Pastoral Psychology
Last updated ISSN 0031-2789
Pastoral Psychology is published by Springer Science+Business Media in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,090.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Pastoral Psychology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Theological Perspectives and Practices
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Christian Theology and Mission
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0031-2789, 1573-6679 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,090 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 5,818 |
| Publishing since | 1950 |
| Journal website | www.springer.com/journal/11089 |
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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