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Political Psychology Template

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About the Political Psychology format

Political Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Social and Intergroup Psychology, Cultural Differences and Values, Electoral Systems and Political Participation.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Political Psychology 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inSocial and Intergroup Psychology Cultural Differences and Values Electoral Systems and Political Participation Social Media and Politics Social and Cultural Dynamics
ISSN0162-895X
Citation impact (2-yr)2.29
h-index180
i10-index1,668
Total citations171,533
Article processing charge$3,860
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Michigan
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Political Psychology per year

87
2014
79
2015
86
2016
93
2017
115
2018
87
2019
87
2020
86
2021
84
2022
76
2023
123
2024
146
2025

Citation impact of Political Psychology by publication year

4.8K
2014
4.3K
2015
3.7K
2016
4.9K
2017
5.6K
2018
4.4K
2019
2.9K
2020
2.1K
2021
1.5K
2022
763
2023
562
2024
145
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Political Psychology

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct

Stephen D. Hart, Don Andrews, James Bonta · 1 Sep 1995

Throughout the last decades the so-called Psychology of criminal conduct, which agglutinates scientific knowledge surrounding criminal phenomena, has been taking shape. We can find among the principal fields of interests an explanation for antisocial behaviour where learning theories, analyses of individual characteristics, strain-agression hypotheses, studies on social vinculation and crime, and the analyses of criminal…

2,913 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A Decade of System Justification Theory: Accumulated Evidence of Conscious and Unconscious Bolstering of the Status Quo

John T. Jost, Mahzarin R. Banaji, Brian A. Nosek · 10 Nov 2004

Most theories in social and political psychology stress self‐interest, intergroup conflict, ethnocentrism, homophily, ingroup bias, outgroup antipathy, dominance, and resistance. System justification theory is influenced by these perspectives—including social identity and social dominance theories—but it departs from them in several respects. Advocates of system justification theory argue that (a) there is a general ideological motive…

2,857 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Understanding Conspiracy Theories

Karen M. Douglas, Joseph E. Uscinski, Robbie M. Sutton et al. · 1 Feb 2019

Scholarly efforts to understand conspiracy theories have grown significantly in recent years, and there is now a broad and interdisciplinary literature. In reviewing this body of work, we ask three specific questions. First, what factors are associated with conspiracy beliefs? Our review of the literature shows that conspiracy beliefs result from a range of psychological,…

1,507 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
From Social to Political Identity: A Critical Examination of Social Identity Theory

Leonie Huddy · 1 Mar 2001

Interest in the concept of identity has grown exponentially within both the humanities and social sciences, but the discussion of identity has had less impact than might be expected on the quantitative study of political behavior in general and on political psychology more specifically. One of the approaches that holds the most promise for political…

1,370 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Political Psychology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Political Psychology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Political Psychology template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Political Psychology use?
Political Psychology uses Author–year (Chicago) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Political Psychology 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Political Psychology?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready Political Psychology document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Political Psychology?
Political Psychology is a multidisciplinary journal published by Wiley. DocuGuru's Political Psychology template matches Wiley's official submission format.
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