor 10.577
• Immediacy index 2.056 (learn more)
• Article influence score 5.147 (learn more)
• Cited half-life 6.8 (learn more)
• Eigenfactor score 0.02284 (learn more)
• H index 115 (learn more)
• SJR indicator (2018) 5.421 (learn more)

*Starting from the date all files have been received, which is usually not the same as the acceptance date.

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) is the leading international organization dedicated to advancing scientific psychology across disciplinary and geographic borders. APS members provide a richer understanding of the world through their research, teaching, and application of psychological science. APS is passionate about supporting psychological scientists in these pursuits, which it does by sharing cutting-edge research across all areas of the field through its journals and conventions; promoting the integration of scientific perspectives within psychological science and with related disciplines; fostering global connections among its members; engaging the public with research to promote broader understanding and awareness of psychological science; and advocating for increased support for psychological science in the public policy arena. More than 30,000 leading psychological researchers, as well as students and teachers, have made APS their scientific home. www.psychologicalscience.org

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).