Acta Psychologica Reports

Acta Psychologica Reports is a peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing high-quality, theoretically informed research across the psychological sciences. The journal prioritizes work that is methodologically rigorous, clearly reported, and makes a transparent contribution to existing psychological knowledge.

We welcome submissions from all areas of psychology, including:

• Clinical and Counselling Psychology

• Health Psychology

• Occupational Psychology

• Educational and Developmental Psychology

• Sport and Exercise Psychology

• Forensic Psychology

• Consumer Psychology and Behavior

• Cognition and Neuroscience

• Social Psychology

• Individual Differences and Personality

• Language and Communication

• Psychology and Technology

• Environmental and Agricultural Psychology

• Cultural Psychology and Psychological Anthropology

• Research Methods in Psychology

• Ethics and Integrity in Psychology

The journal welcomes:

• Bibliometric / narrative studies (e.g., citation analyses, co-authorship networks, publication trends).

• Empirical studies with rigorous methodology, appropriate design, and adequate statistical power.

• Research that advances, challenges, or meaningfully refines theory or evidence.

• Replication studies that are theoretically or methodologically informative.

• Scale development or validation studies.

• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses providing critical, integrative insight.

• Registered reports with strong theoretical rationale and robust design.

Submissions should demonstrate a clear, interpretable contribution to psychological science, methodological transparency, and appropriate engagement with relevant literature. Acta Psychologica supports open science practices; authors are encouraged to preregister studies and share data, materials, and code where feasible.

Special Issues

Proposals for special issues should be sent to the Special Issue Editor at [email protected] (please include “Special Issue Proposal” in the subject line).