Journal of Abnormal Psychology

*Journal of Abnormal Psychology*
Discipline	Abnormal psychology
Language	English
Edited by	Angus MacDonald, III
Publication details
Publisher	American Psychological Association (United States)
Frequency	8/year
Impact factor	6.673 (2020)
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	J. Abnorm. Psychol.
Indexing;
ISSN	0021-843X (print); 1939-1846 (web);
OCLC no.	818916111
Links
	Journal homepage; Content URL;

The Journal of Abnormal Psychology (formerly Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Social Psychology and Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association (APA). The journal has been in publication for over 110 years, and it is considered to be a "preeminent outlet for research in psychopathology".^[1] Beginning in 2022, the journal will be known as the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. ^[2]

The Journal of Abnormal Psychology addresses the following major areas of focus:^[3]

psychopathology (etiology, development, symptomatology, and the course)
normal processes in abnormal disorders
pathological or atypical features of behavior of normal individuals
experimental studies (with human or animal subjects) relating to the abnormal emotional behavior or pathology
sociocultural effects on pathological processes (gender, ethnicity)
tests of hypotheses from psychological theories that relate to abnormal behavior

^ "APA Journal of Abnormal Psychology". Alliant International University. January 10, 2013. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
^ MacDonald, Angus W.; Goodman, Sherryl H.; Watson, David (February 22, 2021). "The Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science Is the Future of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology: An Editorial". Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 130 (1). American Psychological Association: 1–2. doi:10.1037/abn0000665. PMID 33444041. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
^ "Journal of Abnormal Psychology". American Psychological Association. January 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

[Alliant_Connect-1] "APA Journal of Abnormal Psychology". Alliant International University. January 10, 2013. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

[PsycNet-2] MacDonald, Angus W.; Goodman, Sherryl H.; Watson, David (February 22, 2021). "The Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science Is the Future of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology: An Editorial". Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 130 (1). American Psychological Association: 1–2. doi:10.1037/abn0000665. PMID 33444041. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

[APA-3] "Journal of Abnormal Psychology". American Psychological Association. January 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

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