Current Directions in Psychological Science

SJR Rank #724H-index: 238SJR: 2.975Best quartile: Q1APC: US$3,900

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Publisher

SAGE Publications Inc.

Country

United States

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

Subject Categories

Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ1
Psychology (miscellaneous)Q1

Areas: Psychology

Most published research topics

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesSocial and Intergroup PsychologyCultural Differences and ValuesBehavioral Health and InterventionsMemory Processes and InfluencesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMemory and Neural MechanismsMental Health Research TopicsPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

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Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

1467-8721, 0963-7214

SJR Best Quartile

Region

Northern America

Citations per Document (2 years)

6.44

References per Document

35.98

Coverage

1992-2026

Scope

Current Directions in Psychological Science publishes reviews by leading experts covering all of scientific psychology and its applications. Each issue of Current Directions features a diverse mix of reports on various topics such as language, memory and cognition, development, the neural basis of behavior and emotions, various aspects of psychopathology, and theory of mind. These articles allow readers to stay apprised of important developments across subfields beyond their areas of expertise and bodies of research they might not otherwise be aware of. The articles in Current Directions are also written to be accessible to non-experts, making them ideally suited for use in the classroom as teaching supplements.

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