American Psychologist
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
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Am. Psychol. |
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| Discipline | Psychology |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Norman B. Anderson |
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American Psychological Association (United States)
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Publication history
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1946–present |
| Frequency | 9/year |
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| ISSN | 0003-066X (print) 1935-990X (web) |
| OCLC no. | 1435230 |
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American Psychologist is the official peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Psychological Association. It contains archival documents and articles covering current issues in psychology, the science and practice of psychology, and psychology's contribution to public policy.[1]
The documents within the journal include, but are not limited to:[1]
- the Annual Report of the Association
- Council minutes
- the Presidential Address
- editorials
- other reports of the Association
- ethics information
The current editor-in-chief is Norman B. Anderson.
Abstracting and indexing
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2014 impact factor is 6.1, ranking it 8th out of 129 journals in the category "Psychology, Multidisciplinary."[2]
Special issues
Over the years, the journal has published several special issues with content especially pertinent to the current events of the time. Some of the special issues include.[1]
- 9/11 Ten Years Later (September, 2011)
- Psychology and Global Climate Change (May-June, 2011)
- Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (January, 2011)
- Genes, Race, and Psychology in the Genome Era (January, 2005)
- Positive Psychology (January, 2000)
- Intelligence and Lifelong Learning (October, 1997)
- Organizational Psychology (February, 1990)
See also
- Developmental Psychology
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
