Discipline | Psychology |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Harris Cooper, PhD |
Publication details | |
History | 1946–present |
Publisher | American Psychological Association (United States) |
Frequency | 9/year |
10.885 (2020) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Am. Psychol. |
Indexing | |
CODEN | AMPSAB |
ISSN | 0003-066X (print) 1935-990X (web) |
OCLC no. | 1435230 |
Links | |
American Psychologist is the flagship peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Psychological Association. The journal publishes timely high-impact articles of broad interest. Papers include empirical reports and scholarly reviews covering science, practice, education, and policy.[1] Current[when?] editor-in-chief is Harris Cooper, PhD.[2]
The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines.[3] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible.[4]
Abstracting and indexing
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 10.885.[5]
Special issues
The journal has published various special issues on relevant topics in the field of psychology, including those with national and international policy implications. Some recent special issues include:[6]
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (February–March 2021)
- Expanding the Reach of Psychological Science Through Implementation Science (November 2020)
- Psychology’s Role in Addressing the Dual Crises in Chronic Pain and Opioid-Related Harms (September 2020)
- Rethinking Adult Development (May–June 2020)
- Obesity (February–March 2020)
- Fifty Years Since Stonewall (November 2019)
See also
- Developmental Psychology
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
References
- ^ Kazak, A.E. (2016). "Opening Editorial 2016: Changes in scope and structure". American Psychologist. 71 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1037/a0039995. PMID 26766761.
- ^ "American Psychologist". American Psychological Association (APA).
- ^ "Transparency and Openness Promotion". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important?". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "American Psychologist". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.
- ^ "American Psychologist". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2019-02-12.