The Journal of Abnormal Psychology (formerly Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology and Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association (APA). The journal has been in publication for over 110 years, and it is considered to be a "preeminent outlet for research in psychopathology".[1] Beginning in 2022, the journal will be known as the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. [2]
| Discipline | Abnormal psychology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Angus MacDonald, III |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (United States) |
| Frequency | 8/year |
| 6.673 (2020) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Abnorm. Psychol. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0021-843X (print) 1939-1846 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 818916111 |
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The Journal of Abnormal Psychology addresses the following major areas of focus:[3]
- psychopathology (etiology, development, symptomatology, and the course)
- normal processes in abnormal disorders
- pathological or atypical features of behavior of normal individuals
- experimental studies (with human or animal subjects) relating to the abnormal emotional behavior or pathology
- sociocultural effects on pathological processes (gender, ethnicity)
- tests of hypotheses from psychological theories that relate to abnormal behavior
History
editJournal of Abnormal Psychology began publication in April 1906 under the ownership of Richard G. Badger of Boston and the editorship of Morton Prince. In 1921, the name was changed to the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology under the guiding assumption of the era that states of mind can only be judged to be "normal" or not against a background of the prevailing social norms of the particular time and place. In 1925, this was simplified to Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, the title it would go by for the next 40 years. Upon Prince's death in 1929, the journal was purchased by the American Psychological Association and the editorship fell to Henry T. Moore, the president of Skidmore College. In 1938, the prominent personality theorist Gordon W. Allport became the journal's editor. In 1965, the name reverted to simply the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, the same year that the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology began publication.[4]
Editors
editThe editor of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology is Angus MacDonald of University of Minnesota.
With the resources of the APA's new "online first" publication, full text manuscripts appear online as soon as the editors have completed the work. Authors must consult the APA's "Instruction for All Authors" for information regarding manuscript preparation, publication policies, permission, and figures.[5]
Calls for papers
editThe APA website states:
Theoretical papers of scholarly substance on abnormality may be appropriate if they advance understanding of a specific issue directly relevant to abnormal psychology and fall within the length restrictions of a regular (not extended) article. The priority is empirical papers. ... Therefore, a study that focuses primarily on treatment efficacy should be submitted to the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. However, a longitudinal study focusing on developmental influences or origins of abnormal behavior should be submitted to the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.[5]
Abstracting and indexing
editThe 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 6.673.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "APA Journal of Abnormal Psychology". Alliant International University. January 10, 2013. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ MacDonald, Angus W.; Goodman, Sherryl H.; Watson, David (February 22, 2021). "The Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science Is the Future of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology: An Editorial". Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 130 (1). American Psychological Association: 1–2. doi:10.1037/abn0000665. PMID 33444041. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Journal of Abnormal Psychology". American Psychological Association. January 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ "The Online Books Page". University of Pennsylvania. January 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ a b "Journal of Abnormal Psychology". American Psychological Association. January 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ "Journal of Abnormal Psychology". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.