International Journal of Psychology (IPA)

Name

International Journal of Psychology (IPA)

Legal name

International Journal of Psychology (IPA)

Website

https://ijpb.ir

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

Academic Journal Publishing

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK), Open Access Scholarly Journals & Monographs (EDAGAFAJ)

Keywords

• Peer-reviewed journal
• Academic publishing
• Psychology research
• Open access publishing
• Manuscript submission

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Article Processing Charges (APC): Authors pay submission and review fees (700,000 Tomans) upon manuscript submission, publication fees (800,000 Tomans) upon acceptance, and DOI assignment fees (600,000 Tomans). The journal is fully open access with free reading access to all published content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

International Journal of Psychology (IPA) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original research papers in psychology on a biannual schedule. Authors submit manuscripts through an online system, articles undergo double-blind peer review (minimum two anonymous reviewers plus a statistical reviewer), and accepted papers are assigned DOIs and made freely available as open-access PDFs. The journal is owned and published by the Iranian Psychological Association.

Product overview

The International Journal of Psychology (IPA) is an academic journal operated by the Iranian Psychological Association, offering a comprehensive publication platform comprising the main journal, an online manuscript submission system, a peer review management system, and an open-access archive. The journal publishes original English-language research papers in psychology on a biannual schedule, with full open-access availability through its electronic archive.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Journal of Psychology (IPA) — Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal A biannual peer-reviewed academic journal publishing original research papers in various fields of psychology, issued by the Iranian Psychological Association. Articles undergo double-blind peer review with at least two anonymous reviewers plus a statistical reviewer, are screened for plagiarism via iThenticate, assigned DOIs upon acceptance, and made freely available as open-access PDFs. Intended for psychology researchers and the broader academic community.
• DOI Assignment Service DOI assignment provided as a paid service (600,000 Tomans, fixed for 2026/1405) for every accepted manuscript, enabling persistent identifier-based citation tracking and academic discoverability for authors and readers.
• Print Journal Subscription

Quantifiable outcome

• 25.86% acceptance rate demonstrates selective quality standards
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Google ScholarcoreTechnology or IntegrationJournal articles are indexed and discoverable through Google Scholar, providing academic visibility and citation tracking.
• ISC (Islamic World Science Citation Center)coreTechnology or IntegrationJournal indexed in ISC database for regional academic indexing and citation metrics.
• MagirancoreTechnology or IntegrationIranian scientific database where the journal maintains its archive.
• SID (Scientific Information Database)coreTechnology or IntegrationIranian scientific database providing additional indexing for journal visibility.
• Iranian Psychological AssociationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOwner organization of the journal; provides institutional support, publishing costs coverage, and academic credibility. The journal serves as the official publication of the association.

Scale indicators9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• PLOS ONE: Large open-access mega journal publishing across sciences including psychology and social science. Comparable in APC-funded open-access publishing model, though spanning a much broader research portfolio far beyond psychology.
• Sage Open: SAGE's broad open-access mega journal covering social sciences and humanities including psychology. Comparable as an APC-funded open-access venue for psychology research, but within a much larger multi-discipline portfolio.
• Journal of Applied Psychology (APA): Top-tier APA-published journal in applied psychology. Comparable in subject domain but operates as a high-impact subscription journal rather than an open-access regional publication; represents the upper-tier competition.

Direct peers

• Cogent Psychology (Taylor & Francis): Open-access psychology journal from Taylor & Francis's Cogent series. Comparable in open-access psychology publishing model and broad scope, with stronger international indexing and publisher backing.
• International Journal of Psychology (Wiley/IUPsyS): The flagship international psychology journal published by Wiley on behalf of the International Union of Psychological Science. Closely comparable in title and scope, but operates as a high-impact, globally circulated peer-reviewed psychology journal.
• BMC Psychology: Open-access journal from Springer Nature covering all areas of psychology. Comparable in business model (APC-funded open access) and broad-author psychology publishing, but with significantly higher international reach and indexing.
• Frontiers in Psychology: Large open-access peer-reviewed journal publishing original research across all psychology subfields. Directly comparable as an APC-funded, open-access psychology journal, though operating at vastly higher scale and impact factor.

Regional players

• Iranian Journal of Psychology: Domestic Iranian psychology journal publishing in Persian/Farsi. Comparable as a regional peer-reviewed psychology venue serving Iranian researchers, but with a different language focus and primary audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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