Journal rankings · indicator year 2006
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Subfield ranking · 2006
Social Psychology journal rankings 2006
124 ranked journals · Subfield in Psychology
Social Psychology has 124 ranked journals in 2006. The median journal has an OJR of 0.67, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2005; Q1 starts at OJR 1.35. The top three are Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Review of General Psychology, and Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2006. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Psychology (7)
124 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2005. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2003–2005, the window the 2006 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2003–2005 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2000 to 2006. | Compare |
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1Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 6.57Q1 | 6.61 1.66 up from 2005 | 508 | 13% | — | ||
2Review of General PsychologySAGE Publishing · United States | 5.09Q1 | 5.32 2.82 up from 2005 | 66 | 0% | $3,900 | ||
3Journal of Counseling PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 3.48Q1 | 4.38 2.03 up from 2005 | 175 | 5% | — | ||
4Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and BehaviourElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 3.15Q1 | 1.88 0.09 up from 2005 | 98 | 11% | $2,780 | ||
5Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 3.12Q1 | 5.68 1.16 down from 2005 | 603 | 99% | — | ||
6Journal of Cross-Cultural PsychologySAGE Publishing · United States | 3.02Q1 | 3.52 1.76 up from 2005 | 132 | 17% | $3,650 | ||
7Psychology Public Policy and LawAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.78Q1 | 2.46 1.99 up from 2005 | 69 | 12% | — | ||
8Small Group ResearchSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.41Q1 | 2.05 0.86 up from 2005 | 84 | 15% | $3,650 | ||
9Journal of Marital and Family TherapyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.35Q1 | 1.74 0.55 down from 2005 | 138 | 4% | $3,010 | ||
10Journal of Leisure ResearchTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.34Q1 | 1.72 0.30 up from 2005 | 84 | 0% | — | ||
11Motivation and EmotionSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.26Q1 | 1.50 0.68 down from 2005 | 55 | 13% | $3,190 | ||
12Personal RelationshipsWiley · United Kingdom | 2.12Q1 | 2.27 0.64 up from 2005 | 93 | 5% | $3,140 | ||
13Hormones and BehaviorElsevier BV · United States | 2.07Q1 | 3.85 0.29 up from 2005 | 445 | 18% | $3,640 | ||
14Journal of Social and Personal RelationshipsSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.01Q1 | 2.06 0.82 up from 2005 | 148 | 9% | $3,650 | ||
15Attachment & Human DevelopmentTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.94Q1 | 2.28 1.03 up from 2005 | 84 | 12% | — | ||
16Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics SocietySAGE Publishing · United States | 1.87Q1 | 2.01 0.21 up from 2005 | 208 | 12% | $1,500 | ||
17Aggressive BehaviorWiley · United States | 1.84Q1 | 1.86 0.28 up from 2005 | 138 | 25% | $3,600 | ||
18Interaction Studies Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial SystemsJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 1.73Q1 | 1.75 0.37 up from 2005 | 44 | 0% | — | ||
19International Journal of PrimatologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.73Q1 | 2.03 0.29 up from 2005 | 221 | 7% | $3,890 | ||
20Journal of Happiness StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.72Q1 | 1.64 0.59 up from 2005 | 56 | 12% | $3,490 | ||
21Group Dynamics Theory Research and PracticeAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 1.66Q1 | 1.62 0.30 up from 2005 | 67 | 5% | — | ||
22Journal of Counseling & DevelopmentWiley · United States | 1.65Q1 | 1.67 0.10 up from 2005 | 183 | 3% | $2,900 | ||
23International Journal of Human-Computer InteractionTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.63Q1 | 1.44 0.10 up from 2005 | 140 | 3% | — | ||
24Journal of Nonverbal BehaviorSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.58Q1 | 1.83 0.44 up from 2005 | 45 | 22% | $3,290 | ||
25Leisure SciencesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.57Q1 | 1.67 0.21 up from 2005 | 79 | 2% | — | ||
26Cognition Technology & WorkSpringer Science+Business Media · United Kingdom | 1.49Q1 | 1.25 0.25 down from 2005 | 97 | 8% | $3,390 | ||
27Journal of Multicultural Counseling and DevelopmentWiley · United States | 1.42Q1 | 1.07 0.44 up from 2005 | 82 | 4% | $2,900 | ||
