Psychology · Slow Speed

Nature Human Behaviour

Springer Nature

Primary Field

Psychology

ISSN Number

2397-3374

Publish Time

40 weeks

Impact Score

172 H-Index

Annual Volume

2.4k papers

Last Verified

Apr 5, 2026

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Median Review

17w

Submission to decision

Production

23w

Acceptance to final pub

Total Pipeline

40w

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