Experimental Psychology
The journal for experimental research in psychology
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- ISSN:
- ISSN-L 1618-3169, ISSN-Print 1618-3169, ISSN-Online 2190-5142
- Impact Factor:
- 1.000 (5 Year Impact Factor: 1,838)
- Indexed in:
- Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences (CC/S&BS), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Medline, PsycINFO, PSYNDEX, ERIH, Scopus, and EMCare.
- Editors:
- Andreas B. Eder (Editor-in-chief)
Christian Frings (Editor-in-chief) - View full editorial board

About the journal
As its name implies, Experimental Psychology publishes innovative, original, high-quality experimental research in psychology.
Why is Experimental Psychology a quality journal?
- Professional outlet for cutting-edge experimental research in psychology since 50 years
- Rigorous peer review and a dedicated editorial team
- Electronic manuscript submission and peer review via Editorial Manager
- Transparency through TOP guidelines and Open Science Practices
- Author friendly and non-bureaucratic handling of submission
To get more detailed information, read the Editorial by Andreas B. Eder and Christian Frings
What makes Experimental Psychology special?
- Open to all disciplines of experimental research in psychology
- Various article types (Research Articles, Theoretical Articles, Registered Reports)
- Publication of Brief Articles reporting a single experiment
- Preregistration of Registered Reports using a two-tiered system
- Dedication to Open Science Practices (data archiving, open science badges, etc.)
- Low hurdle submission guidelines
- Rapid quality check of incoming submissions
- Optional publication models: subscription –based or open access for a fair price!
- Advance online publication in the paper’s final form within 12 weeks of acceptance. *
*Provided there are no delays in approving proofs for release.
Browse this journal
Recent editorials
2018
What Makes a Quality Journal?
Andreas B. Eder and Christian Frings
Experimental Psychology, Vol. 65, No. 5, pp. 257–262
2017
Factors Guiding Moral Judgment, Reason, Decision, and Action
Alex Wiegmann and Magda Osman
Experimental Psychology, Vol. 64, No. 2, pp. 65-67
Experimental Psychology – Methodological Rigor and Transparency
Christoph Stahl
Experimental Psychology, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 1-4
2016
Experimental Psychology – A Call for Confirmatory Research
Christoph Stahl
Experimental Psychology, Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 1-2
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