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The world's most cited psychology journal, covering topics from clinical research to cognitive science, from imaging studies to human factors, and from animal cognition to social psychology.

Frontiers in Psychology is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes advances in psychological research. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof. Axel Cleeremans (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) Frontiers in Psycholog...

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Aaron Williamon

Royal College of Music

United Kingdom

Specialty Chief Editor

Performance Science

Antoine Bechara

University of Southern California

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Psychopathology

Antonino Raffone

Sapienza University of Rome

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Consciousness Research and Mindfulness

Antonino Vallesi

Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Padua

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Cognition

Carolyn Yoon

University of Michigan

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Decision Neuroscience

Changiz Mohiyeddini

Michael Garron Chair in Education, Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto East Health Network

Canada

Specialty Chief Editor

Health Psychology

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Scope

Frontiers in Psychology is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes advances in psychological research. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof. Axel Cleeremans (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) Frontiers in Psychology is included in PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, Web of Science (SSCI) and the DOAJ among others, and welcomes research contributions across the field. Topics include, but are not limited to: • health and clinical psychology • cognitive science • consciousness research • perception science • personality and social psychology. The journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), notably mental health outlined in SDG3, good health and well-being, its partial focus to address the rise of anxiety and depression, particularly among children and adolescents. The journal had an acceptance rate of 37% in 2024. Psychology is a highly interdisciplinary science, however, manuscripts that are related to pedagogy, linguistics, business, economics, management, artificial intelligence or environmental impacts without a fundamental psychological basis are not suitable for publication in this title. Research that is purely technological, such as digital technology or neural network analysis, without a foundation in psychology, is also outside the scope of this journal. After careful discussion with the Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Psychology, the journal no longer accepts papers concerning simple bibliometric studies. Authors are still welcome to submit Systematic Reviews using publicly available data, but these must adhere to the PRISMA guidelines and have a conclusion related to psychology. Studies without any particular relevance to psychological phenomena will be transferred to a more applicable journal. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Psychology is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to psychologists, researchers, academics and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Psychology is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes advances in psychological research.

Led by Field Chief Editor Prof. Axel Cleeremans (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) Frontiers in Psychology is included in PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, Web of Science (SSCI) and the DOAJ among others, and welcomes research contributions across the field. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• health and clinical psychology • cognitive science • consciousness research • perception science • personality and social psychology.

The journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), notably mental health outlined in SDG3, good health and well-being, its partial focus to address the rise of anxiety and depression, particularly among children and adolescents. The journal had an acceptance rate of 37% in 2024.

Psychology is a highly interdisciplinary science, however, manuscripts that are related to pedagogy, linguistics, business, economics, management, artificial intelligence or environmental impacts without a fundamental psychological basis are not suitable for publication in this title. Research that is purely technological, such as digital technology or neural network analysis, without a foundation in psychology, is also outside the scope of this journal.

After careful discussion with the Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Psychology, the journal no longer accepts papers concerning simple bibliometric studies. Authors are still welcome to submit Systematic Reviews using publicly available data, but these must adhere to the PRISMA guidelines and have a conclusion related to psychology. Studies without any particular relevance to psychological phenomena will be transferred to a more applicable journal.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Psychology is committed to advancing developments in the field by allowing unrestricted access to articles, and communicating scientific knowledge to psychologists, researchers, academics and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/about

ISSN
1664-1078
Editor-in-Chief
Axel Cleeremans (Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Addictive Behaviors

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/addictive-behaviors

  • Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/auditory-cognitive-neuroscience

  • Cognition

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/cognition

  • Cognitive Science

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/cognitive-science

  • Comparative Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/comparative-psychology

  • Consciousness Research and Mindfulness

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/consciousness-research-and-mindfulness

  • Cultural Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/cultural-psychology

  • Decision Neuroscience

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/decision-neuroscience

  • Eating Behavior

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/eating-behavior

  • Educational Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/educational-psychology

  • Emotion Science

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/emotion-science

  • Environmental Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/environmental-psychology

  • Evolutionary Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/evolutionary-psychology

  • Forensic and Legal Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/forensic-and-legal-psychology

  • Health Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/health-psychology

  • Human Developmental Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/human-developmental-psychology

  • Media Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/media-psychology

  • Movement Science

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/movement-science

  • Neuropsychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/neuropsychology

  • Organizational Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/organizational-psychology

  • Pediatric Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/pediatric-psychology

  • Perception Science

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/perception-science

  • Performance Science

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/performance-science

  • Personality and Social Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/personality-and-social-psychology

  • Positive Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/positive-psychology

  • Psycho-Oncology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/psycho-oncology

  • Psychology for Clinical Settings

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/psychology-for-clinical-settings

  • Psychology of Aging

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/psychology-of-aging

  • Psychology of Language

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/psychology-of-language

  • Psychopathology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/psychopathology

  • Quantitative Psychology and Measurement

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/quantitative-psychology-and-measurement

  • Sport Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/sport-psychology

  • Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/sections/theoretical-and-philosophical-psychology

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Community Case Study
  • Conceptual Analysis
  • Curriculum
  • Instruction
  • and Pedagogy
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Specialty Grand Challenge
  • Retraction
  • Registered Report
  • Addendum
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 3,150 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Registered Report, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 2,500 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Community Case Study, Conceptual Analysis, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial, Retraction, Addendum
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • ResearchGate
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • Scopus
  • PsycINFO
  • Web of Science Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Conceptual Analysis (fee category B)
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Specialty Grand Challenge
  • Retraction (fee category C)
  • Registered Report (fee category A)
  • Addendum (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
7.0
Impact indicator
1.10
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
1,205,684

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
3.8
CiteScore
7.0
Citations
1205684
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.