In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Association of Social Psychology
Volume 13 (2024)
Volume 12 (2023)
Volume 11 (2022)
Volume 10 (2021)
Volume 9 (2020)
Volume 8 (2019)
Volume 7 (2018)
Volume 6 (2017)
Volume 5 (2016)
Volume 4 (2015)
Volume 3 (2014)
Volume 2 (2013)
Volume 1 (2013)
Number of Volumes 14
Number of Issues 29
Number of Articles 296
Number of Contributors 642
Article View 895,334
PDF Download 648,182
View Per Article 3024.78
PDF Download Per Article 2189.8
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Number of Submissions 1,338
Acceptance Rate 21
Time to Accept (Days) 255
Number of Indexing Databases 9
Number of Reviewers 160



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Social Cognition is an open access and peer-reviewed  semiannual journal dedicated to the advancement of Social Cognition. Papers are subject to a double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality of their underlying research methodology and argument.  The submitted papers will be published after review as well as the approval of the editorial board. The journal was established by Payame Noor University. The honorable professors and researchers are highly appreciated if they visit this site, register, submit and set up their papers based on authors guidelines. Therefore, visiting in person or calling the journal office are not recommended, so all connections with authors and reviewers are done through the website. 

Open Access Statement:

Social Cognition is a fully access journal which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. Social Cognition is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0). In this journal and Under open access license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their content, but allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy the content as long as the original authors and source are cited properly. The authors are the copyright holder in this journal and retain the copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions.

Benefits of open access for authors, include:

  • Free access for all users worldwide
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  • 3,000,000 Rls.  For Accepting the article
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Bibliographic Information

  • Title: Social Cognition
  • ISSN (Print):  2322-3782
  • ISSN (Online):  2322-4312
  • Coverage: Cognitive, social 
  • Language: Persian; including English abstracts and bibliographies
  • Start Year: 2013
  • Frequency: Semiannual
  • Place of Publication: Iran
  • Publisher: Payame Noor University
  • StatusActive
  • Refereed: Yes
  • Type of Access: Open Access (OA)
  • Type of License:  Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0)
  • Plagiarism Detection Software:  Hamyab
  • Type of Publication: Online submission, Free 
  • Full text access: Open Access
  • Revenue Sources: Institutional support, Donation
  • Type of Material: Serial (Periodical)
Research Paper Psychology
Comparing the Effectiveness of Focused Compassion and Focused Emotion Therapies on Emotional Awareness and Distress Tolerance of Emotional Divorce Women

MOBINA TARKHAN; seyed mousa Kafi Masouleh; Iraj Shakeri nia; Ashkan Naseh; Morteza Tarkhan

Volume 14, Issue 28 , December 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/sc.2026.74369.3064

Abstract
  This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) on emotional self-awareness and distress tolerance in women experiencing emotional divorce. The research method was a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, and control ...  Read More

Meta-Analysis of the Role of Social Indicators in Academic Achievement
Volume 13, Issue 25 , May 2024, , Pages 141-157

https://doi.org/10.30473/sc.2025.72324.3011

Abstract
  This research was conducted with the aim of quantitatively combining researches in the field of relationship between social growth indicators and academic achievement using meta-analysis method. Also, determining the role of variables such as types of social growth indicators, dependent variable, place ...  Read More

A Comparison of Executive Functionsand Memoryin Bilingual and Mono lingual Students
Volume 5, Issue 1 , August 2016, , Pages 52-67

Abstract
  Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the executive functions (flexibility, planning, and organizing) and memory (active and passive) of monolingual and bilingual students. Method: For this purpose,120 students, including 60 male and female students who were Persian-speaking monolinguals ...  Read More

The Relationship between the Time Perspective and Achievement Goal, the Academic Procrastination and Academic Achievement of Students in Various Colleges of the University of the Gulf
Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2016, , Pages 52-71

Abstract
  Aim: Time perspective identifies a person's perception or assessing of past, present, and future. Time perspective, has an unconscious cognitive structure that a person uses in decision-making on short-term or long-term goals and actions. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of achievement ...  Read More

Prediction of Cognitive Distortions by Irrational Beliefs and Cognitive Fusion
Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2016, , Pages 168-180

Abstract
  Aim: Since organization members are among the most important assets of higher education institutes, surveying and identifying factors associated with these sources which can be effective on their members' performance, have gained increasing importance. Accordingly, the aim of this study was investigating ...  Read More

The Relationship between Brain Behavioral Systems and Internet Addiction with Mediating Role of Loneliness and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies
Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2016, , Pages 26-51

Abstract
  Aim: The present study was designed and conducted by the aim of investigating the relationship between brain behavioral systems and Internet addiction with mediating role of loneliness and cognitive emotion regulation strategies. Method: The study was of explorative type with correlational design. The ...  Read More

Research Paper
Investigating the relationship between mindfulness and positive thinking with job stress and entrepreneurial self-efficacy

Tahir Mahbobi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 26 May 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/sc.2025.73655.3048

Abstract
  This study was conducted to determine the relationship between mindfulness and positive thinking with job stress and entrepreneurial self-efficacy among elementary school teachers in Bukan city. The research method is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population is all elementary school ...  Read More

Research Paper
A Causal Model of Digital Narcissism Based on Physical Self-Esteem, Social Competence, and Social Identity among Social Media Users

mozaffar ghaffari; roshanak rezai; Ahmad Esmali

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 June 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/sc.2025.73396.3043

Abstract
  This study aimed to present a causal model of digital narcissism among social media users based on physical self-esteem, social competence, and social identity. The research employed a correlational method using structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population included all high school students ...  Read More

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