Professional Psychology: Research and Practice


The Professional Psychology: Research and Practice is a peer-reviewed, English language journal published six times per year by the American Psychological Association. The journal "publishes conceptual and data-based articles on the issues and methods involved in the practice of psychology. Topics encompass a broad range, including health psychology, community psychology, family psychology, forensic psychology, and clinical neuropsychology". The editor-in-chief is Ronald T. Brown.
First published in 1970, as Professional Psychology, the name of the journal was extended to Professional Psychology: Research and Practice in 1983.

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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.610, ranking it 51st out of 135 journals in the category "Psychology, Multidisciplinary".