Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
{{Infobox journal
| title = Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
| italic title = force
| cover = JEP-Learning, Memory and Cognition journal cover.gif
| editor = Aaron S. Benjamin
| discipline = Experimental Psychology
| abbreviation = J. Exp. Psychol. Learn. Mem. Cogn.
| publisher = American Psychological Association
| country = United States
| frequency = Bimonthly
| history = 1975-present
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| impact = 3.051
| impact-year = 2020
| website = http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/xlm/index.aspx
| link1 = http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/xlm
| link1-name = Online access
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| formernames = Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory
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| OCLC = 7949766
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| ISSN = 0278-7393
| eISSN = 1939-1285
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The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 1975 as an independent section of the Journal of Experimental Psychology and covers research in experimental psychology. More specifically, the journal "publishes original experimental studies on basic processes of cognition, learning, memory, imagery, concept formation, problem solving, decision making, thinking, reading, and language processing".{{cite web |date=27 November 2012 | url=http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/xlm/index.aspx |title=Journal of Experimental Psychology: General|publisher=American Psychological Association |access-date=2012-11-27}} The current editor-in-chief is Aaron S. Benjamin.
The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines.{{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}} The TOP Guidelines 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}}
History
The journal was formerly titled the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory. In 1980, the editor of Human Learning and Memory, Richard M. Shiffrin, announced that he intended to "broaden the scope of the journal to include a more general set of topics in human cognition", and that the journal would be renamed Learning, Memory, and Cognition.{{cite journal | title = Editorial | author = Richard M. Shiffrin | journal = Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory | year = 1980 | volume = 6 | issue = 4 | pages =439–440 }} The last issue of Human Learning and Memory was 1981 volume 7 issue 6. Learning, Memory, and Cognition started in 1982 as volume 8, issue 1.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 3.051.{{cite book |year=2021 |chapter=Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition |title=2021 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate Analytics |edition=Social Sciences |series=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/xlm/index.aspx}}
Category:American Psychological Association academic journals
Category:English-language journals
Category:Academic journals established in 1975