The behavioral sciences explore the cognitive processes within organisms and the behavioral interactions between organisms in the natural world. It involves the systematic analysis and investigation of human and animal behavior through naturalistic observation, controlled scientific experimentation and mathematical modeling. It attempts to accomplish legitimate, objective conclusions through rigorous formulations and observation. Examples of behavioral sciences include psychology, psychobiology, anthropology, economics, and cognitive science. Generally, behavioral science primarily seeks to generalize about human behavior as it relates to society and its impact on society as a whole.
The Journal of Applied Psychology is a monthly, peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. The journal emphasizes the publication of original investigations that contribute new knowledge and understanding to fields of applied psychology. The journal primarily considers empirical and theoretical investigations that enhance understanding of cognitive, motivational, affective, and behavioral psychological phenomena." The editor-in-chief is Lillian Eby.
The Journal of Environmental Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier. Its founding editor was David Canter back in 1980. From 2004 to 2016, Robert Gifford was the editor-in-chief. In 2017 and 2018, Florian G. Kaiser and Jeffrey Joireman were the co-chief editors. Since 2019, Sander van der Linden is the editor-in-chief. The journal is the primary outlet for academic research in environmental psychology and reports scientific research on all human interactions with the built, social, and natural environment, with an emphasis on the individual and small-group level of analysis. The journal is published in association with the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP).
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of linguistics focusing on the study of multilingualism, including bilingual language competence, perception and production, bilingual language acquisition in children and adults, neurolinguistics of bilingualism, and non-linguistic cognitive processes in bilinguals. The journal is published by Cambridge University Press and was co-established by François Grosjean in 1998.
The Journal of Social Psychology is a bimonthly academic journal covering social psychology published by Routledge, who acquired it from Heldref Publications in 2009. The journal was established in 1929 by John Dewey and Carl Murchison. It covers all areas of basic and applied social psychology. The journal was subtitled Political, Racial and Differential Psychology until changing its name in 1949. The Journal incorporated with Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs between 1925 - 2006
The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to research on the psychology of religion. Its scope includes the social psychology of religion, religious development, conversion, religious experience, religion and social attitudes and behavior, religion and mental health, and psychoanalytic and other theoretical interpretations of religion. The current editor-in-chief is Heinz Streib . As of 2020, the book review editors were Katarzyna Skrzypińska and W. Paul Williamson.
Applied Psychology: An International Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of applied psychology. Established in 1952, it is an official journal of the International Association of Applied Psychology and is published on their behalf by Wiley-Blackwell. It was formerly published by the Psychology Press, a subsidiary of Taylor & Francis. The editor-in-chief is Ute Stephan. Applied Psychology occasionally publishes special issues with guest editors and invited contributions which focus on certain themes.
Applied Psychological Measurement is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications. The journal covers research on methodologies and research on the application of psychological measurement in psychology and related disciplines, as well as reviews of books and computer programs. The journal's editor-in-chief is Hua-Hua Chang. Applied Psychological Measurement was featured in ScienceWatch in May 2011, as the number of citations to the journal place it among highly cited journals in the fields of psychiatry and psychology.
The Counseling Psychologist is a peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on timely topics in such diverse areas as multiculturalism and cross-cultural competency, research methods, vocational psychology, assessment, international counseling and research, prevention and intervention, health, social justice, assessment, and training and supervision. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal's editor is Lydia P. Buki, PhD. It has been in publication since 1969 and is currently published by SAGE Publications in association with the Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the American Psychological Association.
The International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of criminology. The journal's editor-in-chief is Mark T. Palermo. It was established in 1966 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
Journal of Career Development is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Psychology. The journal's editor is Lisa Y. Flores. It has been in publication since 1972 and is currently published by SAGE Publications in association with Curators of the University of Missouri.
The Journal of Mathematical Psychology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1964. It covers all areas of mathematical and theoretical psychology, including sensation and perception, psychophysics, learning and memory, problem solving, judgment and decision-making, and motivation. It is the official journal of the Society for Mathematical Psychology and is published on their behalf by Elsevier.
Applied Developmental Science a is peer-reviewed academic journal on developmental psychology published by Taylor & Francis.
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the psychology of groups and organizations. Its editor-in-chief is Gavin Schwarz. It was established 1965 and is published by SAGE Publications in association with the National Training Laboratories.
Small Group Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of social psychology, dealing with the psychology and organizational behavior of small groups and communication processes within them. The editors-in-chief are Aaron M. Brower and Joann Keyton. It was established in 1970 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 1975 as an independent section of the Journal of Experimental Psychology and covers research in experimental psychology. More specifically, the journal "publishes original experimental studies on basic processes of cognition, learning, memory, imagery, concept formation, problem solving, decision making, thinking, reading, and language processing". The current editor-in-chief is Aaron S. Benjamin.
The International Journal of Selection and Assessment is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering personnel and managerial psychology. It was established in 1993 and is published by John Wiley & Sons. The editor-in-chief is Ioannis Nikolaou. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 1.840, ranking it 62nd out of 83 journals in the category "Psychology, Applied" and 191st out of 226 journals in the category "Management".
Personnel Psychology is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering personnel psychology. It was established in 1948 and is published by John Wiley & Sons. The editor-in-chief is Zhen Zhang. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 7.073.
The Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling is a peer-reviewed online-only academic journal covering the behavioral sciences as they relate to criminology and the legal system. It was established in 2004 and is published three times per year by John Wiley & Sons. Originally published both online and in print, it became online-only in 2011. It is the official journal of the International Academy of Investigative Psychology and the editor-in-chief is Donna Youngs. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 1.700, ranking it 51st out of 69 journals in the category "Criminology & Penology" and 63rd out of 83 in the category "Psychology Applied".
Judgment and Decision Making is a bimonthly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering the psychology of human judgment and decision making. An online-only journal, it was established in 2006 and is published by the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. It is the journal of both the Society for Judgment and Decision Making and the European Association for Decision Making. The editors-in-chief are Jonathan Baron and Andreas Glöckner. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 2.525.