28Culture & PsychologySAGE Publishing · United States | 1.39Q1 | 1.02 0.27 up from 2005 | 89 | 3% | $3,650 | ||
29Journal of comparative psychologyPublisher not listed | 1.35Q1 | 2.32 0.43 up from 2005 | 166 | 5% | — | ||
30American Journal of PrimatologyWiley · United States | 1.35Q1 | 1.88 0.21 up from 2005 | 254 | 6% | $4,330 | ||
31Cross-Cultural ResearchSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.35Q1 | 1.14 0.14 down from 2005 | 69 | 7% | $3,650 | ||
32Sexuality Research and Social PolicySpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.31Q2 | 1.02 0.36 up from 2005 | 61 | 5% | $2,990 | ||
33Social Psychology of EducationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.27Q2 | 1.02 0.07 down from 2005 | 63 | 4% | $3,290 | ||
34Asian Journal Of Social PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.23Q2 | 1.03 0.10 up from 2005 | 60 | 7% | $3,120 | ||
35Journal of Music TherapyOxford University Press · United States | 1.20Q2 | 1.29 0.29 up from 2005 | 51 | 0% | $3,737 | ||
36Communication QuarterlyRoutledge · United States | 1.17Q2 | 0.92 0.10 up from 2005 | 102 | 4% | — | ||
37ErgonomicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.16Q2 | 1.47 0.18 down from 2005 | 327 | 13% | — | ||
38Journal of Constructivist PsychologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.15Q2 | 1.06 0.59 up from 2005 | 70 | 0% | — | ||
39Developmental PsychobiologyWiley · United States | 1.14Q2 | 2.44 0.66 up from 2005 | 191 | 23% | $3,760 | ||
40British Journal of Guidance and CounsellingTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.14Q2 | 1.12 0.31 up from 2005 | 94 | 3% | — | ||
41FacilitiesEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.13Q2 | 1.10 0.43 up from 2005 | 130 | 4% | — | ||
42Communication EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.09Q2 | 0.89 0.31 down from 2005 | 92 | 3% | — | ||
43Applied ErgonomicsElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.06Q2 | 1.35 0.02 down from 2005 | 259 | 6% | $3,400 | ||
44Journal of sport behaviorUnited States | 1.06Q2 | 0.93 0.16 down from 2005 | 48 | 0% | — | ||
45International Journal of PsychologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.03Q2 | 0.85 0.21 up from 2005 | 107 | 8% | $3,570 | ||
46Professional School CounselingSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.00Q2 | 1.18 0.03 down from 2005 | 188 | 0% | $3,400 | ||
47Mentoring & Tutoring Partnership in LearningRoutledge · United Kingdom | 0.97Q2 | 0.77 0.21 down from 2005 | 81 | 3% | — | ||
48PrimatesSpringer Science+Business Media · Japan | 0.97Q2 | 1.19 0.03 up from 2005 | 162 | 10% | $3,490 | ||
49The Counseling PsychologistSAGE Publishing · United States | 0.93Q2 | 1.04 0.62 down from 2005 | 191 | 0% | $3,650 | ||
50International Journal of Aviation PsychologyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.89Q2 | 1.07no change | 65 | 16% | — |
Subfields of Psychology, with Social Psychology highlighted.
- Clinical Psychology363
- Social Psychology124
- Developmental and Educational Psychology98
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology57
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology4
- Applied Psychology3
- General Psychology1
Journals
Citations made in 2006. Corpus-wide, 71.3% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
36 additional Social Psychology journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2003–2005, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2006. Publication window: 2003–2005. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 124
- Window papers (baseline)
- 42,722 +19.0% from indicator year 2003
- Median OJR
- 0.673 +9.4% from indicator year 2003
- Rising journals (2025)
- 6
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2003–2005 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 101 | 109 | 116 | 119 | 121 | 122 | 124 | 127 | 136 | 140 | 151 | 156 | 159 | 163 | 173 | 184 | 183 | 188 | 193 | 191 | 199 | 197 | 201 | 196 | 188 | 190 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 28,066 | 30,845 | 33,076 | 35,905 | 37,696 | 40,350 | 42,722 | 46,442 | 50,784 | 56,475 | 61,672 | 67,696 | 72,356 | 76,793 | 80,841 | 85,396 | 90,662 | 94,142 | 97,395 | 100,160 | 105,268 | 112,687 | 120,908 | 126,957 | 130,021 | 137,461 | |
| Median OJR | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.670 | 0.6778 | 0.673 | 0.64 | 0.6780 | 0.8596 | 0.8604 | 0.95 | 1.003 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.921 | 0.922 | 0.923 | 0.925 | 0.90 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.