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Psychological Reports Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Psychological Reports in one click — DocuGuru applies the official SAGE template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Psychological Reports format

Psychological Reports is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Social and Intergroup Psychology.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Psychological Reports, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Behavioral and Psychological Studies Social and Intergroup Psychology Behavioral Health and Interventions Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
ISSN0033-2941
Citation impact (2-yr)1.49
h-index161
i10-index8,872
Total citations375,171
Top institutions publishing hereStockton University
Journal websitewww.amsciepub.com
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Papers published in Psychological Reports per year

155
2014
140
2015
117
2016
121
2017
146
2018
115
2019
158
2020
171
2021
209
2022
227
2023
218
2024
283
2025

Citation impact of Psychological Reports by publication year

4.6K
2014
3.5K
2015
2.3K
2016
3.3K
2017
3.3K
2018
2.4K
2019
3.2K
2020
2.8K
2021
2.1K
2022
1.3K
2023
617
2024
292
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Psychological Reports

The Self-Efficacy Scale: Construction and Validation

Mark Sherer, James E. Maddux, Blaise Mercandante et al. · 1 Oct 1982

Self-efficacy theory asserts that personal mastery expectations are the primary determinants of behavioral change. Further, it is suggested that individual differences in past experiences and attribution of success to skill or chance result in different levels of generalized self-efficacy expectations. To measure these generalized expectancies, a Self-efficacy Scale was developed. A factor analysis yielded two…

4,015 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient as a Measure of Reliability

John J. Bartko · 1 Aug 1966

A procedure for estimating the reliability of sets of ratings in terms of the intraclass correlation coefficient is discussed. The procedure is based upon the analysis of variance and the estimation of variance components. For the one-way classification the intraclass correlation coefficient defined as the ratio of variances can be interpreted as a correlation coefficient.…

2,350 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A Narcissistic Personality Inventory

Robert Raskin, Calvin S. Hall · 1 Oct 1979

The immediate stimulus for developing a test of narcissism was the inclusion of a new category, the narcissistic personality disorder, in the diagnostic manual (DSM-111) being prepared by the American Psychiatric Association. The narcissistic personality disorder is defined by the following characteristics: ( 1 ) grandiose sense of one's self-irnportance; ( 2 ) preoccupation with…

1,968 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Development of a Facebook Addiction Scale

Cecilie Schou Andreassen, Torbjørn Torsheim, Geir Scott Brunborg et al. · 1 Apr 2012

The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS), initially a pool of 18 items, three reflecting each of the six core elements of addiction (salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, and relapse), was constructed and administered to 423 students together with several other standardized self-report scales (Addictive Tendencies Scale, Online Sociability Scale, Facebook Attitude Scale, NEO-FFI, BIS/BAS…

1,832 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Psychological Reports template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Psychological Reports format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Psychological Reports template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Psychological Reports use?
Psychological Reports uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Psychological Reports, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Psychological Reports?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Psychological Reports document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Psychological Reports template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Psychological Reports format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Psychological Reports?
Psychological Reports is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Psychological Reports template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Psychological Reports PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Psychological Reports template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Psychological Reports template cost?
You can start writing in the Psychological Reports template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Psychological Reports PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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