The Humanistic Psychologist
Last updated ISSN 0887-3267
The Humanistic Psychologist 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 The Humanistic Psychologist concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Child Therapy and Development
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
- Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Social Representations and Identity
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Key facts
| Publisher | American Psychological Association |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0887-3267, 1547-3333 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,462 |
| Publishing since | 1985 |
| Journal website | www.leaonline.com/loi/thp |
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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