American Psychologist 2017, Vol. 72, No. 5, 499 –500
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Summary Report of Journal Operations, 2016 Printed pages Average lag in monthsd
Manuscripts
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Journal American Psychologiste,f Behavioral Neuroscience Developmental Psychologyf Emotion Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology History of Psychology Journal of Abnormal Psychology Journal of Applied Psychology Journal of Comparative Psychology Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychologyf Journal of Counseling Psychology Journal of Educational Psychology Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition Journal of Family Psychology Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Neuropsychology Professional Psychology: Research and Practice Psychological Assessment Psychological Bulletin Psychological Methods Psychological Review Psychology and Aging Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Psychology, Public Policy, and Law Rehabilitation Psychology Total or average
Print subscriptions
No. No. No. Rejection Items Total pages Online Member/ received accepted pendinga rateb publishedc published first Print nonmember Institutional 204 156 815 670 90 76 593 1,050 97 535 370 725
62 55 200 116 42 26 106 106 36 101 54 69
39 21 355 223 19 27 86 286 36 97 53 93
71% 56% 70% 81% 39% 52% 79% 88% 49% 76% 83% 90%
142 65 177 118 48 30 94 108 44 102 67 66
925 639 2,189 1,198 493 370 1,207 1,733 409 1,139 742 1,194
1.5 1.1 1.6 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.8
3.2 2.4 2.5 4.8 2.4 3.1 2.5 4.1 3.8 3.2 3.9 6.6
73,722 40 175 97 53 384 204 334 42 331 457 215
223 71 331 23 11 26 295 308 71 243 290 463
87 207 782
32 39 123
24 30 73
58% 81% 84%
39 39 125
429 508 1,731
1.6 1.5 1.2
2.4 3.3 2.3
40 236 35
94 48 164
637
174
124
71%
168
2,099
1.5
4.2
26
173
619 500 938 247
142 55 102 83
217 107 224 60
75% 84% 87% 56%
142 101 104 91
2,000 1,008 1,862 1,006
1.6 1.1 1.6 1.4
5.7 3.9 4.4 4.9
48 156 186 424
189 69 334 61
120 715 309 255 308 374 383 158 146 12,166
60 150 49 63 33 77 93 41 36 2,325
50 106 69 69 75 73 56 18 96 2,806
47% 75% 81% 78% 88% 78% 75% 73% 49% 71%
50 172 48 38 40 84 103 36 48 2,489
424 1,707 1,398 633 767 978 966 456 439 30,649
1.9 1.6 2.0 3.2 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.1 1.6
2.9 7.1 3.9 6.2 3.8 2.6 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.8
1,436 474 207 844 165 150 955 487 1,251 83,174
66 92 323 65 345 102 30 49 45 4,604
Note. This summary is compiled from the 2016 annual reports of the Council of Editors and from Central Office records. Corresponding figures for 2015 can be found in the July–August 2016 issue of American Psychologist. Numbers are rounded off to the nearest whole number. a Includes manuscripts for which final editorial decisions had not been made as of December 31, 2016. By the date of this report, decisions will have been reached on most of these manuscripts. b The rejection rate indicates the percentage of submitted manuscripts not accepted for publication in a journal. For example, a rejection rate of 76% means that manuscripts submitted to a journal have a 24% chance of acceptance. c Includes articles, brief reports, case reports, discussions, monographs, and brief substantive items. d “Average lag in months” is calculated using the acceptance and publication dates for all manuscripts published in 2016. As available, this lag is reported for manuscripts published first online then in print. e Excludes award addresses, award biographies, comments, editorials, obituaries, and correction notices. f Data for the editors and incoming editors were combined in order to reflect activity for the journal as a whole.
