Journal of Media Psychology

Journal of Media Psychology
Title	Journal of Media Psychology
Discipline	Psychology
Abbreviation	J. Media Psychol.
History	1989–present

Journal of Media Psychology

The Journal of Media Psychology is a peer-reviewed periodical focusing on psychological processes related to television, film, social networks, video games, advertising, and mass communication. Established in the late 20th century, the journal publishes empirical studies, theoretical analyses, and methodological contributions that intersect with work from scholars affiliated with institutions such as Stanford University, Harvard University, University of California, Los Angeles, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics, University of Chicago, Princeton University, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Amsterdam, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Zurich, University of Geneva, National University of Singapore, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Seoul National University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Australian National University, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, University of Edinburgh, King's College London, University College London, University of Warwick, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, University of Bristol, University of Birmingham, University of Glasgow, University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, University of Oslo, University of Helsinki, University of Stockholm, University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, University of Cape Town, University of Nairobi.

History

The journal was founded in the context of growing scholarly interest in mediated communication during the 1980s and 1990s, following influential work by researchers at University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, New York University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Minnesota, Ohio State University, Indiana University Bloomington, Michigan State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Texas at Austin, Duke University, University of California, Berkeley, Cornell University, Brown University, Johns Hopkins University, Rutgers University, Syracuse University, Temple University, Purdue University, University of Florida, Florida State University, University of Georgia, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, University of Kansas, University of Iowa, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Oklahoma, University of Oregon, University of Washington, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State University, Iowa State University, University of Kentucky, University of Cincinnati, University of Louisville, University of South Carolina, Clemson University, Vanderbilt University, Rice University and professional organizations like the American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, International Communication Association, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, European Communication Research and Education Association, British Psychological Society, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Social Science Research Council. Early editorial leadership included scholars connected to centers at Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Media Lab at MIT, Centre for Media and Communications Studies (CEU), Oxford Internet Institute, and other research hubs.

Scope and Content

The journal covers experimental investigations, longitudinal studies, meta-analyses, and conceptual reviews on topics such as media effects on emotion, cognition, persuasion, identity, intergroup contact, stereotype formation, aggression, prosocial behavior, agenda-setting, framing, cultivation, uses and gratifications, parasocial interaction, narrative transportation, persuasion, risk communication and health campaigns. Contributors have drawn on theoretical frameworks developed by scholars associated with Albert Bandura, Stanley Milgram, Leon Festinger, Kurt Lewin, Herbert Simon, Noam Chomsky, Marshall McLuhan, Walter Lippmann, Joseph Klapper, Wilbur Schramm, Claude Shannon, Norbert Wiener, Erving Goffman, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault, Jürgen Habermas, Anthony Giddens, Pierre Lévy, Howard Gardner, Daniel Kahneman, Amos Tversky, Jerome Bruner, Elizabeth Loftus, Susan Fiske, Mahzarin Banaji, Steven Pinker, Nicholas Carr, Sherry Turkle.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in major bibliographic databases and indexing services, with listings historically tied to platforms such as PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, ERIC, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, Google Scholar, CrossRef, DOAJ, PubMed Central for relevant interdisciplinary work, and library catalogs at institutions including Library of Congress, British Library, National Diet Library (Japan), Bibliothèque nationale de France, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, National Library of Australia, Biblioteca Nacional de España.

Editorial Information

Editorial boards typically include scholars affiliated with research centers and departments across universities such as University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Los Angeles, London School of Economics, University of Amsterdam, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Columbia University, New York University, University of Southern California, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Australian National University, Seoul National University, National University of Singapore, Tsinghua University, Peking University, University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, University of Cape Town, University of Nairobi. Editors coordinate peer review, manage special issues, and oversee ethical standards aligned with professional bodies like Committee on Publication Ethics, American Psychological Association, International Communication Association, Association for Psychological Science.

Impact and Reception

The journal has been cited in work by researchers at Harvard University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, Yale University, Princeton University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics, University College London, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, National University of Singapore, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Seoul National University, University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, University of Amsterdam, University of Copenhagen, Aarhus University, University of Zurich, University of Geneva, King's College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, and has influenced policy discussions in forums involving World Health Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, European Commission, Council of Europe, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Notable Articles and Special Issues

Notable contributions include empirical analyses of media multitasking, effects of violent content, digital persuasion, misinformation, media literacy interventions, algorithmic personalization, and social identity in online contexts. Special issues have focused on themes such as social media and democracy, health communication campaigns, narrative persuasion in film and television, gaming and aggression, virtual reality and immersion, misinformation and fact-checking, algorithmic bias and platform governance, and cross-cultural comparisons with contributors from United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

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