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| Journal of Abnormal Psychology | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of Abnormal Psychology |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Abbreviation | J. Abnorm. Psychol. |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association |
| Country | United States |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| History | 1906–present |
Journal of Abnormal Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on clinical and experimental studies of psychopathology, mental disorders, and atypical behavior. The journal publishes empirical research, meta-analyses, and theoretical reviews that inform practice in clinical settings and shape diagnostic frameworks such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and debates around the International Classification of Diseases. It is published by the American Psychological Association and has influenced research agendas across institutions including Harvard University, Stanford University, Yale University, Columbia University, and University of Pennsylvania.
Established in 1906, the journal emerged during a period of institutional development that included the founding of American Psychological Association divisions and the expansion of clinical training at Clark University and Johns Hopkins University. Early editors and contributors were affiliated with figures and institutions such as Lightner Witmer, G. Stanley Hall, William James, Wundtian laboratories, and research programs at University of Chicago and University of Michigan. Over the twentieth century the journal intersected with historical events and movements including the rise of psychoanalysis linked to Sigmund Freud and organizational shifts following World War II. Throughout the Cold War era the journal reflected influences from researchers associated with University of Minnesota, Columbia University, University of California, Berkeley, and federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. Editorial policies and formats evolved alongside landmark publications like the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, III and the development of behavioral therapies associated with B.F. Skinner, Joseph Wolpe, and Aaron T. Beck.
The journal emphasizes empirical investigations into psychopathology conducted within paradigms influenced by laboratories and programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, King's College London, and McGill University. Topics commonly include anxiety disorders informed by work of John B. Watson and Mary Cover Jones, mood disorders connected to research from University College London, psychotic disorders discussed alongside studies at Mount Sinai Hospital and Mayo Clinic, personality disorders tracing conceptual roots to Erik Erikson and Karen Horney, and developmental psychopathology linked to scholars at University of Toronto and University of British Columbia. Methods published range from longitudinal cohorts modeled after projects at Dunedin Study and Framingham Heart Study to randomized controlled trials echoing trials at Cleveland Clinic and Vanderbilt University.
Editors-in-chief have included scholars affiliated with institutions such as University of Iowa, Northwestern University, University of Minnesota, Brown University, and Duke University. The journal is issued bimonthly by the American Psychological Association from headquarters in Washington, D.C., with editorial offices often situated at universities including University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California. It adheres to reporting standards promoted by organizations like the CONSORT group and aligns with publication ethics advocated by Committee on Publication Ethics members and research funders such as the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Mental Health.
The journal is indexed in major services and databases associated with institutions and providers like PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, and MEDLINE. Its inclusion in citation indices parallels indexing practices of repositories run by organizations such as National Library of Medicine, CrossRef, and regional archives like the British Library and Library of Congress. Coverage ensures discoverability for researchers at centers including Imperial College London, Karolinska Institutet, Max Planck Society, and Hong Kong University.
Published works have included influential empirical and theoretical papers that shaped diagnostic constructs and therapeutic approaches tied to names and programs at Maudsley Hospital, Menninger Foundation, Tavistock Clinic, Riverside Research Institute, and major university departments. Seminal studies appearing in the journal have been cited alongside landmark reports such as the DSM-III field trials, multicenter trials from Veterans Affairs systems, and meta-analyses coordinated by networks like the Cochrane Collaboration. The journal's most-cited articles have informed textbooks published by presses linked to Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Wiley-Blackwell, and have affected practice in hospitals such as Bellevue Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital.
The journal has faced critiques paralleling debates involving institutions like American Psychiatric Association, controversies around diagnostic inflation discussed in relation to DSM-5 revisions, and disputes echoing litigation and policy debates involving agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs. Methodological and theoretical controversies have referenced work from programs at King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, and critiques raised in venues like The Lancet and Nature Neuroscience. Debates have included concerns about reproducibility highlighted by initiatives at Stanford University, conflicts of interest tied to funding from pharmaceutical firms headquartered near New Jersey research parks, and editorial decisions scrutinized by scholars from Princeton University and University of Chicago.
Category:Psychology journals