American Psychologist

American Psychologist  
Discipline Psychology
Language English
Edited by Anne E. Kazak
Publication details
Publication history
 1946–present
Publisher
Frequency 9/year
6.681
Standard abbreviations
Am. Psychol.
Indexing
ISSN 0003-066X (print)
1935-990X (web)
OCLC no. 1435230
Links

American Psychologist is the official 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] Since 2015, its editor-in-chief is Anne E. Kazak.[2]

Abstracting and indexing

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2016 impact factor is 6.681, ranking it 7th out of 128 journals in the category "Psychology, Multidisciplinary."[3]

Special issues

The journal has published several special issues with content especially pertinent to the current events of the time. Some of the special issues include, but are not limited to:[4]

  • Aging in America (May–June 2016)
  • School Bullying and Victimization (May–June 2015)
  • Cancer and Psychology (February–March 2015)
  • Peace Psychology (October 2013)
  • 9/11 Ten Years Later (September 2011)
  • Psychology and Global Climate Change (May–June 2011)
  • Special Issue on Educational Television (October, 1955)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kazak, A.E. (2016). "Opening Editorial 2016: Changes in scope and structure". American Psychologist. 71 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1037/a0039995. PMID 26766761.
  2. ↑ American Psychological Association [@APA] (September 8, 2015). "Today we named Anne E. Kazak, PhD, ABPP, editor-in-chief of our flagship journal, American Psychologist" (Tweet). Retrieved May 25, 2017 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Psychology, Multidisciplinary". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017.
  4. ↑ "American Psychologist". APA.org. American Psychological Association. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
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