Journal of Applied Psychology


The Journal of Applied Psychology is a monthly, peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. The journal emphasizes the publication of original investigations that contribute new knowledge and understanding to fields of applied psychology. The journal primarily considers empirical and theoretical investigations that enhance understanding of cognitive, motivational, affective, and behavioral psychological phenomena." The editor-in-chief is Gilad Chen.

Abstracting and indexing

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 5.067, ranking it 9th out of 82 journals in the category "Psychology, Applied".
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