Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
| Social Sciences Citation Index JIF 2024 = 3.5 · JIF percentile 2024 = 88.1· JCI = 1.32 |
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| Scopus CiteScore 2025 = 7.3 · SJR 2025 = 1.075 · SNIP 2025 = 1.458 |
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| IBECS | CARHUS Plus+ 2018 |
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The new normative passed by the FECyT and ANECA for the assessment of Sexenios (normative that soon will be also adopted for assessing the figures of PPL, TU and CU) includes a qualitative component (in addition to the quantitative one) in relation to researchers' scientific publications. In this regard, metrics provided by PlumX to Psicothema are significant for this qualitative justification of the impact and quality of scientific publications on an individual level. Thus, in the past year, Psicothema obtained the following results:
In 2025, of all the articles submitted for publication in Psicothema, only 7% were accepted for publication after a comprehensive peer and editorial review process, which aims to guarantee the maximum quality in the papers that are published. Therefore, 93% of the submitted proposals were rejected. Below it can be consulted the detailed information regarding the average time for each step of the editorial process.
1. Status of manuscripts received in 2025 1
2. Deadlines associated with the editorial process depending on the status of manuscripts received in 2025
| Manuscript status | a Days 1st editorial decision | b Days 1st review | c Days final editorial decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| d Rejected manuscripts without a review process | 5 | ---- | ---- |
| Rejected manuscripts after review process | 6 | 39 | 39 |
| Manuscripts accepted | 5 | 55 | 98 |
Note. a Days 1st editorial decision = Average number of days from the author's submission until the manuscript is rejected by the editorial board or goes into the review process; b Days 1st review = Average number of days from the author's submission until the author receives the first revision of his or her manuscript; cDays final editorial decision = Average number of days from the author's submission until the author is notified of the final decision - accepted; rejected; dPsicothema is only able to publish about 10% of the manuscripts it receives, which is why we apply a very rigorous screening and selection system. Many submissions are considered non-priorities by the Editorial Board without being sent for review
1 Report published in June 2026.
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