The ''Journal of Experimental Social Psychology'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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covering
social psychology
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. It is published by
Elsevier
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on behalf of the
Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP). According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2021
impact factor
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The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 3.532.
The journal publishes original empirical papers on subjects including
social cognition,
attitudes,
group behaviour
Group dynamics is a system of behaviors and psychological processes occurring within a social group (''intra''group dynamics), or between social groups ( ''inter''group dynamics). The study of group dynamics can be useful in understanding decision ...
,
social influence
Social influence comprises the ways in which individuals adjust their behavior to meet the demands of a social environment. It takes many forms and can be seen in conformity, socialization, peer pressure, obedience (human behavior), obedience, le ...
, intergroup relations,
self and identity,
nonverbal communication
Nonverbal communication is the transmission of messages or signals through a nonverbal platform such as eye contact (oculesics), body language (kinesics), social distance (proxemics), touch (Haptic communication, haptics), voice (prosody (lingui ...
, and social psychological aspects of
affect and emotion.
Its current
editor-in-chief
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is Nicholas Rule (
University of Toronto
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).
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Social psychology journals
English-language journals
Elsevier academic journals
Personality journals
Academic journals established in 1965
Bimonthly journals
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