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Affective Science

An official journal of the Society for Affective Science

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Overview

Affective Science is the official journal of the Society for Affective Science, broadly covering the field of affective science and emotion research.

  • Encompasses different disciplines and biological and behavioral domains.
  • Provides a forum for basic or applied research.
  • Features both normal and clinical populations.
  • Recognizes the central role of affective processes in individuals, groups, cultures, and countries, and its profound implications for well-being

Editors-in-Chief
  • Claudia Haase PhD
  • Jeremy Jamieson PhD

Societies and partnerships

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
2.8 (2025)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
3.1 (2025)
Submission to first decision (median)
15 days
Downloads
272.4k (2025)

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Journal updates

  • Peer Review Process for Special Issues

    Affective Science welcomes special issues/sections focused on themes of interest to our readership, particularly those addressing innovative or rapidly-growing areas of work. The Editors-in-Chief may appoint Guest Editors for a special issue/section; initiate and handle special issues/sections themselves; or review special issue/section proposals initiated by potential Guest Editors.  All special issue proposals must include the name and details of the guest editors, a detailed explanation of the topic, and proposed schedule. The Editors-in-Chief have discretion to accept or reject a special issue proposal.

    The Guest Editor(s) oversee the peer review process for each submission to their special issue/section. This typically includes two phases: (1) a brief letter of intent, summarizing the planned submission's content and approach; and (2) for those invited to do so, submission of the full manuscript. Guest Editors review all Phase 1 submissions, and decide which full manuscripts to invite. The peer review process for special issue submissions at Phase 2 is the same as for regular submissions: A minimum of two expert peer reviewers will assess each submission, and reviews will be single-blind. Decisions are made by Guest Editors (possibly with additional input from an Associate Editor).

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
2662-205X
Print ISSN
2662-2041
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. BIOSIS
  2. Baidu
  3. Biological Abstracts
  4. CLOCKSS
  5. CNKI
  6. CNPIEC
  7. Dimensions
  8. EBSCO
  9. Emerging Sources Citation Index
  10. Google Scholar
  11. Naver
  12. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  13. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  14. Ovid Discovery
  15. Portico
  16. ProQuest
  17. PsycINFO
  18. Psyndex
  19. PubMedCentral
  20. SCImago
  21. SCOPUS
  22. TD Net Discovery Service
  23. Wanfang
  24. eLibrary.ru
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