Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
DisciplinePsychology
LanguageEnglish
Edited bySusan J. Simonian
Publication details
Former name
Professional Psychology
History1970–present
Publisher
FrequencyBimonthly
1.5 (2024)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt)
NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt Paid subscription required)
ISO 4Prof. Psychol.: Res. Pract.
NLMProf Psychol Res Pr
Indexing
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MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L
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 articles on the application of psychology, including the scientific underpinnings of the profession of psychology. All articles for this journal should have clearly stated implications for practicing psychologists".[1] The editor-in-chief is Susan J. Simonian.

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 2024 impact factor of 1.5.[4]

References

  1. Journal description (April 13, 2026) https://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". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.