Psychological Science is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Association for Psychological Science

Association for Psychological Science

The Association for Psychological Science , previously the American Psychological Society, is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of...

 (APS), published by SAGE Publications

SAGE Publications

SAGE is an independent academic publisher of books, journals, and electronic products in the humanities and social sciences and the scientific, technical, and medical fields. SAGE was founded in 1965 by George McCune and Sara Miller McCune. The company is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California,...

. It is one of the most influential journals in psychology

Psychology

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...

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Publishings

Psychological Science publishes general reviews, research reports, and short commentaries. It is a general-interest journal that tends to publish articles that have general theoretical significance across psychology and are of broad interest. Its editor is Robert Kail, Professor of Psychology at Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

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Characteristics

The journal has an impact factor

Impact factor

The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...

 of 4.812 in 2008 and 5.090 in 2010, placing it 6th among psychology journals worldwide. Its peer review

Peer review

Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...

process is competitive, with approximately 1,800 submissions received annually and a 14 percent acceptance rate. The 20,000 members of the APS receive subscriptions as part of their annual dues, giving it a large and diverse readership.