Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
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| Discipline | Psychology |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Katie Witkiewitz |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1987-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | 8/year |
| 3.288 (2020) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Psychol. Addict. Behav. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0893-164X (print) 1939-1501 (web) |
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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors is a peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Psychological Association that publishes original articles related to the psychological aspects of addictive behaviors 8 times a year.[1] The current editor-in-chief is Katie Witkiewitz (University of New Mexico).
The journal has implemented the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines. [2] The TOP Guidelines provide structure to research planning and reporting and aim to make research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible. [3]
The journal includes articles on the following topics:
- alcohol and alcoholism
- drug use and abuse
- eating disorders
- smoking and nicotine addiction, and
- other excessive behaviors (e.g., gambling, sexual addiction)
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 2020 impact factor of 3.288.[4]
References
- ^ "Psychology of Addictive Behaviors". American Psychological Association. August 8, 2017. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ^ "Transparency and Openness Promotion". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "What are the TOP Guidelines and why are they important?". APA.org. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Psychology of Addictive Behaviors". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2021.
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