American Psychologist
{{Infobox journal
| title = American Psychologist
| cover = Cover Image for American Psychologist, Vol 71 Correct Size.gif
| former_name =
| abbreviation = Am. Psychol.
| discipline = Psychology
| editor = Harris Cooper
| publisher = American Psychological Association
| country = United States
| history = 1946–present
| frequency = 9/year
| openaccess =
| license =
| impact = 16.4
| impact-year = 2022
| ISSN = 0003-066X
| eISSN = 1935-990X
| CODEN = AMPSAB
| JSTOR =
| LCCN = 49005284
| OCLC = 1435230
| website = http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/amp/index.aspx
| link2 = https://psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES/journal/amp?
| link2-name = Online archive
}}
American Psychologist is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. The journal publishes articles of broad interest to psychologists, including empirical reports and scholarly reviews covering science, practice, education, and policy, and occasionally publishes special issues on relevant topics in the field of psychology.{{Cite journal |last=Kazak |first=A.E. |date=2016 |title=Opening Editorial 2016: Changes in scope and structure |journal=American Psychologist |volume= 71 |issue= 1 |pages=1–2 |doi=10.1037/a0039995 |pmid=26766761}} The editor-in-chief is Harris Cooper (Duke University).{{cite web |url=https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/amp |title=Editorial board |website=American Psychologist |publisher=American Psychological Association}}
The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines that provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible.{{cite web |url=https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/top-guidelines-interview |title=What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important? |website=APA.org |publisher=American Psychological Association |access-date=2021-09-30}}{{cite web |url=https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/resources/transparency-openness-promotion |title=Transparency and Openness Promotion |website=APA.org |publisher=American Psychological Association |access-date=2021-09-30}}
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
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- ATLA Religion Database{{cite web |url=https://www.atla.com/products/titles/Pages/default.aspx |title=Title and Product Update Lists |publisher=American Theological Library Association |work=ATLA Religion Database |access-date=2022-11-30}}
- CINAHL{{cite web |url=https://www.ebscohost.com/nursing/products/cinahl-databases/cinahl-complete |title=CINAHL Complete Database Coverage List |publisher=EBSCO Information Services |work=CINAHL |access-date=2022-11-30}}
- Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences{{cite web |url=http://mjl.clarivate.com/ |title=Web of Science Master Journal List |publisher=Clarivate |work=Intellectual Property & Science |access-date=2022-11-30}}
- EBSCO databases{{cite MIAR |title=American Psychologist |issn=0003-066X |access-date=2022-11-30}}
- Embase{{cite web |url=http://www.elsevier.com/solutions/embase/coverage |title=Embase Coverage |publisher=Elsevier |work=Embase |access-date=2022-11-30}}
- Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed{{cite web |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/0370521 |title=American Psychologist |work=NLM Catalog |publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information |access-date=2022-11-30}}
- International Bibliography of Periodical Literature
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
- Modern Language Association Database
- PASCAL
- ProQuest databases
- PsycINFO{{cite web |url=http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycinfo/coverage.aspx |publisher=American Psychological Association |title=PsycINFO Journal Coverage |access-date=2022-11-30}}
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Scopus{{cite web |url=https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/29492 |title=Source details: American Psychologist |publisher=Elsevier |work=Scopus Preview |access-date=2022-11-30}}
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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 16.4.{{cite book |year=2023 |chapter=American Psychologist |title=2022 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate |edition=Social Sciences |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/amp/index.aspx}}
Category:English-language journals
Category:Academic journals established in 1946
Category:American Psychological Association academic journals