The Open Psychology Journal
Last updated ISSN 1874-3501
The Open Psychology Journal is published by Bentham Science Publishers in psychology. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Open Psychology Journal concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Key facts
| Publisher | Bentham Science Publishers |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1874-3501 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 499 |
| Publishing since | 2008 |
| Journal website | benthamopen.com/TOPSYJ/home/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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