SPANISH PSYCHOLOGY JOURNALS: DEMOGRAPHY, EDITORIAL TENDENCIES AND IMPACT

This report describes the situation concerning Spanish Psychology journals over recent years. Two information sources were used: two national databases DICE and IN-RECS, which hold publishing and bibliometric information on these journals. Using Scientific and scientific policies development in Spain as the backdrop for this study, the following aspects in the development of this set of journals are described:1. Number of journals and papers in Psychology and national and 1. international trends in the last ten years 2. Languages used in these journals 3. Institutional and geographical origin 4. Accessing ways: pay, time embargo on open access, OA 5. How many use/practice peer reviewing 6. Journals reputation 7. National and international impact of Spanish Psychology Journals 8. Prices Key words: psychology; scientific communication; journals; policy making; databases; language;trends; open access; peer reviewing; evaluation; costs and cost analysis; Spain