''Group Processes & Intergroup Relations'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

that covers research in the field of

social psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the ...

, including organizational and management sciences,

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

, language and communication, cross cultural psychology, and

intergroup relations Intergroup relations refers to interactions between individuals in different social groups, and to interactions taking place between the groups themselves collectively. It has long been a subject of research in social psychology, political psycholog ...

, among others. The journal's

editors-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

are Dominic Abrams (

University of Kent , motto_lang = , mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...

) and Michael Hogg ( Claremont Graduate University). It was established in 1998 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.

Abstracting and indexing

''Group Processes & Intergroup Relations'' is abstracted and indexed in

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and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the ''

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'', its 2012

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is 1.528, ranking it 28th out of 60 in the category "Psychology, Social".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Group Processes and Intergroup Relations Sociology journals SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals Bimonthly journals Publications established in 1998