The Journal of Positive Psychology
Last updated ISSN 1743-9760
The Journal of Positive Psychology is published by Routledge 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 Journal of Positive Psychology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
Key facts
| Publisher | Routledge |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1743-9760, 1743-9779 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,385 |
| Publishing since | 2002 |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journa |
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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