Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology

Ball State University Libraries

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About the journal

Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology is an open-access journal published by Ball State University Libraries in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 9 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.

Basic facts

Publisher
Ball State University Libraries
ISSN
2159-8142
Country
United States
Languages
english
Access
Open access
Articles in DOAJ
189
Declared review time
9 weeks
Declared peer-review model
double_blind

Index listings

  • DOAJ · 2025-01-02
Indexing
DOAJ
APC
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Declared review time (DOAJ)
9 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
Activity (OpenAlex)
Active — latest works 2026
PublishLens list status
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Journal profile

Descriptive metadata from public sources (DOAJ, OpenAlex, PubMed) as of the capture date shown — contains no assessment or judgment.

Articles in DOAJ

189

Most recent article

9 months ago

Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)

9weeks

Works in OpenAlex

223

Last recorded publication year

2026

Reported by OpenAlex in 2 of 3 sources (CC0 flags, not verified indexing)DOAJSciELOOpenAlex Core

h-index

27

i10-index

57

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Editorial & policy11
Last DOAJ review date
2025-01-02
Added to DOAJ
2025-01-02
Declared plagiarism screening
Declared
Other fees beyond APC
No
Declared digital preservation
PKP PN
Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
PKP PN
Editorial board
Official page ↗
Open references deposited at Crossref
86%
ORCID iDs in current deposits
69%
Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
✓
Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
✓
Peer-review policy
View policy
Identity & continuity2
Alternate titles
JSACPSocial action / acción social
Source type
journal
Classification2

Subjects (DOAJ)

Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology

LCC codes

BF1-990

Subject areas

  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Community Health and Development
  • Community Health and Development
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
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  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
  • Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Service-Learning and Community Engagement
  • Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
  • Service-Learning and Community Engagement
  • Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Participatory Visual Research Methods
  • Participatory Visual Research Methods
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Race, History, and American Society
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Critical Race Theory in Education
  • Child Abuse and Trauma

Keywords (DOAJ)

  • social action
  • social justice
  • psychology
  • counselling

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