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The International Review of Social Psychology (IRSP) is open for submissions and inviting authors to submit their content for consideration within the 2018 and early 2019 volume. IRSP publishes empirical research in all areas of social psychology, allowing for varied and wide ranging subject areas. Any kind of research can be considered, as long as the results significantly enhance the understanding of a general social psychological phenomenon and the methodology is appropriate.

IRSP is a fully online, 100% open access journal, meaning that there are no subscription barriers to readership, allowing for a truly global audience. Supported by the Association pour la Diffusion de la Recherche Internationale en Psychologie Sociale (A.D.R.I.P.S.), the journal operates with no author-facing Article Processing Charges (APCs), making all submissions/ publications free to all users of the journal. The journal receives around 35,000 pages views each year and is indexed in (among others) PsycInfo, Scopus, Web of Science (Social Sciences Citation Index). The journal encourages data to be made openly available alongside research, and has recently introduced Registered Reports as a submission option.

Please visit our website for further details. If looking to submit a paper, please read our author guidelines for information on submission requirements. If you have any questions around the journal, please feel free to get in touch.

We are excited to announce that IRSP now joins the (short) list of social psychological journals that accept preregistered reports (in addition to regular manuscripts). Registered Reports are a form of empirical article in which the methods and proposed analyses are pre-registered and reviewed prior to research being conducted. This format of article seeks to neutralise a variety of inappropriate research practices, including inadequate statistical power, selective reporting of results, and publication bias. It emphasizes the soundness of the hypotheses and research design rather than the results.

This format contributes to making scientific findings more reliable and replicable. The review process for Registered Reports is divided into two stages. In Stage 1, reviewers assess study proposals before data is collected. In Stage 2, reviewers consider the full study, including results and interpretation.

This format is especially useful for early career researchers, who may start writing their paper and benefit from Stage-1 acceptance before data collection.

To know more about registered reports, visit our guidelines for authors or check the Center for Open Science website.

The editorial team