Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
DisciplinePsychology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRonald T. Brown
Publication details
Former name(s)
Professional Psychology
History1970–present
Publisher
FrequencyBimonthly
1.716 (2020)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Prof. Psychol.: Res. Pract.
NLMProf Psychol Res Pr
Indexing
ISSN0735-7028 (print)
1939-1323 (web)
Links

The Professional Psychology: Research and Practice is a peer-reviewed, English language journal published six times per year by the American Psychological Association (APA). The journal "publishes conceptual and data-based articles on the issues and methods involved in the practice of psychology. Topics encompass a broad range, including health psychology, community psychology, family psychology, forensic psychology, and clinical neuropsychology".[1] The editor-in-chief is Ronald T. Brown (University of North Texas at Dallas).

First published in 1970, as Professional Psychology, the name of the journal was extended to Professional Psychology: Research and Practice in 1983.

The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. [2] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible. [3]

Abstracting and indexing

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 1.716.[4]

References

  1. ^ Journal description (Feb. 2, 2009) http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/pro/
  2. ^ "Transparency and Openness Promotion". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  3. ^ "What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important?". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. ^ "Professional Psychology: Research and Practice". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.


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