Psychological Methods is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 1996 and covers "the development and dissemination of methods for collecting, analyzing, understanding, and interpreting psychological data".[1] The editor-in-chief is Fred Oswald (University of California, Irvine). The founding editor was Mark I. Appelbaum.[2]

The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. [3] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible. [4]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 7.8.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Psychological Methods". American Psychological Association. November 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  2. ↑ Ornstein, Peter A.; Burchinal, Margaret R. (2021-07-01). "Mark I. Appelbaum (1941–2020)". American Psychologist. 76 (5): 811–811. doi:10.1037/amp0000876. ISSN 1935-990X.
  3. ↑ "Transparency and Openness Promotion". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. ↑ "What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important?". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  5. ↑ "Psychological Methods". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.


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