The American Journal of Psychology
Last updated ISSN 0002-9556
The American Journal of Psychology is published by University of Illinois Press in psychology. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The American Journal of Psychology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Color perception and design
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Key facts
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0002-9556, 1939-8298 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 12,636 |
| Publishing since | 1887 |
| Journal website | www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/ajp.html |
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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