Aims
The journal aims to support international exchange in psychological science, encourage robust and reproducible research, and connect psychological evidence with education, health, organizations, communities, public policy, and professional practice.
Subject areas
- Clinical and counseling psychology
- Cognitive and experimental psychology
- Developmental and lifespan psychology
- Educational and school psychology
- Health psychology and behavioral medicine
- Social, cultural, and community psychology
- Industrial, organizational, and occupational psychology
- Personality, individual differences, and psychological assessment
- Neuropsychology, behavioral neuroscience, and psychophysiology
- Quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and open-science approaches
- Interdisciplinary research with a clear psychological contribution
Article types
IJP considers original research articles, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, meta-analyses, brief reports, registered or replication studies, methods and measurement papers, theoretical articles, and scholarly perspectives. The editorial office may announce special sections or invited content when appropriate.
Out of scope
Submissions may be declined without external review when they lack a clear psychological contribution, do not present a scholarly research question, make unsupported clinical or causal claims, fall substantially below accepted reporting standards, or do not demonstrate appropriate research-ethics oversight.
Intended readership
The journal serves researchers, psychologists, clinicians, educators, students, policy professionals, and other readers who use psychological evidence in research or practice.