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Summary Report of Division Journal Operations, 2016 Printed pages Average lag in monthsd
Manuscripts
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Journal and division Review of General Psychology (1) Teaching of Psychology (2) Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin (8) Personality and Social Psychology Review (8) Journal of Social Issues (9) Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy (9) Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (10) Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice (12) Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice & Research (13) Industrial and Organizational Psychology (14) Educational Psychologist (15) School Psychology Quarterly (16)b The Counseling Psychologist (17) Psychological Services (18) Military Psychology (19) Journal of Consumer Psychology (23) Journal of Theoretical & Philosophical Psychology (24) American Journal of Community Psychology (27) Psychotherapy (29) The Humanistic Psychologist (32) Psychology of Women Quarterly (35) Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (36) Health Psychology (38)b Psychoanalytic Psychology (39) Law & Human Behavior (41) Practice Innovations (42) Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice (43) Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (44) Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (45) Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology (47) Peace & Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology (48) Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, & Practice (49) Psychology of Men and Masculinity (51) International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation (52)b Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (53) Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology (54) Journal of Pediatric Psychology (54) Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy (56) Total or average
Print subscriptions
No. No. No. Rejection Items Total pages Online Member/ received accepted pendinga rateb publishedc published first Print nonmember Institutional 121 172 NR NR N/A
32 66 NR NR N/A
26 6 NR NR N/A
62% 62% NR NR N/A
31 54 NR NR NR
449 355 NR NR NR
0.9 N/A NR NR N/A
2.3 8.2 NR NR N/A
998 NR NR NR NR
11 NR NR NR NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
149 100
57 41
62 5
42% 59%
46 49
500 NR
2.0 3.5
4.5 N/A
618 NR
12 NR
56 167 88 165 158 183 162 494
25 110 22 44 33 67 46 46
9 24 14 31 5 64 140 144
48% 35% 77% 75% 75% 56% 59% 91%
18 111 27 49 49 50 41 59
322 830 405 585 1,194 433 504 451
1.8 8.0 2.0 1.3 4.6 1.5 1.4 1.5
3.4 9.0 2.5 6.5 5.7 5.2 3.5 8.3
953 NR NR 1,868 NR 781 1,229 NR
9 NR NR 42 NR 4 58 NR
93
21
17
74%
25
260
1.2
2.1
400
5
295 222 85 299 219 782 107 263 25
93 58 32 36 18 131 70 56 21
4 4 13 60 55 114 25 53 5
71% 73% 29% 88% 87% 81% 41% 80% 16%
83 57 35 62 39 161 53 61 25
989 464 419 496 374 1,395 674 730 282
0.9 2.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.1 1.1 0.9
1.7 3.6 4.9 8.0 8.1 5.0 10.2 3.8 2.3
NR 1,716 NR NR NR 2,966 2,917 3,002 3,209
NR 92 NR NR NR 109 21 82 204
33
15
22
25%
19
255
0.9
1.6
864
1
125
54
28
58%
57
499
1.1
3.4
1,196
3
336
50
108
82%
59
600
2.3
7.8
1,232
31
204
18
20
90%
29
395
1.8
4.7
932
8
129
53
56
43%
72
425
2.0
3.8
375
25
83 172
21 60
26 53
70% 57%
22 37
323 386
1.7 1.3
3.3 6.3
319 463
23 8
52
16
33
64%
18
267
1.3
2.1
629
3
372 106 318
116 42 109
34 51 64
78% 52% 64%
62 41 101
836 424 1,043
2.8 1.4 1.2
17.3 2.4 7.0
NR 2,078 NR
NR 1 NR
316 6,651
136 1,815
94 1,469
58% 62%
94 1,796
750 18,314
1.7 1.9
5.7 5.3
1,620 1,380
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Note. This summary is compiled from the 2016 annual reports of the division journal editors. NR ⫽ not reported; N/A ⫽ data not applicable to journal. a Includes manuscripts for which final editorial decisions had not been made as of December 31, 2016. By the date of this report, decisions will have been reached on most of these manuscripts. b Data for the editors and incoming editors were combined in order to reflect activity for the journals as a whole. c Online First data reflect only articles for which data were available.
