''Current Directions in Psychological Science '' is a bimonthly

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from the

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(APS) that is published by

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Publication Scope

''Current Directions in Psychological Science'' publishes concise reviews by leading experts spanning all of scientific psychology and its applications. The reviews published in this journal cover diverse 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 suitable for use in the classroom as teaching supplements. The current editor of the journal is

Robert Goldstone Robert Goldstone is a Distinguished Professor of psychology and cognitive science at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. His research interests include concept learning and representation, perceptual learning, collective behavior, and co ...

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Characteristics

''Current Directions in Psychological Science'' is ranked among the top 10 psychology journals worldwide. Published bimonthly, the journal appears online and in print with online articles appearing weekly on the journal website. Manuscripts for this journal are accepted by invitation or pre-submission query only. In addition to a large number of institutional subscribers worldwide, the 25,000 members of the Association for Psychological Science receive the journal as part of their membership

Past Editors

The journal was co-founded by

Sandra Scarr Sandra Wood Scarr (August 8, 1936 – October 8, 2021) was an American psychologist and writer. She was the first female full professor in psychology in the history of Yale University. She established core resources for the study of development, ...

of University of Virginia, and Charles R. Gallistel of

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. Other former editors include Harry Reis (

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);

Alan E. Kazdin Alan Edward Kazdin (born January 24, 1945) is Sterling Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry at Yale University. He is currently emeritus and was the director of the Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic."Alan Kazdin, Ph.D ABP ...

(

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); Milton D. Hakel (

University of Memphis } The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering ...

); Emanuel Donchin (

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); Randall Engle (

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Special Issues

Occasionally, special issues or sections of this journal are published to address specific topics or trends in psychological science. * Psychology and Law * Schizophrenia * Neuroscience * Teen Brain

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://journals.sagepub.com/home/cdp
APS official website

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