Psychology, Public Policy, and Law explained

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law
Cover:Psychology,_Public_Policy_and_Law_journal_cover.jpg
Bluebook:Psychol. Pub. Pol'y & L.
Abbreviation:Psychol. Public Policy Law
Discipline:Forensic psychology
Editor:Michael Lamb
Publisher:American Psychological Association
Country:United States
Frequency:Quarterly
History:1995–present
Impact:3.078
Impact-Year:2020
Website:http://www.apa.org/journals/law/
Link1:http://content.apa.org/journals/law
Link1-Name:Online access
Issn:1076-8971
Eissn:1939-1528
Lccn:95658604
Oclc:635218700

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It publishes original empirical papers, reviews, and meta-analyses on the contribution of psychological science to law and public policy.

The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. [1] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible. [2]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by Criminal Justice Abstracts, Current Contents, Family Index, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 3.078.[3]

Editors

The following persons are or have been editors-in-chief of this journal:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transparency and Openness Promotion. APA.org. American Psychological Association. 2021-09-30.
  2. Web site: What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important?. APA.org. American Psychological Association. 2021-09-30.
  3. Book: 2021 . Psychology, Public Policy, and Law . 2021 Journal Citation Reports . . Social Sciences . . Journal Citation Reports.