American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Last updated ISSN 0002-9432
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry is published by American Psychological Association in psychology. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in American Journal of Orthopsychiatry concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child Therapy and Development
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Homelessness and Social Issues
Key facts
| Publisher | American Psychological Association |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0002-9432, 1939-0025 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 10,408 |
| Publishing since | 1930 |
| Journal website | www.apa.org/pubs/journals/ort |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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