''The Journal of Positive Psychology'' is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed academic journal
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covering
positive psychology, including measures of well-being such as
life satisfaction
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, traits such as
optimism
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, work life consequences of resilience, and methods to enhance positive psychological traits. It was established in 2006 and is published by
Routledge
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. The
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Robert A. Emmons (
University of California, Davis
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).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in
CINAHL
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Ella Crandall, Mildred Grandbois, and Molli ...
,
Current Contents
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History
''Cur ...
/Social & Behavioral Sciences,
PsycINFO
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,
Scopus
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,
and the
Social Sciences Citation Index.
[ According to the '']Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020 impact factor
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of 4.197.
References
External links
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Positive psychology journals
Routledge academic journals
Publications established in 2006
Bimonthly journals
English-language journals
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